Let's be honest, whānau - the man needs no introduction. Since bursting on to the scene after an amazing audition for Australian Idol, the then 18-year-old Stan Walker reckons he was yet to become fully aware just where this new path would take him..

And oh the places he has gone! There aren't too many Top 40 charts in New Zealand and Australia that haven't been partial to his musical stylings over the years. From the recording studio to an established acting career all the way to the marae, Stan strikes me as the type of man who understands the art of authentic connection. 

Oh yeah - and there's a worldwide exclusive - Stan announces who he is performing for at Te Matatini Herenga Waka, Herenga Tangata in Auckland next year.

This is Stan's story like you've never heard before. 

This is The Taumata Kōrero.