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Year
1971
Reference
51093
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1971
Reference
51093
Media type
Audio
Duration
00:27:50
Broadcast Date
18 Aug 1971
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
RNZ Collection
Waaka, Te Kuru O Te Marama, 1915-1997, Interviewee
Sanft, Alf, Interviewer

An interview with Kuru Waaka (Te Arawa) by broadcaster Alfred Sanft in Tonga

Kuru Waaka is the director of the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua. This recording was done whilst Kuru and his wife were on a study tour of Polynesia. They are studying the arts, crafts and culture of Pacific people, in the hope that what they learn will be of benefit to their work in New Zealand.

- kaikōrero: Kuru Waaka, explains his kaupapa, the reasons for having the Institute in Rotorua, and the training done there in the arts of Māori whakairo and raranga.