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To international audiences, Marlon Williams’ songs are the highway stop after Roy Orbison’s Texas and Chris Isaak’s California. But the Maori musician, one of Aotearoa’s most successful ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY ADULT R&B RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEAURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY COUNTRY RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. Morgan Wallen Last week Weeks at no. 1 Weeks on chart M.C ...

As the marchers moved through the streets of Wellington with ringing Maori haka — rhythmic chants — and waiata (songs), thousands more holding signs lined the pavement in support. Some ...

There were 17,028 Maori babies born in 2024. According to an official information response from the Ministry of Social Development, 5,997 were dependent on welfare by the end of the year. That’s 35.2 ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

One of New Zealand's most celebrated voices has embraced te reo Māori for his new album, arriving during a tumultuous time ...

A bilingual Anzac waiata to celebrate the “significant” legacy of the 28th Māori Battalion has been released today, marking ...

Long recognised as one of this country’s finest singers, with a voice that can stretch effortlessly from country rock to operatic pop, Marlon Williams has made his first album entirely in te reo Māori ...

As those outside Parliament waved flags, sang Maori songs and listened to speeches, crowds who could not squeeze onto the grounds spilled onto the surrounding streets, which remained closed to ...

A new bilingual waiata has been released to mark the first ANZAC day without the any living members of the 28th Māori Battalion after Sir Robert Bom Gillies died last year. Singer is Nikau Grace spoke ...