taonga pūhau
1. (noun) woodwind musical instrument.
He whakarōpūtanga taonga puoro nā te Pākehā te taonga pūhau, ka puta ōna oro i te pupuhi hau ki te tapa o tētahi puare, hei whakatōiri rānei i tētahi tohetohe. Ka tōiriiri te hau ki roto i te tinana o te taonga pūhau, mā konei e puta ai tōna reo. Ko te roa o te tinana hei whakatau i te tīkā, i te mārū rānei o te tangi. Ko ngā matimati hei poki i ngā wenewene o te taonga e piki ai, e heke ai rānei te tangi (RTP 2015:77). / Woodwind instrument is a western classification of musical instruments that produce sound by blowing air on the edge of a hole, or by blowing air causing a reed to vibrate. The air in the body of the instrument vibrates which produces the sound, and the length of the instrument determines the pitch. Covering and uncovering the finger holes of the instrument heightens or lowers the pitch.