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Highlights from the 2022 Waiata Maori Music Awards

14:00 pm on 10 September 2022

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2022 WAIATA MĀORI MUSIC AWARDS 

Waiata Maori Music Awards Logo Photo: Supplied

For the 15th year running, the Waiata Māori Music Awards were held last night in the Hawkes Bay, in the beautifully refurbished ‘Toitoi - Hawkes Bay Arts and Events centre’.

We speak to the MC of the event, Kiino Krystal about the evening and who the winners were out of the many 2022 Tohu Finalists.

 

Here are the finalists for 2022. Mauri ora!

Best Te Reo Māori Album

Anna Coddington - Mana-Wā-Hine

Okareka Oro - Te Pae Tuku Aka (Ngāngara) (Tamariki)

TE KAAHU - Te Kaahu o Rangi

 

Best RnB Album by a Māori Artist

Mistee K - Melz Vs Mistee K

Rei - Enjoy The Ride Part 1

Teezy Created - (EP) Spiritual Healing

 

Best Pop Album by a Māori Artist

Mistee K - Melz Vs Mistee K

L.A.B - L.A.B V

Teezy Created - (EP) Spiritual Healing

 

Best Hip Hop Album by a Māori Artist

Adam Tukiri - Unless ..Surely

Mistee K - Melz Vs Mistee K

Rei - Enjoy the Ride Part 1

 

Best Roots Reggae Album by a Māori Artist

Come On Up - (EP) Come On Up

NLC - (EP) Home By Six

Tomorrow People - 21

 

Best Māori Group

Aro

Coterie

L.A.B

Tomorrow People

 

Best Māori Wāhine/Female Solo Artist

Huia Hamon

Mistee K

Mihirangi

 

Best Māori Tāne/Male Solo Artist

Kings

Riqi Harawira

Tipene

 

Best Music Video

Alien Weaponry - HatuPatu

Coterie - Cool it Down

Hani Dread - Kōkiri

Tomorrow People - Don’t Worry Baby

Troy Kingi &The Nudge - He Ōrite

 

Best Waiata/Single by a Māori Artist

Cotorie - Cool It Down

ORA - Tuakiritanga

Jordyn with a Why - Brown Melodies

L.A.B - Mr Reggae

Troy Kingi & The Nudge - He Ōrite

 

Best Māori Songwriter

Coterie

Kings

L.A.B

ORA