New Zealand’s award-winning Womad festival has a new event partner.
Long-time festival partner Tui Ora, a kaupapa Māori organisation, has joined TSB as an event partner.
Tui Ora pou tū kūrae [chief executive] Alana Ruakere (Taranaki/Te Āti Awa) says the partnership will give audiences a chance to connect with te ao Māori and make the festival accessible to more Taranaki whānau.
“Womad is all about the beauty and value of diverse cultures and lived experiences. That’s an empowering perspective for the whānau we work with to see. We look forward to inviting whānau, who might not otherwise get the opportunity, to join and experience Womad’s joyous inclusivity first-hand and see te ao Māori celebrated as the taonga it is.”
Taranaki Arts Festival Trust (TAFT) chief executive Suzanne Porter says festival organisers were thrilled an existing partner was taking over the space previously held by Todd Energy.
