Aotearoa Music Award for Best Māori Artist explained

Best Māori Artist is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand music artists for outstanding recordings which reflect a unique Maori identity and/or are an expression of an artist’s Maori culture. The nominated work can be in te reo Maori, English or be bilingual.[1] The award is presented annually at the New Zealand Music Awards where the winner receives a Tui trophy.

The award was established in 1992 as Best Maori Album, however it was soon criticised for being too broad. The category was withdrawn in 1994 and 1995, and relaunched in 1996 as two separate categories: Best Mana Maori Album and Best Mana Reo Album. From 2004, the award reverted to only the Best Maori Album category.[2] In 2017 the award was changed to Best Maori Artist with the entry criteria changed to require either an album or a minimum of five single releases in the eligibility period. [3] The award was not presented in 2005, 2009 and 2010 due to insufficient entries.

In 2015, the presentation of the Best Maori Album award was not shown in the live broadcast, as the network cut to an ad break, resulting in complaints from viewers and musicians.[4]

Recipients

Best Maori Album (1992 to 1993)

YearWinnerAlbumOther finalistsRef.
1992Moana and the MoahuntersAEIOU
  • John Rowles – E Te Tamaiti
  • The Whanau Funksters – Funky Whanau Feeling
[5]
1993Southside of BombayAll Across the World [6]
1994[7]
1995[8]

Best Mana Maori Album & Best Reo Maori Album (1996 to 2003)

YearAwardWinnerAlbumOther finalistsRef.
1996Best Mana Maori AlbumSouthside of Bombay with Mina Ripia"Kia Mau"
  • Maree Sheehan – "Past to Present"
  • Moana and the Moahunters – "Give it Up Now"
  • Ruia – "Ka Tangi te Tiitii Ka Tangi to Kaakaa"
[9]
Best Mana Reo AlbumSouthside of Bombay with Mina Ripia"Kia Mau"
1997Best Mana Maori AlbumEmma PakiOxygen of Love [10]
Best Mana Reo AlbumSt Joseph's Māori Girls' CollegeHe Koha Waiata – A Gift of Song
  • Te Kura Tuatahi Me Te Ropu Kapahaka O Ranana – Te Wainui A Rua
  • Turakina Maori Girls College – Mana Wahine
1998Best Mana Maori AlbumTe MatapihiTe Matapihi
  • Maori Volcanics – Kia Ora
  • Dam Native – Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted
[11]
Best Mana Reo AlbumSt Joseph's Māori Girls' CollegeE Hine
  • The Willie Matthews Quartet – A Treasury of Maori Songs
  • Nga Kura O Hananah – Nga Kura O Hananah
1999Best Mana Maori AlbumMoana and the MoahuntersRua
  • Hori Chapman – Toku Reo
  • Waihirere Maori Club – Waihirere: National Champions
  • Ngati Rangiwewehi – Wairua: Spirit of Ngati Rangiwewehi
[12]
Best Mana Reo AlbumTraditional WaiataHe Waiata Onemata (Songs From the Past)
  • Ngati Rangiwewehi – Wairua: Spirit of Ngati Rangiwewehi
  • Moana and the Moahunters – Rua
  • Waihirere Maori Club – Waihirere National Champions
2000Best Mana Maori AlbumSouthside of BombayLive In Aotearoa
  • Maisey Rika – 20 Favourite Maori Songs
  • Hato Paora College – Hato Paora: 50 Years On
[13]
Best Mana Reo AlbumIwiIwi
  • Maisey Rika – 20 Favourite Maori Songs
  • Hato Paora College – Hato Paora: 50 Years On
  • He Taonga Reo – Tahi/Rua
2001Best Mana Maori AlbumWaiWai 100%
  • Ruia & Ranea – Whare Maori
  • Big Belly Woman – Dance with the Wind
[14]
Best Mana Reo AlbumWhirimako BlackShrouded in The Mist/Hinepukohurangi
  • Ruia & Ranea – Whare Maori
  • Wai – Wai 100%
2002Best Mana Maori AlbumRangiateaRangiatea Concert Party
  • Ruia and Ranea – Waiata of Bob Marley
  • Te Ati Kimihia – Te Ati Kimihia and the Children of Tane
[15]
Best Mana Reo AlbumRuia and RaneaWaiata of Bob Marley
  • Brannigan Kaa – Taputapu
  • T-Sistaz – Whakamanahia
2003Best Mana Maori AlbumUpper Hutt PosseTe Reo Maori Remixes
  • Soul Paua – Pohewa
  • Mahinarangi Tocker – Hei Ha
[16]
Best Mana Reo AlbumNgahiwi ApanuiE Tau Nei
  • Hareruia Aperama – Waiata of Bob Marley Vol 2
  • Adam Whauwhau – He Hua O Roto

Best Māori Album (2004 to 2016)

YearWinnerAlbumOther finalistsRef.
2004RuiaHawaiki [17]
2005[18]
2006Te Reotakiwa DunnTe Reotakiwa Dunn
  • Mahara Tocker – Hurricane's Eye
  • Rodger Cunningham – Toto
[19]
2007Richard Nunns & Hirini MelbourneTe Whaiao: Te Ku Te Whe Remixed
  • Adam Whauwhau – Tukuna Mai
  • Toi Hautu – Na Te Atua
[20]
2008Ruia12:24 Tekau Ma Rua – Rua Tekau Ma Wha [21]
2009[22]
2010[23]
2011Tiki TaaneIn the World of Light
  • Miss Black – Black Light
  • Wai – Ora
[24]
2012Ria HallRia Hall [25]
2013Maisey RikaWhitiora
  • Kirsten Te Rito – Te Rito
  • Ngatapa Black – I Muri Ahiahi
2014Rob RuhaTiki Tapu
  • House of Shem – Harmony
  • Tama Waipara – Fill up the Silence
[26]
2015RaneaTihei Mauri Ora
  • Whaia and the Mahician – Whaia
  • Moana and the Tribe – Rima
[27]
2016Rob RuhaPumau
  • Kirsten Te Rito – Aiotanga
  • Dennis Marsh – Maori Songbook 2
[28]

Best Māori Artist (2017 to present)

YearWinnerOther finalistsRef.
2017Teeks [29]
2018Troy Kingi
2019Troy Kingi & The Upperclass - Holy Colony Burning Acres
2020Maimoa - Rongomaiwhiti

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Music show dumps Maori class. National Library. National Library. 18 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Nominations for 2017 Vodafone NZ Music Awards Open Today. Scoop. Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. 21 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Backlash after Māori award excluded from broadcast of Vodafone NZ Music Awards. Radio NZ. Radio NZ. 18 October 2016.
  5. Web site: 1992 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131213/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1992-winners/. 19 April 2014. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: 1993 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131429/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1993-winners/. 19 April 2014. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: 1994 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131429/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1994-winners/. 19 April 2014. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: 1995 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131429/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1995-winners/. 19 April 2014. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: 1996 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1996-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: 1997 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1997-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: 1998 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1998-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: 1999 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1999-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: 200 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2000-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: 2001 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2001-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: 2002 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2002-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: 2003 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193514/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2003-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: 2004 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193524/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2004-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: 2005 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193524/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2005-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: 2006 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193524/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2006-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: 2007 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193524/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2007-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: 2008 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193524/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2008-winners/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: 2009 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131244/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/03/29/2009-winners/. 19 April 2014. dmy-all.
  23. Web site: 2010 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193534/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2011/01/17/2010-winners-2/. 18 April 2014. dmy-all.
  24. Web site: 2011 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131450/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2011/11/09/2011-winners/. 19 April 2014. dmy-all.
  25. Web site: 2012 Winners. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131502/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2012/11/01/4925/. 19 April 2014. dmy-all.
  26. Web site: BEST MAORI ALBUM 2014. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016.
  27. Web site: BEST MAORI ALBUM 2015. NZMA. RMNZ.
  28. Web site: BEST MAORI ALBUM 2016. NZMA. RMNZ. 18 October 2016.
  29. Web site: Lorde to perform at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Radio NZ. Radio NZ. 5 October 2017.

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