“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music. By Brian Ng In August, Lorde released her third ...
Maisey Rika, a Maori singer-songwriter, thinks the translated songs are a promising sign that the tide really may be changing when it comes to use of te reo Maori. Her parents and grandparents were ...
A RICH mix of Maori songs and chants with traditional choral music welcomed in the new Bishop of Ripon, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley. Priests from the Anglican Church in New Zealand, who had made the ...