Create Taonga Puoro (Māori musical instruments)
Celebrate our Tangled Roots exhibition with this grass themed workshop!
In this workshop, you’ll create two Maori musical instruments:
1) Native timber Porotiti - porotiti is a disc, often beautifully shaped and ornamented, which can be spun on twin cords to create a mysterious humming accompaniment to singing or other music. It was also used as a Rongoa or healing tool that was able to clear breathing passages
2) Bamboo Kōauau – you will be construct and learn to play basic Kōauau made from Bamboo (a humble plant from the grass family). The kōauau is a traditional Māori mouth flute usually made from native woods with a soft inner pith that was burnt-out using hot embers alternately the block of wood could be split in two separate pieces then hollowed out and rejoined back together.
Spaces are limited and cost $20 per person so please register at: https://tinyurl.com/bddd7fkf to avoid missing out. Workshop is for adults only and limited to a maximum of 10 people.
All materials provided.
This workshop will be held in the Logan Campbell building.
Sunday
23 November 2025
10am – 2pm
$20 (max 10 people)
2025-11-23
2025-11-23
Pacific/Auckland
10am – 2pm
: 10am – 2pm $20 (max 10 people)
Celebrate our Tangled Roots exhibition with this grass themed workshop!
In this workshop, you’ll create two Maori musical instruments:
1) Native timber Porotiti - porotiti is a disc, often beautifully shaped and ornamented, which can be spun on twin cords to create a mysterious humming accompaniment to singing or other music. It was also used as a Rongoa or healing tool that was able to clear breathing passages
2) Bamboo Kōauau – you will be construct and learn to play basic Kōauau made from Bamboo (a humble plant from the grass family). The kōauau is a traditional Māori mouth flute usually made from native woods with a soft inner pith that was burnt-out using hot embers alternately the block of wood could be split in two separate pieces then hollowed out and rejoined back together.
Spaces are limited and cost $20 per person so please register at: https://tinyurl.com/bddd7fkf to avoid missing out. Workshop is for adults only and limited to a maximum of 10 people.
All materials provided.
This workshop will be held in the Logan Campbell building.
Auckland Botanic Gardens, 102 Hill Road, Auckland 2105, New Zealand
Auckland Botanic Gardens
botanic.gardens@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Add to calendar
Email us
Twitter
Facebook
Share
