Contributor
Te Hamua Nikora
Composer, Performer, Māori Composer
Biography
Ngāti Oneone
Ngāti Konohi
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti
Ngāti Porou
Te Whakatōhea
Ko Hikurangi te maunga, ko Waiapu te awa, ko Ngāti Porou te iwi.
He mokopuna tēnei nā te kaieke tohora o Whāngārā-mai-tawhiti, he kumara kotipu ano hoki no te ngutuawa o Waiapu, otirā, he uri nō Tūtāmure o Omarumutu.
Tēnei au te tuku mihi nei ki a rātou mā kua mene atu ki te pō, nā rātou te huarahi i para hei whainga mā tātou te hunga ora.
Ka huri ki a tātou, tēnā tātou katoa.
Te Hamua Nikora grew up in his own iwi lands of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, near Whāngārā, Tolaga Bay, and has spent his life surrounded by music, kapa haka, whai korero, books and all sorts of other mediums of communication.
He cut his screen teeth as an early presenter of the pioneering Māori youth show 'Pūkana' (back when it was called 'Tūmeke'). Later, he became well known as co-host of 'Kai Time on the Road', and as the bald-headed, big-hearted frontman of popular Māori TV karaoke shows 'Homai Te Pakipaki' and its successor, 'Sidewalk Karaoke'. In 2017, he teamed up with laughing Samoan Tofiga Fepulea'i on the comedy show 'Hamu and Tofiga'.
Te Hāmua has hosted music and sports awards, Te Matatini, and is a motivational speaker and advocate for men's health.