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Programme To download the conference handbook please click on the icon below -  Social events – dinner and excursions 8th June 2008 - Sunday afternoon Māori welcome and evening The traditional Māori welcome at the Waipapa Marae located on the University of Auckland campus will be a cultural experience and opportunity for visitors to mix and mingle with Māori people. With some traditional Māori fare and entertainment after the welcome, local community groups will lead the evening’s activities and discussions within a Māori cultural context. There will be no alcohol at the event. Conference goers paying the full day fee or full conference fee will not have to pay an additional fee for the welcome, entertainment, dinner and supper. Their partners or friends will have to pay $50. Primary and high school children will pay $20. 10th June 2008 – Tuesday evening Conference Dinner Registrants will need to pay separately for the conference dinner as the cost is not included in the full conference fee or the daily registration fee. The cost will be $60. Only non-alcoholic drinks will be provided on the tables as part of the conference dinner. However, a cash bar will be available for those who wish to purchase alcoholic drinks. Conference will have a late start the next day, Wednesday. Excursions There are no planned excursions. Bus trips up Mt Eden during the day will give visitors a panoramic view of the metropolis of Auckland. Monday evening will be a free evening. Consider an early evening cruise on the harbour. The Auckland Museum is also close by. Te Aratoi
Rewi Spraggon Rewi is a song writer and player of Toanga Puoro. He is one of the original member’s of Te Haumanu a group of Maori musical instrument makers founded by the late Dr Hirini Melbourne who was instrumental in reviving the art of Taonga Puoro. Rewi and has played at various festivals, conferences and held wananga and workshops throughout Aotearoa and around the world including Tahiti, Australia, USA and Dubai. Riki Bennett Riki is a player of Toanga Puoro (Traditional Maori Musical Instruments). In 2004 he represented New Zealand at the Pacific Arts festival in Palau, where he spoke on Maori traditional uses of native plants an area that he has lectured and presented in for a number of years, he also played Taonga Puoro at the Palau Festival with group member James Webster. Riki has performed in Tahiti, New York and Dubai as part of a Polynesian contingent promoting tourism in the South Pacific. Eynon Delamere Eynon is a singer, composer and performer of kapahaka and has performed at a national level over the past twenty five years. Eynon joined Te Aratoi a couple of years ago and has travelled throughout Aotearoa and abroad promoting this ancient sound. For bookings or interviews, please contact Rewi Spraggon on +64 (0)21 719 141 or Rewi.Spraggon@waitakere.govt.nz |
Te Aratoi comprises of two of Aotearoa / New Zealand’s leading musicians in the art of Taonga Puoro (Traditional Maori Musical Instruments). Riki Bennett and Rewi Spraggon have travelled throughout New Zealand and abroad in promoting this special art form, through workshops to festivals and also conferences. Riki and Rewi bring a unique performance of traditional sound that transforms your imagination back in time to over a thousand years ago. They will take the audience on a journey of the creation (Te Timatanga) and on to the journey of the Maori from eastern Polynesia to Aotearoa / New Zealand. They will share stories of their culture and bring a spiritual essence to the audience from ancient incantations to the vibrant challenges of the haka. Through out the performance there will be many instruments that will be played and accompanied by voice.
