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Advertorial
01/09/2018
Massey Implementing Māori Values
Warren Maxwell, Senior Lecturer Music and Practice at Massey University’s Bachelor Commercial Music writes about implementing kaupapa Māori into tertiary music teaching. A serendipitous thing happened to me sometime in ...
On Foreign Soil
23/10/2015
On Foreign Soil: Modern Maori Quartet in Uzbekistan
Jamie McCaskill sometimes makes up the numbers in the Auckland-based Modern Maori Quartet, a foursome who take a crowd-pleasing, part acting/part-crooning, fun and fresh approach to the territory of the famously popular Maori ...
NewTracks New Artist
06/06/2025
NewTracks New Artist: Iris G
As one of six rangitahi who featured in the 2021 Crescendo Trust music mentoring docuseries The Collective, Iris G publicly revealed plenty of her back story, in particular the loss of her voice in 2017 due to the trauma ...
Interviews
14/05/2025
Byllie-jean: Independent Excellence Acknowledged
The 2025 Taite Music Prize ceremony held in Tāmaki Makaurau mid-April was memorable for several reasons. One of significance was the prevalence of Māori winners, with Mokotron taking out the night’s main award. Perhaps ...
NewTracks New Artist
01/04/2025
NewTracks New Artist: Makayla
A product of the TikTok school of unexpectedly good fortune, Makayla is a vivacious and very natural 21-year old, albeit one with a far from average story. Engineer by day, singer by night, her debut single Nature of Love was ...
NEWS (130)
News
23/10/2024
2024 Waiata Māori Music Awards Winners
The 2024 Waiata Māori Music Awards took place on Friday, October 18 in Hastings, celebrating the incredible talent and contributions of Māori artists across various genres of music. Held at the Toi Toi Hawke’s Bay ...
News
11/09/2023
Waiata Māori Music Awards 2023 Finalists
Starting off this year's Māori Music Month, finalists for the Waiata Māori Music Awards 2023 have been announced, date and location are yet to be confirmed. Te Tohu Kaipuoru Te Reo Māori - Best Te Reo Māori Album Chey ...
Opportunities
14/04/2023
2023 Reo Māori SongHubs Te Whanganui-A-Tara
Reo Māori SongHubs is heading to Te Whanganui-a-Tara in June with applications now open to all APRA NZ members. 2023 Reo Māori SongHubs will be curated by Hāni Dread, reo Māori champion, mentor and former member of reggae ...
News
07/11/2022
2022 Waiata Reo Māori Round 2 Funding Results
Te Māngai Pāho have announced the recipients of their 2022 Waiata Reo Māori Round 2 funding which is to support the production, release, and promotion of original waiata reo Māori. 2022 Waiata Reo Māori Round 2 Funding Grove ...
News
23/09/2022
Reo Māori Songhubs 2022 Participants
The songwriters, producers, and mātanga reo participating in Reo Māori Songhubs 2022 have been announced, with the vent scheduled to officially kick off on September 26. Four studios in Auckland's Roundhead Studios will ...
LESSONS (9)
X-Factory
04/03/2025
X-Factory: Mahina Lawrence – Not The Same
Hawkes Bay singer-songwriter Mahina Lawrence has ticked off some impressive accomplishments early into her career. She was a national finalist in the 2019 competition to take up lead vocal duties for reggae group Tomorrow ...
X-Factory
21/08/2024
X-Factory: Stan Walker – I Am
Stan Walker has forged an impressive artistic path over the course of his career since winning Australian Idol in 2009. Numerous albums since have seen him continually develop a unique artistic voice, crafting songs that ...
X-Factory
05/10/2022
X-Factory: The Top Five 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Finalist Songs
I take it back. Last year I did successfully predict the winner of the Silver Scrolls 2021, which went to Troy Kingi. Good for me. Are the batteries in my crystal ball charged for this year? Well, I don’t know, but I will ...
X-Factory
18/03/2022
X-Factory: 2021 Silver Scroll Award Finalist Songs
Yes I know, I never seem to get it right. Even though every year I usually write an article for the X-Factory trying to predict the winner of the Silver Scrolls I haven’t quite managed it yet. Maybe this year will be different, ...
X-Factory
17/03/2021
X-Factory: Ka Mānu, Rob Ruha & Protest Songs
Acclaimed musicologist Daniel Levitin has argued that songs can be split into six categories according to their evolutional, biological, and cultural purposes (Levitin, 2008). The categories are: Friendship – songs ...
EVENTS (8)
Event Guide
11/06/2025
Matariki with Ria Hall and the Auckland Philharmonia
Bringing together the striking vocals of Ria Hall with the powerful sound of the Auckland Philharmonia, the Matariki with Ria Hall concert will be a soul-stirring evening of music fusion and a fantastic way to celebrate Matariki, ...
Event Guide
04/06/2025
Matariki with Ria Hall and the Auckland Philharmonia
Bringing together the striking vocals of Ria Hall with the powerful sound of the Auckland Philharmonia, the Matariki with Ria Hall concert will be a soul-stirring evening of music fusion and a fantastic way to celebrate Matariki, ...
Event Guide
14/06/2022
Illuminate Matariki Free Shows
Illuminate Matariki will see some of the country's finest piano-based musicians performing a series of innovative twilight concerts held at special locations around Tāmaki Makaurau, all free to the public. Organisers suggest ...
Event Guide
14/06/2022
APO Celebrating Matariki With Rob Ruha & Haka For The Soul
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will celebrate Matariki with one of our brightest musical stars on Thursday 23 June. Rob Ruha (Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Porou, Tainui, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa, Nga Puhi, Rongowhakaata, ...
Event Guide
20/05/2022
CubaDupa Announce Whanake Ringapuoro
The CubaDupa team has announced a series of art development sessions under the name Whanake Ringapuoro. There will be six free workshops designed to help Wellington-based musicians build industry knowledge and their careers. Weekly ...