Come on Up won a major prize at the Waiata Māori Music Awards for the second time in three years. The Whanganui six-piece picked up Best Māori Urban Roots Reggae Album for Fyah-brations. Saxophonist ...

The Māori music scene in Aotearoa is arguably as strong as it has ever been. Reo Māori waiata are topping the charts, and the creative energy behind Māori music is undeniable. But behind the catchy ...

The Waiata Māori Music Awards Trust is proud to announce ... Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc, Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre, Te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu, Indelible, Napier City Council, Hastings ...

On Friday October 18, the 17th National Waiata Māori Music Awards was held at the Toi Toi Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre in Hastings. This annual event aims to promote the diversity of all ...

(AP) Till New Zealand took you down another route where celebrations can be a heady cocktail of champagne and confetti but also a soulful rendition of ‘E te Iwi E’, a waiata (Maori song ...

Ākonga from kura across Tairāwhiti will take the main stage at this year’s Tūranganui Schools’ Māori Cultural Festival (TSMCF ...

White Ferns’ soulful ode to Sophie Devine underscores the small joys of watching the ‘nice people’ win for a change ...

with waiata and Māori singers taking a central role. In March, the 18-day festival will begin with Kia Kori! Let’s Move!, a ...