EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 19 MIN
A whare's story
from Crump's Classical Conversation · host RNZ
Mataatua wharenui, the stolen meeting house. Ngāti Awa built it in the 1870s in Whakatāne, then lent it to the Crown for an exhibition in Australia. It took a century to get it back. Composer Gillian Whitehead and collaborator Tessa Peterson talk about the true story that inspired an opera. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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