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Muriwai Waitangi Day Festival (21 Dec)
Feb 6th is the launch of the first Waitangi Day Festival at Muriwai Beach, our new home. I'm organising the festival with fellow musicians Nat Rose and Tairi Moate. It's going to be great! Tamariki Papa Taakaro, art exhibition, kai, crafts - the setting is stunning.

We will be launching our new retrospective album 'The Best of Moana & the Tribe' so the day will be doubly special.

ALL ticket proceeds go towards the fundraiser for the new Muriwai Lifesaving Club & Community Centre & an iwi project.... and it will happen at Houghtons Bush Camp, 75 Motutara Rd, Auckland.

More information Muriwai Waitangi day

Oceanside (6 Dec)
We have two friends here we met during a series of concerts we had in Vladivostok years ago, Eduard and Marina. Lovely people. As we all head into xmas here in NZ, its more like whanau time as opposed to on-stage time, and that's fine with me. Time to enjoy the company of family and friends, rest up for 2012. Can't imagine how it is for you who are preparing for a snow-laden xmas up in the northern hemisphere. Um...thanks, but you can keep it. Bags BBQs beach-side down here...

The Russians Are Coming (9 Nov)
Thanks for all the great feedback regarding the screening of our documentary 'The Russians Are Coming' on Saturday evening. A pair of friends who were watching it were so captivated by the intro, they didn't realise someone had set fire to the tree next to their lounge (it was Guy Fawkes) until their neighbour rang them. Dealing with the firebrigade, they missed the whole production. We were quietly pleased that the intro worked so well they didn't notice a fire right next to them. Lucky someone else was onto it...

If you would like to order a copy of this DVD, please just email us and we will sort it out.

OCT 5 (1 Oct)
This Weds night - a full Moana & the Tribe concert at the Cloud, on Queens Wharf. We have Amiria, Trina and myself on vocals - Cadzow (guitar), Max (bass), Mahuia (violin, keys) - Aneta, Te Hira, Tiare and Kemara on haka moves. And whats more, its totally FREE!

Tickets from the Information booth near the venue on the day. 8.30pm kick off - don't be late!!!

Home Now (13 Aug)
Just home after seven weeks offshore with the band, touring Canada, Europe and Taiwan. Give me another week and I probably will be missing those daily soundchecks we had in Taiwan to cover off the seven or so concerts we did there. Poised to travel offshore again in September, possibly the end of August as well. Meanwhile, starting to think about performances at The Cloud (October 5) and Style Pacifika (October 18) and many more. Think we missed most of winter, which is kinda nice....

Kiaora (24 Jul)
Our intro at last nights concert in Riddu Riddu, northern Norway; "We bring love and solidarity from Maori and all people of NZ. This not just a crime against Norway but against all of us. As the proverb says, 'the seed from the ancient ones will not be lost.' We can gain strength from our ancestors and from each other."

We had a Sami singer and Innook dancer join us onstage. All artists last night were amazing and it was special to be there. It was an honour to perform and we all just wanted to gather together with our Sami hosts and audiences.