The Spinoff Daily: The inside story of Lorde’s surprise new te reo Māori release
Thursday 9 September
‘I’m beginning a journey’: The inside story of Lorde’s surprise mini-album in te reo Māori
Exclusive: Lorde today releases Te Ao Mārama, five songs from Solar Power re-recorded in te reo Māori, the Indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand. Leonie Hayden meets the language champions that brought the project to life, and the pop star who became their student.
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Lorde’s Te Ao Mārama: Behind the songs
A paid message from our partner Te Taura Whiri, the Māori Language Commission: Join us in celebrating te reo Māori at 12pm on Tuesday, September 14. Sign yourself and your workplace, whānau and flatmates up to our Māori Language Moment. Kia kaha te reo Māori, kia kaha Aotearoa!
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