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Hirini Melbourne
Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author
Hirini (Sid) MelbourneONZM (21 July 1949 – 6 January 2003) was a Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author who was notable for his contribution to the development of Māori music and the revival of Māori culture.
Hirini melbourne biography of rory
He played traditional instruments (ngā taonga pūoro) and his waiata (songs) have preserved traditions and used Māori proverbs.[1] He received the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of his services to Māori music.
He was from Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu Māori tribes.
Early life
Melbourne was born in Te Urewera of Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu descent.[2]
Career
Melbourne became a school teacher after attending Teachers College in Auckland but he did not enjoy teaching and left to become an editor of Māori texts at School Publications in the Department of Education in Wellington.[2] From 1978 he was on the staff of the Univers