@robruhamusic (Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Rongowhakaata, Ngā Ariki), @troykingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau ā Apanui) and @kayleebellmusic are up for #AMA26 @te_mangai_paho Mana Reo Tūī ⭐
Nominated for their celebratory waiata ‘Matariki Hunga Nui’ ✨ which smashed the @aotearoacharts on release 🙌
#AMA26 winners will be announced on Thursday 28 May 🏆 Brought to our screens by @nz_on_air@nzonairmusic & @te_mangai_paho
AMAs Mana Reo Nominee 🏆 We’re spotlighting the nominees from one of the most important categories at the Aotearoa Music Awards, celebrating waiata with at least 50% te reo Māori 🎶
It's almost that time again e hoa mā... 👀🌠
🎵 Matariki Hunga Nui - Rob Ruha, Troy Kingi, Kaylee Bell (All rights belong with their original artists and producers)
What a gift 💞
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Rob Ruha along with Manaakiao Maxwell and Te Awekura o-te-rangi Ruha took to the APRA stage to sing a waiata that honoured whānau across the ditch to showcase the strength of Māori music and culture.
📸 1️⃣ @michellegracehunder
📸 2️⃣ @rcstills
📸 3️⃣ @lucindagoodwinphotography
📸 4️⃣ @rcstills
A powerful closing moment from Aotearoa New Zealand’s @robruhamusic 💛
Performing in Te Reo Māori, Rob sang a waiata that honoured whānau across the ditch to showcase the strength of Maori music and culture.
📸 @rcstills
Poi jams at Waipāhīhī Marae! Ngāti Hinerau/Hineure - TūwhareaTOA iwi e nui ana te aroha!!!! 🤍💛❤️🖤Papa e ta’oto nei, Rangi e tū nei
Tāne, Tiki, Oho, ko Hinetītama
Te Kitea, Te Whāiro
Kune-iti, Kune-rahi, Kimihanga, Rapahanga
Ko Te Hahautanga, Te Iti, Te Kore e aue
Te Kore-te-whiwhia, Te Kore-te-rawea
Pupu, Mauātake, Te Kanoi-o-te-uha
Te Kawitiwiti, Te Katoatoa
Tirawaihekura, Te Pūmotomoto
Ka puta ko Timurangi
Ka moe ia Mahuika e aue
Murirangawhenua, ka puta ko Taranga
Māui-pōtiki e
Nāna ko Hihiri-o-tū, Whaingārongo
Tahāraoa, Hekepōngā, Toikairakau
Ko tangata I te ponga, I te tī
Aue hā
Rauru, Whātong, Apa, Rongotewhaiao
Rongoteaomārama,
Tuhiatetai, Āraiara ko Huturangi
Nā Te Whironui
Ka moe ia Kahutia, ko Tama ko Paikea
Tipua, taniwha, tangata e aue!
Pouhēni, Tarawhakatū, ko Nanaia
Ko Porou-ariki e
Ko Haunui, Rākaipō, Manutangirua
Hīngangaroa: ka tū tōna whare
Te Rāwhēoro e aue ha
Ka puta te whaihanga e hika ki Uawa
Ka riro te manaia ka riro te taowaru
Ka taka I raro nā ia Apanui aue
Nā Taua-ariki, nāhau Iranui
Ka puta ngā uri e aue
Taku poi kōkau tātaitanga e…
Last night the Michael Fowler Centre became TEIWA - a powerful meeting of Rob Ruha and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, amplified by the haka force of special guests Te Taumata O Apanui.
From marae-rooted waiata to stadium-sized anthems, the night surged with new works alongside beloved tracks, lifting the entire room to its feet.
One audience member described the finale as a moment of such scale and energy it could easily have opened an Olympic Games.
Ngā mihi to everyone who joined us for this unforgettable Festival moment. ✨
Thanks to Presenting Partner the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Partnered by Mai FM, The Breeze, and thanks to Creative NZ.
📷 @nickgeorge.creative
Tonight’s the night we transform the Michael Fowler Centre into TEIWA – a supernatural performance house of tribal futurism that will transport the senses 🔥🪩
Performed as part of the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts.
Tickets at the link in bio.
Video: Satellite
