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WORLD PREMIERE
KA TŪ, KA ORA—STAND STRONG, LIVE WELL
From the team that brought you The Legend of Okatia.
We’re incredibly excited to bring the world premiere of Ka Tū, Ka Ora – Stand Strong, Live Well to Manawatū!
Created by composer Kane Parsons as the awardee of the 2025/26 SOUNZ Community Commission, this powerful new multilingual choral work brings together youth and community voices in te reo Māori, English, and Samoan, celebrating resilience, hope, connection, and collective wellbeing.
The event will also feature The KaRs—Kane Parsons, Regan Taylor, and Anasi’i Jerome Leota—performing songs from their new Resilience album, alongside Malamalama Moni Aoga Amata, performing their latest waiata, and the powerful voice of Milana Mariu-Reade.
Local schools will also join together to perform Ka Tū, Ka Ora, making this a truly collaborative celebration of our young people and our diverse communities.
One community. Many voices. One powerful message.
Ka Tū, Ka Ora — Stand Strong, Live Well.
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CEDA
Level 1, 5 Broadway Avenue,
Palmerston North 4410
+64 6 350 1830
[email protected]
CEDA.nz
Palmerston North City i-SITE
The Square, Palmerston North
0800 MANAWATU
(626 292)
[email protected]
ManawatuNZ.co.nz/isite
Feilding and District
Information Centre
Te Āhura Mōwai
64 Stafford Street
+64 6 323 3318
[email protected]
ManawatuNZ.co.nz/feilding
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