Kora to play maiden Whanganui show at Cooks Gardens 14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Founding members Francis Kora (third from right) and Dan McGruer (second from left) had been writing songs together remotely long before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Photo / The Music Is Talking Founding members Francis Kora (third from right) and Dan McGruer (second from left) had been writing songs together remotely long before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Photo / The Music Is Talking Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui [email protected] Kora burst onto the New Zealand's music scene in 2004 with the release of their Volume EP, but they are yet to play a show in Whanganui - until now.