Kapa haka influences some of the songs for tonight.Te Waka Huia sings a tribute song, Temuera Morrison speaks of how he learned to sing and Whare Sharland shares a personal song written for her sisters.
The boys meet up with some of their musical mates to jam all the ‘on the road’ songs. Jan Hellriegel and Troy Kingi improvise with the Quartet songs. Two young brothers from Kaitaia sing a modern Māori language classic.
In this final episode, the Modern Maori Quartet and their guests sing some of the greatest love songs we hear at parties, from Solly Hemara singing about the movies on a Saturday night to Ria Hall li
There's a lot of hilarity when some Nana and Koro pick up an old classic and turn it into something saucy, and that's just what Aunty Dorothy Brown does in this episode.
Songs of protest and political action feature tonight. The Quartet themselves offer their own original song which is a light hearted and hilarious acknowledgement of the cooks out back who keep any hui functioning properly.
Songs of attraction and loss, and getting back together again, feature tonight. The Modern Māori Quartet’s perform a song of respect for Māori women and Marama Wilson sings her version of “You To Me Are Everything.”
Tonight features the songs we love to sing at the end of speeches. Temuera Morrison shares one of the first songs he ever learned and kapa haka experts Te Waka Huia perform a version of a popular song.
The Modern Māori Quartet and their guests Maisey and Honey Rika, as well as Tina Cross offer us songs from the era of the Second World War. Musician and granddad, Bundy Waitai, also graces the stage.