{"id":3530,"date":"2025-10-29T20:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2025-10-29T21:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:14:45","slug":"taonga-puoro-on-the-world-stage-mahina-ina-kingi-kaui-honoured-at-world-stage-design-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/mao\/taonga-puoro-on-the-world-stage-mahina-ina-kingi-kaui-honoured-at-world-stage-design-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Taonga P\u016boro on the World Stage \u2013 Mahina Ina Kingi-Kaui Honoured at World Stage Design 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3530\" class=\"elementor elementor-3530\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c286ff9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c286ff9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edff053\" data-id=\"edff053\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b45ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b45ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">He Kupu Whakataki \/ Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7574269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7574269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This global achievement celebrates Mahina\u2019s artistry and reminds the world that taonga p\u016boro are not relics of the past, but living taonga that continue to breathe life into our stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb775b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb775b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Te Whakataetae \/ The World Stage Design 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98fd1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98fd1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Held from 18\u201325 October 2025 at the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy, World Stage Design (WSD) is a prestigious international event celebrating scenography, performance design, sound, and creative technology. This year\u2019s theme, &#8216;Tomorrow\u2019s Heritage,&#8217; brought together artists and designers from more than 20 countries, marking the first time the festival has been hosted in the Middle East.v<\/p><p>Among hundreds of exhibited works, PEPE received a Bronze Award for Video &amp; Projection Design, recognising both the collaborative spirit and the innovative integration of indigenous worldviews into performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-215e01f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"215e01f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1023246\" data-id=\"1023246\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284a282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"284a282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-01.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3544\" alt=\"Mahina Ina Kingi-Kaui WSD2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-01.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-01-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-01-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f3c853\" data-id=\"5f3c853\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5262ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5262ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-02.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-02.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-02-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mahina-wsd2025-02-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726ee2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"726ee2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Te Kaupapa o PEPE \/ The PEPE Project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a173e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a173e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PEPE is an interdisciplinary performance work by Good Company Arts, led by multimedia artist Daniel Belton, in collaboration with Mahina Ina Kingi-Kaui, Ariana Tikao, and Dr Ruby Solly \u2014 a formidable group of M\u0101ori w\u0101hine toa.<\/p><p>Drawing inspiration from the case moth (pepe) and the atua Hineraukatauri, guardian of taonga p\u016boro, the project weaves movement, projection, and live taonga p\u016boro performance into a deeply spiritual digital landscape. The work embodies a meeting of ancient M\u0101ori sound knowledge and cutting-edge digital art, bridging realms of wairua and technology.<\/p><p>Mahina\u2019s live performance of taonga p\u016boro in Sharjah brought the living breath of our instruments \u2014 the p\u016bt\u014drino, k\u014dauau, and nguru \u2014 to audiences from around the world.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cThe award is a team effort,\u201d Mahina shared, \u201cand PEPE is totally taonga p\u016boro driven.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721bd95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"721bd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Te Ara a Mahina \/ Mahina\u2019s Journey with Haumanu Collective<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7de35d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7de35d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f69cde\" data-id=\"7f69cde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4261a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d4261a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mahina Ina Kingi-Kaui is a composer, performer, and practitioner of taonga p\u016boro based in Aotearoa. As part of the Haumanu Collective, she has contributed to our kaupapa through live performance, mentoring, and recording \u2014 including her work on He Kete P\u016boro Vol. 1, our inaugural collective album released in 2023.\u00a0<\/p><p>Her artistry embodies the spirit of rongo\u0101, whakapapa, and reconnection, holding the tikanga of these instruments with grace and mana. From intimate marae gatherings to international stages, Mahina continues to carry the voice of taonga p\u016boro into new and transformative spaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccb4ee4\" data-id=\"ccb4ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14ada6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a14ada6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mahina-kingi-kaui.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3264\" alt=\"mahina-kingi-kaui\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mahina-kingi-kaui.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mahina-kingi-kaui-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.haumanucollective.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mahina-kingi-kaui-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d2a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d2a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">He K\u014drero H\u0101pai \/ What This Lifts Up<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7797922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7797922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mahina\u2019s recognition at WSD 2025 is far more than an individual accolade \u2014 it is a moment of collective uplift for M\u0101ori and indigenous arts.<\/p><ul><li>It affirms that m\u0101tauranga M\u0101ori has a vital place in contemporary design and performance.<\/li><li>It honours the wairua of taonga p\u016boro, our ancestral instruments, now echoing through international spaces.<\/li><li>It shows the world that our creative voices can be both rooted in whakapapa and boldly future-focused.<\/li><\/ul><p>For Haumanu Collective, this is a proud milestone \u2014 a living example of how our kaupapa travels beyond Aotearoa, connecting hearts and minds through sound, story, and collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678da61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"678da61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ng\u0101 Mihi \/ Acknowledgements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82df437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82df437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We extend our aroha and admiration to Mahina Ina Kingi-Kaui and the Good Company Arts wh\u0101nau \u2014 Daniel Belton, Ariana Tikao, Ruby Solly, and the creative production team. Thank you for carrying taonga p\u016boro to the world and reminding us that our heritage continues to evolve and inspire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c4cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c4cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ng\u0101 Hononga \/ Links<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54339c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c54339c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f517.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd17\" \/> Good Company Arts \u2013 PEPE Project 2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodcompanyarts.com\/pepe-project-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.goodcompanyarts.com\/pepe-project-2024<\/a><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f517.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd17\" \/> World Stage Design 2025 \u2013 Sharjah, UAE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharjahwsd2025.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sharjahwsd2025.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He Taonga P\u016boro ki te Ao Wh\u0101nui \u2013 E Whakanui Ana i a Mahina Ina Kingi-Kaui i te World Stage Design 2025<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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