Waiata Anthems Returns for a Special Matariki Concert

Publish date: Monday, 29 Jun 2026, 6:20PM

Waiata Anthems is back - and this time, it's bigger.

In 2019 Waiata Anthems debuted at No.1 in the NZ Music Charts – the first 100% reo Māori album to do so – and spent 16 weeks in the NZ Top 40.

Experience the original songs from this iconic multi award-winning album, as Auckland Philharmonia and the next generation of up-and-coming Waiata Anthems artists pay tribute to the album that helped start a movement.

The performing artists are: Jordyn with a Why, Geneva AM and MOHI, along with Ngā Tapuwae Kapa Haka

These talented rising stars will perform songs, reimagined for orchestra, such as Tami Neilson’s ‘Roimata | Cry Myself to Sleep’, Stan Walker’s ‘Tēnā Rā Koe | Thank You’, Drax Project’s ‘I Moeroa | Woke Up Late’ and many others.

This is a unique concert collaboration as we come together to celebrate Matariki and honour waiata reo Māori.