Richard Nunns
Allan Thomas Obituary
Richard Nunns reflects on the life and work of one of NZ's pioneering and premiere ethnomusicologists. Audio
Kapiti - Call and Response
What happens when a poet, a taonga puoro player, singer, painter, and producer are left on an island with only the birds, the seals, and spirits of the Tipuna of Kapiti to listen in? Audio
Hirini Melbourne, Part 6 - Collaborations and Mentoring
Melbourne as a collaborator across different art forms and a mentor, inspiring a new generation of musicians. Audio
Hirini Melbourne, Part 4 - Lost Voices of Taonga Pūoro
Melbourne as a seminal figure in the revival of traditional Māori instruments, re-sounding the lost voices of Taonga Pūoro. Audio
Hirini Melbourne, Part 3 - Music and Protest
Paul Diamond explores how Melbourne used music as a means of protest and advocacy for cultural, social and environmental issues. Audio
Hirini Melbourne, Part 2 - The Natural World
Paul Diamond looks at how the natural world was a major inspiration for Melbourne’s music. Audio
Hirini Melbourne (1949-2003)
Dr Hirini Melbourne of Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu was a significant leader in the revival of Māori culture through his waiata and use of taonga puoro. Six programmes presented by Paul Diamond tell… Audio
Feature guest - Richard Nunns
Richard Nunns is a Pakeha who has spent some 30 years researching Taonga Puoro. He's received numerous awards and honours including in 2009 being made an Arts Foundation Laureate, QSM and being… Audio
Te Ahi Kaa mo 27 o Mahuru (September) 2009
Hirini Melbourne (posthumously) and Richard Nunns are inducted into the Music hall of fame at the recent APRA Silver Scrolls. Audio
Richard Nunns Feature
Producer Robbie Ellis attended the Honorary Doctorate presentation ceremony of NZ's premiere Taongo Puoro expert. Audio
Richard Nunns
Top NZ Taonga Puoro player talks about his performance at 'Om The Space' and his recent trip to Gallipoli. Audio
Busy Kiwi off Overseas
Richard Nunns on his forthcoming trip to Gallipoli and living with Parkinson's disease. Audio
Musical Chairs - Te Hekenga-ä-rangi
Te Hekenga-ä-Rangi is the new album from Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns, also featuring the music and expertise of Aroha Yates-Smith. The album celebrates and evokes the female deities, the atua… Audio
Musical Chairs: Richard Nunns
Pākehā schoolteacher Richard Nunns spent the best part of his life making, playing and recording replicas of ancient Māori instruments. Now these taonga puoro are being used at some of New Zealand's… Audio