Email tomuri-te-awa.spicer@otago.ac.nz
Tomuri Spicer is a sixth-year humanities student studying Indigenous Studies and Ethnomusicology, specialising in kapa haka and taonga pūoro. Well-versed in performance, he has been studying and making taonga pūoro for 7 years and performing in kapa haka for 18, most notably with Te Kapa o Rukutia, Te Poutūmārō and He Waka Kōtuia.
A former Six60 scholarship recipient, Tomuri is also a songwriter, featuring in competitions like Play It Strange, festivals like the Sing Up organisation's World Sing-Up Day, and shows like Takahoa, as well as composing for the likes of the Christchurch Schools' music festival and the Lilburn Composition Competition. He also has experience in several forms of live theatre, culminating in the Outstanding contribution to Arts and Culture award in Otago's 2023 Blues and Golds Awards.
Tomuri tutors for the taonga pūoro section of the MUSI papers, and assists with MAOR 108, MAOR 208 and MAOR 308.