WAIATA WAIRUA is a stunning 8-track album being released alongside new te reo Māori single and video ‘Hine Ruhi / Slice of Heaven’ (their beautiful interpretation of Dave Dobbyn’s classic). Along with their new single, the record also includes popular singles ‘Papatuānuku He Ataahua Koe / What a Wonderful World’ (RNZ, The Breeze, Whakaata Māori, The Most FM, Radio Waatea), ‘Te Aroha’ (Air NZ, NZOA NewTracks, Niu FM, Tumeke FM, NZ Musician, 13th Floor, Juice TV). 

Recorded at their home studio in Titirangi, with translation and arrangement help from whānau, and musical support from some of Aotearoa’s finest musicians, the songs on WAIATA WAIRUA were inspired by a period of time when Ra and Hayden were going through big life changes - marriage, death, and having a baby!