11 iconic Kiwi waiata (songs) available in Te Reo Māori

We compiled some of Remix's favourite songs (waiata) in Te Reo Māori in celebration of Māori Language Week 2021. Have a listen below, you can even use the Spotify links to build your own waiata playlist.

Maori Language Week has been celebrated every year since 1975 and there are plenty of online resources and steps you can take to help celebrate and support Maori Language Week. For other ways to incorporate Te Reo, here's 100 Māori words every Kiwi should know. Simply start by learning one word a day, or ordering your coffee in Te Reo!

 

Shapeshifter - "Ngā Kano" (In Colour)

Spotify link HERE 

Benee - Kua Kore He Kupu / Soaked

Spotify link HERE

SIX60 - Pepeha
Spotify link HERE
Stan Walker – Tua ft. Ibanez Maeva (Live with The Levites)
Spotify link HERE
Drax Project - I Moeroa / Woke Up Late
Spotify link HERE

Hollie Smith & Teeks - Whakaaria Mai (How Great Thou Art)

Spotify link HERE

Tiki Taane - Kei Tōku Ngākau Nei Koe / Always On My Mind

Spotify link HERE

Stan Walker - Tau Te Mārire / Take It Easy (Lyric Video)
Spotify link HERE
Lorde - Te Ao Mārama / Solar Power (Lyric Video)
Spotify link HERE

SIX60 - Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō / Don't Forget Your Roots

Spotify link HERE

 

Stan Walker - Aotearoa ft. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Maisey Rika

Spotify link HERE

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