Waiata taking off at Wellington Airport during te wiki o te reo Māori
Beautiful harmonies, melodic symphonies, and goose bump inducing haka will be in the air at Wellington Airport this
week.
“To celebrate te wiki o te reo Māori we’ve worked with The National Library to give travellers a cultural treat with
some heart-warming live performances,” says Jo Maxwell, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Airport Manager of Brand & Innovation.
“We’re excited to bring Kapa Haka and orchestra performances into the airport terminal this week and the special
atmosphere that comes with performance.”
Visitors to the airport can look forward to midday concerts by PoiXO on Wednesday, the Virtuoso Strings Orchestra on
Thursday and Taita College Kapa Haka on Friday.
“We’re delighted to be able to showcase the amazing talent Wellington has during Māori Language week and highlight the
opening of the ATL100 exhibition: Pūkana: Moments in Māori Performances,” says Chris Szekely, Chief Librarian, Alexander
Turnbull Library.
Pūkana exhibition celebrates Māori performance and performers across time and genres. The exhibition opens in the National Library
Gallery 14 September 2019. Performance is at the heart of Maori culture and the way Maori engage with each other and the
world, whether to celebrate, seduce, entertain, express dissent or anger, or grieve. Come and experience the many
awe-inspiring Māori performances across time – from origin stories, right up to today’s young performers taking the
world by storm.
If you’re flying in or out of Wellington Airport this week, Māori Language Week, be sure you celebrate more magical
moments of Māori performance.
The Alexander Turnbull Library is part of the National Library of New Zealand, both of which are part of Te Tari
Taiwhenua, Internal Affairs.
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