Waiata

Released during Waiata Anthems Week 2022. Taku Aroha is a song about love, resilience, nurturing, and the willingness to put someone else ahead of yourself.

Rotorua-based artist SKYLA LOVE (Te Arawa / Te Ātiawa) emerges with her debut waiata reo Māori single Hoki Mai Rā feat. Miriama Hartmann on cello. Produced, and engineered by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape at Parachute Studios, Tāmakimakaurau.

This music video focuses on Dame Whina Cooper's mission to raise awareness around Māori land rights. This waiata celebrate a wahine with mana and a vital message.

Four32 are a group of rangatahi Māori who have released their first single 'Going Home'. They hope to appeal to various age groups and take you on a journey with the feeling of returning home to grass roots Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Wellington-based musician and writer Ariana Tikao's waiata ‘Fly You Home’ explores friendship across distance and indigenous solidarity.

'Ngā Reo' by IA featuring National Poetry Slam Winner Te Kahu Rolleston. This waiata shines a spotlight on traditional taonga pūoro and te reo Māori, both lyrically and musically.

Aro, proudly brought together, for this very special video, their family and friends - coming together to emphasise the importance of maintaining relationships and respect for people even if we don't agree with them.

Tukua Te Kūata by Huia was written in the midst of the COVID-19 rāhui. This song was a free flow of thoughts. Life is too short to hold back your love.

Callan James, an up and coming takatāpui Māori music artist wrote this song celebrating all the front line workers who worked tirelessly through the Aotearoa Alert Level 4 lockdowns and connecting with each other.