The Silence is Over - Taonga Pūoro Treasured Sounds
- Arts/Culture
- Music
- Māori
This documentary explores the renaissance of taonga pūoro (traditional Māori instruments) and celebrates the legacies of late musicians Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne. There's a table discussion between musicians and composers Nunns, Gillian Whitehead, Gareth Farr, Moana Maniapoto, Aroha Yates-Smith and jazz performer Jeff Henderson. All incorporate taonga pūoro in their art. Melbourne's whānau remember him and Nunns "playing to the whales"' at Onetahua (Farewell Spit), and Horomona Horo reflects on his musical apprenticeship. The documentary screened on arts show Artsville.

Videos of Gillian Whitehead's whale bone composition Puhake ki te Rangi, SOUNZ website
Official website for Gareth Farr
Profile of Jeff Henderson, SOUNZ website
Profile of Horomona Horo, SOUNZ website
Official website for Moana Maniapoto
Profile of Hirini Melbourne, SOUNZ website
Obituary for Richard Nunns by Steve Garden, NZ Musician, June 2021
Profile of Aroha Yates-Smith, SOUNZ website
Official website for Gillian Whitehead
Interview with master carver Brain Flintoff, RNZ, April 2016















