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Kōrero: Contemporary dance

Taiao, 1990

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Taiao, 1990

Auckland-based Taiao toured throughout New Zealand, performing and holding workshops and classes. The group was sometimes seen as a direct descendant of the pioneering Māori dance group Te Kanikani O Te Rangatahi. Taiao existed for 10 years – a significant achievement in the dance world. 

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1990/0661

by Stuart Page

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Marianne Schultz, Contemporary dance – Contemporary Māori and Pacific dance, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/42603/taiao-1990 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Marianne Schultz, i tāngia i te 16 September 2013.