AOTEAROA Stan Walker feat. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika

Anei te waiata hou a Stan Walker rātou ko Ria Hall, ko Maisey Rika, ko Troy Kingi e kiia nei ko 'AOTEAROA' A waiata launched at 'Te Wiki o te Reo Māori on July 21, 2014 in Porirua, with the premiere of the video clip on Pūkana, Māori Television at 4:30pm. It's a song to acknowledge our Reo, our unique indigenous culture and who we are as New Zealanders, as well as our connection to Aotearoa. Available world wide on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/aotearoa-maori-language-week/id896505259?i=896505267 Directed by Shae Sterling Exec Producers : Matai Smith, Viv Wigby-Ngatai (Cinco Cine) Produced by Annette Eggers (Feijoa films) Initial concept by Mel Price Styling by Sammy Salsa Edited by Mikey Rockwell Art Director - Annette Eggers Props - Paulo Machado, Judy Robson-Deane, Jared Diprose. Additional aerial footage courtesy of Silverfox Productions Special thanks to Black Sands Lodge, Sheep World and Ryan Talent. Lyrics: CHORUS Nō tawhiti, nō tata nō te whenua o te Atua tātou ahakoa nō hea mai koe ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu VERSE 1- STAN WALKER Ko au tō maunga, tū tonu ko te moana pari mai koe ko koe te awa i taku remu, ko tāua anō tāua nō te one i Kurawaka, hei tiaki i te whenua nei BRIDGE (TROY KINGI) Aotearoa, he iwi kaha tātou, he mana tuku iho mai anō whenua haumako wairua ora whāia tō ara ki te mutunga REPEAT CHORUS VERSE 2 (RIA HALL) He kōrero tō te whenua, heke mai ki a tātou he toa au mōna e oke nei e e kore au e hinga he uri nō te roimata te toto o ngā tūpuna e kore au e wehi ē BRIDGE (TROY KINGI) Kia kaha tātou ki tāu i pai ai Whakatinana, kaua e ngutu noa Whenua haumako, wairua ora whāia tō ara ki te mutunga REPEAT CHORUS (NZ NATIONAL ANTHEM -- MAISEY RIKA) E Ihowa atua o ngā iwi mātou rā āta whakarongona me aroha noa kia hua ko te pai kia tau tō atawhai manaakitia mai Aotearoa! REPEAT CHORUS Nō tawhiti, nō tata nō te whenua o te Atua tātou ahakoa nō hea mai koe ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu