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Māori artists are more prominent than ever at the top level of our country's music scene — but a lot of work still needs to be done
Green Party MP Tamatha Paul called English a "bastard language" in Parliament. But it wasn't the most important thing she said.
RNZŌ performed a laidback 'In My Room' session direct from the studio to celebrate being included in our 'Future of Music' 2026 series
MOHI, Jordyn with a Why, and HOPE have joined forces as 4 The Masses, and they want to "take reo Māori global"
We asked some incredible artists to name the Māori music they're loving right now, from obscure Bandcamp releases to national rising stars
From Marlon Williams to TEEKS, Theia and Te Wehi, Māori artists are reshaping contemporary music by bringing te ao Māori into every genre
The artist now known as Iharaira Starr tells us about his latest music, his Māori and Rasta identities, and much more
Over the past 12 months, Son & Water have been just as much of a mainstay in the charts as big-name acts like Six60 and Lorde
An artist working with Sunreturn is usually a guarantee of quality, and so it proved to be the case again with Junny
We caught up with the genre-hopping artist in the middle of a busy year of touring, as he takes his te reo waiata to Canada and beyond
