Ngā Hau Ngākau – Guided Tours

Join musician Bob Bickerton on a very special guided tour around the Ngā Hau Ngākau exhibition and hear his stories about its beautiful pieces. Bob will also be demonstrating the astonishing music that can be made with taonga puoro (traditional Māori instruments).

Bob Bickerton has a long history in the New Zealand music industry as a performer, educator, sound engineer, and manager. As a performer in schools, he presented education programmes, which included taonga puoro, to over 300 000 students around the country over a 30-year period. His interest in traditional instruments and enthusiasm to explore and record their sounds resulted in him working closely with Richard Nunns on a number of projects, including Green Fire Islands and North South (with Glenn Colquhoun), as well as several film scores for Kathleen Gallagher, which also featured Aroha Yates-Smith. Bob was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2015 New Year’s Honours list for services to music.

2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm & 4pm, Saturday 6 May
Meet outside Tāngata Whenua gallery
Koha appreciated – Bookings required