Apart from haka, rugby and Lorde, what else do you know about New Zealand? And how about the Māori culture? Meet Matariki Cultural Foundation's Director, Hinu(rewa) Te Hau, who shares her invaluable insights on the importance of Māori arts and music in New Zealand's society.

Browse some Maori vocabulary here:

https://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Teacher-tools/Te-Whakaipurangi-Rauemi/High-frequency-word-lists

Get to know some Maori artists:

https://www.last.fm/tag/maori/artists

Learn about Taonga pūoro - Māori musical instruments:

https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/maori/maori-musical-instruments

Find out more about the traditional dance, kapa haka:

https://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/kapa-haka-maori-performance/

Learn about The Treaty of Waitangi:

⁠https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/treaty/the-treaty-in-brief⁠

More resources about Mātauranga Māori – Māori knowledge:

⁠https://www.takai.nz/find-resources/articles/matauranga-maori/⁠

Visit Matariki Cultural Foundation:

https://www.puoronz.com/

See what Creative New Zealand has to offer:

https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/

Check out Māori Language Commission:

https://en.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/

Visit NZ Music Commission:

https://nzmusic.org.nz/

and its division, Outward Sound:

https://nzmusic.org.nz/international/

Listen to Iwi Radio Stations:

http://www.irirangi.net/iwi-stations.aspx

And finally, connect with me on my channels:

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