Join Kāi Tahu musician and Arts Laureate Ariana Tikao for a special night of Taonga Puoro. Ariana will start the evening with an introduction to these unique ancestral instruments of Aotearoa, demonstrating their sounds. Then she will invite people to relax and be immersed in the mesmerising voices of her taonga, while she sings waiata and recites her moving poetry based on the stories of local pūrākau and places. A night not to be missed!

Ariana Tikao is a musician, composer and writer whose work explores her Kāi Tahu identity, mana wahine, and ancestral kōrero. She was awarded as a 2020 Arts Laureate by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.

All ages welcome.

Bookings required. https://tockify.com/selwynlibraries/detail/3210/1749796200000

Te Ara Ātea, 56 Tennyson Street, Rolleston.

$10 per person for Selwyn Libraries members, $20 non-members.
Payment can be made or charged to your library card on the day of the event.

If no spaces are available, please call (03) 318 7780 to be added to our waitlist.

Ariana Tikao playing pūkāea with sunset at Birdlings Flat, Kaitōrete.