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Waiata Anthems Paige - Tō Aroha
Season 2 , Episode 4Singer/songwriter Paige believes her late grandfather is her guardian angel. Paige makes a beautiful pilgrimage to discover who he really was. -
Waiata Anthems Lorde - Oceanic Feeling | Hine-i-te-Awatea
Season 2 , Episode 3Lorde is opening up about the controversial release of her new collection of waiata and what drove her to express her aroha for her homeland and its indigenous culture. -
Waiata Anthems Mikey Dam - Somebody | Whirinaki Mai
Season 2 , Episode 2Rising RnB singer Mikey Dam seeks healing by translating his deeply personal song 'Somebody' into te reo Māori and in the process rediscovers a whole new part of himself. -
Waiata Anthems Bic Runga - There Is No Time | Kāore He Wā
Season 1 , Episode 4Bic Runga shines light on her shadowed past of racial struggles, speaking for the first time about a defining moment when she felt the country had turned on her. -
Waiata Anthems Che Fu - Fade Away | E Kore E Motu
Season 1 , Episode 6Che Fu's song, Fade Away, written to honour a friendship, becomes a waiata of remembrance, 20 years since its release. -
Waiata Anthems Drax Project - Tukituki Te Manawa
Season 1 , Episode 3Following global success, Drax Project find a deeper connection with Aotearoa. Opening their hearts to the sounds of taonga pūoro, the band come to harness the true power of waiata reo Māori. -
Waiata Anthems Katchafire - 100 | Karawhiua
Season 1 , Episode 2Recording the band's first ever waiata reo Māori, Katchafire's Logan Bell deals with familiar challenges many Māori face in reclaiming their language. He must confront his fears and the hurt caused by the loss of language. -
Waiata Anthems MELODOWNZ - Fine | Pai
Season 1 , Episode 5Translating his well-known song into Māori pushes Avondale rapper MELODOWNZ beyond his comfort zone and deep into a life-changing family discovery he knew nothing about. -
Waiata Anthems Hollie Smith / Don McGlashan - Bathe in the River | Kōrukutia
Season 1 , Episode 1Scared to sing in Māori, Hollie Smith wants to be braver. Alongside Don McGlashan, Hollie stands up to perform one of Aotearoa's most beloved songs. -
Waiata Anthems Tim Finn - Six Months in a Leaky Boat | Ono Marama Takerehāia
Season 2 , Episode 5Kiwi songwriter Tim Finn, guided by Hana Mereraiha and a group of strong wāhine Māori, experiences the joy of translation and reinterpretation of 'Six Months in a Leaky Boat'. -
Waiata Anthems Barnaby Weir (Fly My Pretties) - Family Tree | Tō Kātua Whānau
Season 2 , Episode 1For Fly My Pretties' lead singer Barnaby Weir, translating his song 'Family Tree' becomes a vessel to process the grief of a severed connection to his mother's Māori whakapapa.
