Rising Maori singer Maisey Rika has won four of the eight titles on offer this year’s Waiata Maori Awards which were held at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House in Hastings on Friday night. She was announced ...

When Dame Hinewehi Mohi performed the National Anthem in te reo Maori at Twickenham at the 1999 Rugby World Cup she took sparked a national conversation about culture and identity. Then in 2019, to ...

At Tauranga's One Festival, reggae performer 'Fiji' led the huge crowd in a stirring rendition of the classic waiata 'E Papa Waiari' In what can only be described as true Kiwi spirit, scores of reggae ...

“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music. By Brian Ng In August, Lorde released her third ...

A total of 20 finalists have been named to contest the ninth instalment of the annual National Waiata Maori Music Awards in Hawke's Bay. Howie Morrison Jnr is one of the first-time finalists to be ...

Rapper Rei, who won Best Video at last year's Waiata Maori Music awards, is nominated this year for Best Maori Urban Rap/R & B/Hip Hop album. Photo / File This year's Waiata Maori Music Awards ...

This article was in made in support of New Zealand Music Month. You can find out more now at nzmusicmonth.co.nz. Now just over halfway through its very first season, the behind-the-scenes show follows ...

Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre, performing at the Takitimu Festival in Hastings in 2012. The group will again open this year's Waiata Maori Music Awards, September 11.Waiata Maori Music Awards / ...