A woman who has dedicated a lifetime to being a cultural mentor through her work as a composer, teacher and judge of kapa haka and music, is among three recipients in the Nominated Awards section of ...

A mix of international, up and coming and well-known performers make up the mix of this year’s finalists for the 2011 National Waiata Maori Music Awards. The number of finalists this year is 18, an ...

Tearepa Kahi’s documentary examines the phenomenon of "Poi E," the mega hit that outsold Michael Jackson and turned Maori singer Dalvanius Prime into a Kiwi superstar. By Pip Bulbeck Who knew that ...

In 1984 New Zealand, one small but catchy Maori song outsold Michael Jackson's Thriller and became the biggest hit of the year. The Patea Maori club's Poi E has gone on to become a cultural icon in ...

A Te Arawa woman will be receiving top honours in the National Waiata Maori Music Awards. Ngamoni Huata, who is also of Mataatua descent, is among three recipients in the nominated awards, which ...

WAITANGI, New Zealand >> Thousands of New Zealanders watched indigenous Maori dancers twirl white “poi” balls in a blur of motion and take to traditional canoes, or waka, in the picturesque Bay of ...

Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr Hinemoa Elder, is the best-selling author of books such as Aroha, E Moko Dear Moko and most recently, Ara: A Maori Guidebook of the Mind. She joins Susana to ...

WAITANGI, New Zealand – Thousands of New Zealanders watched indigenous Maori dancers twirl white "poi" balls in a blur of motion and take to traditional canoes, or waka, in the picturesque Bay of ...

A spirited day of Maori culture and performing arts at the Polynesian Cultural Center's (PCC) annual Te Manahua Maori Cultural Arts Festival on Sunday marked the beginning of a special weeklong ...

Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) will honour Patea Māori Club's 1983 single Poi E at the Taite Music Prize in Auckland, where the song will be awarded the title of NZ Classic Record for 2021. The ...