In 1994 Richard Nunns, Brian Flintoff, Clem Mellish and Hirini Melbourne started a series of Wananga (workshops) at Onetahua Marae in Golden Bay. It was there that a group of us made and learned to play these wonderful instruments. We owe Richard, Brian, Clem and Hirini among others a debt of gratitude for their extensive efforts researching and sharing oral history to rediscover these once-lost treasures and help them sing again.
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PUTATARA (SHELL TRUMPET)
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KOAUAU (FLUTE)
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KARANGA MANU (BIRD CALLER)
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POROTITI (HUMMING DISC)
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