Waiata / Anthems - Season 1

2021

Docuseries expansion and update on the chart-topping album from 2019, following Aotearoa artists who each go on a journey to transform... More

Docuseries expansion and update on the chart-topping album from 2019, following Aotearoa artists who each go on a journey to transform one of their existing songs into te reo Māori. Individual episodes follow the likes of Che Fu, Bic Runga, Hollie Smith and more.

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Waiata / Anthems - Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

Scared to sing in Māori, Hollie Smith wants to be... More braver. Alongside Don McGlashan, Hollie stands up to perform one of Aotearoa's most beloved songs.

Episode 2

Recording the band's first ever waiata reo Māori, Katchafire's Logan... More 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.

Episode 3

Following global success, Drax Project find a deeper connection with... More Aotearoa. Opening their hearts to the sounds of taonga pūoro, the band come to harness the true power of waiata reo Māori.

Episode 4

Bic Runga shines light on her shadowed past of racial... More struggles, speaking for the first time about a defining moment when she felt the country had turned on her.

Episode 5

Translating his well-known song into Māori pushes Avondale rapper MELODOWNZ... More beyond his comfort zone and deep into a life-changing family discovery he knew nothing about.

Episode 6

Che Fu's song, Fade Away, written to honour a friendship,... More becomes a waiata of remembrance, 20 years since its release.

Episode 7

Annie Crummer embraces her dyslexia and channels her inner diva... More to create a waiata, bringing together the sounds of Māori of Aotearoa and the Cook Islands.