13/02/2024
Shepherds Reign are a Kiwi heavy metal band from the Polynesian stronghold suburbs of Tāmaki Makaurau. The band have reached a pivotal point in their career with the 2023 release of their sophomore album 'Ala Mai', which ...
13/02/2024
Aja Wairere Ropata has had a long and rewarding live career, both as part of the group Aio and, since they disbanded, as solo artist Aja. Recent years have seen the Te Whanganui-a-Tara artist make her first foray into recording, ...
07/02/2024
Mohi Allen (and co-writers) won the 2023 APRA Maioha Award in October, the smooth-voiced neo soul artist pipping the Tuari Brothers and good friend Jordyn With A Why for the trophy. Later that month, Mohi released his debut ...
10/01/2024
While 'new' isn't quite the right word to describe Tāmaki Makaurau emcee Shirl'e Fruean, aka Queen Shirl'e, she is likely new to many people outside of her south Auckland community, where she is indeed rather well-known ...
10/01/2024
Although Katchafire’s classic Working is now over a decade old, its infectious hook and timeless themes of toil and oppression make it still relevant today and tomorrow. Tāmaki Makaurau rappers Ranuimarz and Brandn Shiraz, ...
18/09/2020
There's a good chance that a bunch of very talented and photogenic tamariki might steal the 'show' at the 2020 Waiata Māori Music Awards. Māori Television series stars Te Nūtube are finalists in four categories on the ...
17/09/2020
Applications are now open for Reo Māori SongHubs, a collaborative songwriting wānanga presented by APRA AMCOS with the support of Te Māngai Pāho. The inaugural Reo Māori SongHubs will bring together experts in music ...
16/09/2020
APRA NZ have decided to cancel plans to hold their annual live event at the Auckland Town Hall on October 14, and will instead take the 2020 Silver Scroll Awards ceremony online. ‘After much discussion, contemplation, ...
10/02/2020
While RNZ finds itself in the middle of a bunfight over the future of Concert FM, Te Māngai Pāho has begun consultation on the development of its National Māori Music Strategy. A series of nine hui are taking place across ...
16/09/2019
Te Kākono, a group of young Māori artists who created the Te Reo compilation album 'Te Kākono’, were major league winners at the 2019 Waiata Māori Music Awards, staged in Hastings on Friday, September 13. In front ...
