Music
As you already know the Maoris were the first inhabitants of New Zealand. So there is a lot of music made by the Maoris.
A famous volk song is Aue Te Aroha. This is the key song of Māramatanga, a movement which combines traditional Maori spirituality with Christianity. It was made in the 1940s, composed by Moe Ruka. It explains the teachings of Māramanga. It has three couplets, which are all in Maoris. Here you can see it:
For more information: http://folksong.org.nz/aue_te_aroha/index.html
For more Maori songs: http://folksong.org.nz/waiata.html
Ladi6 is a famous singer from New Zealand. Her real name is Karoline Tamati and she is born in Chistchurch in 1982. She was also raised in Christchurch, but when she was a teenager her family went to Afrika for one-and-a-half year. There she started writing and playing music. When she was 16 she went to a music group called Sheelahroc. With that group she won The Most Promising Act award in 2001. After that she had a group called Verse Two. They won the Best New Act in 2004. Now she is a hip hop - soul artist. On her own she has won seven awards and prizes. She has made two albums: Time Is Not Much in 2008 and The Liberation Of... in 2010.
Ladi6 Ladi6 - Like Water (Official Music Video)
Do you want to know more about her: http://ladi.6.com/
The Naked and Famous is a famous band from New Zealand. They are started in 2008. The members are: Alisa Xayalith, Thom Powers, Aaron Short, Jesse Wood and David Beadle.
Do you want to know more about The Naked and Famous: http://www.thenakedandfamous.com/?c=4
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