Waiata / Anthems - Season 2

2022

Docuseries expansion on the chart-topping album from 2019, where Aotearoa artists go on a journey transforming their big songs into te... More

Docuseries expansion on the chart-topping album from 2019, where Aotearoa artists go on a journey transforming their big songs into te reo Māori. Individual episodes follow the likes of Lorde and Tim Finn as well as new voices Mikey Dam and Paige.

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Where to watch Waiata / Anthems - Season 2

Waiata / Anthems - Season 2 is available to stream... More in New Zealand now on DocPlay and TVNZ+.

Waiata / Anthems - Season 2 episodes

Fly My Pretties - Tō Kātua Whānau / Family Tree

For Fly My Pretties' lead singer Barnaby Weir, translating his... More song 'Family Tree' becomes a vessel to process the grief of a severed connection to his mother's Māori whakapapa.

Mikey Dam - Whirinaki Mai / Somebody

Rising R&B singer Mikey Dam seeks healing by translating his... More deeply personal song 'Somebody' into te reo Māori and in the process rediscovers a whole new part of himself.

Lorde - Hine-i-te-Awatea / Oceanic Feeling

Lorde takes us inside the making of her first collection... More of waiata, EP Te Ao Mārama, opening up about the controversy surrounding its release and ultimately what drove her to share this expression of aroha for her homeland and its indigenous culture.

Paige - Tō Aroha / Your Love

Singer/songwriter Paige has always believed her late grandfather is her... More guardian angel. Feeling called to put the piece of her Māori identity together, Paige makes a beautiful pilgrimage to discover who he really was.

Tim Finn - Ono Marama Takerehāia / Six Months in a Leaky Boat

Celebrated Kiwi songwriter Tim Finn, guided by Hana Mereraiha and... More a group of strong wahine Māori, experiences the joy of translation and reinterpretation of the Split Enz classic, 'Six Months in a Leaky Boat'.

Kora - Kia Arohatia Tātou / All We Need

Fran Kora, lead singer of iconic band Kora, confronts his... More biggest fear about learning te reo Māori - getting it wrong. Setting out to repair his lost connection he returns to Tūhoe seeking the courage he needs to fully embrace the language.