September 12, 2012
Ka whakaurua te roopu Herbs ki te whare puoro rokiroki o Aotearoa
Ka whakaurua te roopu Herbs ki te whare puoro rokiroki ō Aotearoa, arā, ki te NZ Music Hall of Fame hei te po nei i ngā APRA awards.
Hei tā Ngahiwi Apanui, kaiwaiata Māori, he roopu rongonui ā Herbs, nā reira, mokori kia whakanuia rātou hei te po nei.
No te taenga mai ō Herbs, na kite tātou i ngā ahuatanga ake ō te Māori kei roto i ngā waiata.
“Ko ngā take ō ngā waiata e pa ana ki te mea te whakapāhu ō ngā wiwi, ngā ahuatanga katoa e pa ana ki tāra ko te tangohanga ō ngā whenua, ngā muruhwenua ā te kawana, āra tu ahuatanga katoa kei roto i ngā waiata ō tāra kohinga. He tohu ana ki Aotearoa whanui, kia eke mai he wa hou”.
– Ngahiwi Apanui