S1: Ep13 - Tāmihana Kātene & Sam Palmer discuss taonga puoro

Tāmihana speaks with carver and community pūoro facilitator Sam Palmer. Brought up in a Pākehā upbringing, the ‘Wood Ninja’ Sam, speaks about what first drew him to Taonga Puoro. He elaborates on his in-depth practical instrument making wānanga that he runs, the formal tikanga of how he approaches whakairo within a modern context, and also the incorporation of other practitioner’s influences within his teachings and sharing of mātauranga māori.