Waiata

Tomorrow People released a waiata to acknowledge and raise awareness for Māori military personnel who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

26-year-old māmā Te Amohaere “Haana” Jefferies (Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto) encourages rangatahi to “hold fast to their identity” in her debut single hit Tāngia.

‘He Ao Hou’, was written during New Zealand’s Covid-19 level 4 lockdown in 2020 and is intended to offer hope for the future. The title, which means “A New World”, focuses on the future, a world changed forever by the pandemic.

Tūwhitia Te Hopo written by Te Kuru o Te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and performed by Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is a call for all to embrace and cherish te reo as the indigenous language of Aotearoa.

Troy (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is an actor and an multi-award-winning, multi-genre musician originally from Rotorua and Te Kaha.