Auckland Phil will celebrate Matariki 2026 by performing ‘Waiata Anthems’  on Thursday 9 July. In 2019 the album ‘Waiata Anthems’ debuted at No.1 in the NZ Music Charts – the first 100% reo Māori album to do so.

Experience the original songs from this iconic multi award-winning album as Auckland Philharmonia and the next generation of up-and-coming young Waiata Anthems’ artists pay tribute to the album that helped start a movement.

Jordyn with a Why, MOHI, Geneva AM and Ngā Tapuwae Kapa Haka will be joining the orchestra as guest artists. These talented rising stars will perform songs, reimagined for orchestra, such as Tami Neilson’s Roimata | Cry Myself to Sleep, Stan Walker’s Tēnā Rā Koe | Thank You, Drax Project’s I Moeroa | Woke Up Late and many others.

Join Auckland Phil for this unique concert collaboration to celebrate Matariki and honour waiata reo Māori.