Derek Lardelli
Derek Lardelli receives Queen's Birthday knighthood
The renowned artist, composer, tā moko expert and orator, Derek Lardelli, says his knighthood recognises the work done by all Māori artists across the motu.
Sir Derek received a knighthood for… Audio
Honouring Māori Artists: Rex Homan and Derek Lardelli
For Fifty five years, Rex Homan has worked as a wood artist and sculptor. His ideas stem from Maori stories, animals and in particular birds. His 'stylised pieces' have won a raft of awards, have… Audio
Whangara Mai Tawhiti take kapa haka title
The man behind the latest All Black haka led his team to victory in the three-day Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival, ahead of 46 other teams. Audio
Whangara Mai Tawhiti used "day off" to fine tune performance
Whangara Mai Tawhiti took home top honours at this weekend's national kapa haka competition in Hastings. Derek Lardelli, who tutors and helps lead the East Coast team, told Te Manu Korihi's Shannon… Audio
Tipuna welcomed home
Over a hundred Maori and Moriori ancestral remains will be formally welcomed home at Te Papa in just over an hour's time more than a century after they left New Zealand. Audio
One of the largest repatriation of Maori remains to occur
A museum in New York is returning more than 100 Maori and Morori ancestral remains in the largest such repatriation in New Zealand's history. The remains from the American Museum of Natural History… Audio
You Call This Art? - Part 5
Three leading artists, the composer Gareth Farr, children's writer Kate de Goldi and ta moko expert and haka composer Derek Lardelli - along with Awa Press author Harry Ricketts - talk with Paul… Audio
He Rourou for 9 August 2010
The East Coast made a strong bid to host the 2012 national competitions for secondary school kapa haka, but alas to no avail. In He Rourou, we hear Gisborne tutor Derek Lardelli's impassioned speech… Audio
Derek Lardelli in the USA
Ta moko artist on the Celebration of Maori Art and Culture in San Francisco, and the Whales Tohora exhibition in Washington DC. Audio
He Rourou for 10 September 2008
Ana Tapiata talks to Ngapo Wehi and Derek Lardelli about the changes to the national kapa haka competition. Audio