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Encouraging musicians who play traditional Māori instruments (taonga puoro) to be braver, more experimental - that's the goal of Horomona Horo. Horomona has just been appointed as both a researcher and teacher in taonga puoro at Waikato's Wintec.
Horomona tells Lynn Freeman that while traditional Māori music is grounded in spirituality and respect, it doesn't mean it can't be fused with contemporary music and technology to create something new.