Matariki Songwriting Competition
The 2012 Matariki Songwriting Competition
ENTRIES NOW CLOSED
Finalists announced Monday 21st May.
Write a song that “celebrates Matariki (the Maori New Year)
- what Matariki means to you, your family and your community.
The lyrics can be in Te Reo Maori, English or be bilingual.
The Top 10 finalists chosen will professionally record their song at Studio 203 in Auckland.
The Top 10 will also be invited to attend the grand Tiramarama Concert at Auckland’s Town Hall on Saturday 21st July where the winning song will be performed live!
Tamar Wairapa and Ngatapa Black will be final stage judges for the competition.
For information, terms and conditions please download the entry form.
Matariki 2011
Auckland Secondary School Students were invited to enter their song into the inaugural competition that inspires a celebration of Matariki.
Listen to the 2011 Matariki Album here:
CONGRATULATIONS Eden Tautali (St Cuthberts College) for her winning song ‘Poukura’
OTHER FINALISTS (alphabetical order by song title):
Rehia Rupuha (Te Kura o Hoani Waititi) – ‘Atua’
Petra Bullock (Takapuna Grammar School) – ‘Comfortable Silence’
Charlotte Goodwin (Kaipara College) – ‘Fire’
Brooke Waterson (Kaipara College) – ‘Matariki’
Te Ahorangi Winitana (Te Kura o Ahorangi) – ‘Matariki – Oku Mareikura’
Hinemaia Ngatai-Smith (Western Springs College) – ‘My Imaginery World’
Arihia Cassidy and Tahu Henare (Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae) – ‘Snakes and Ladders’
Roxy van Dam (Kaipara College) – ‘Take My Hand’
Savannah Cox (Kaipara College) -
‘The Night Before The Dawn’
Salote King (Kaipara College) – ‘Watching Tiny Eyes’
Avalon Hewitt (Kaipara College) – ‘When Stars Collide’
