Hinewehi mohi biography of christopher
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In 1999, while promoting her album in London, Mohi was asked to sing the New Zealand national anthem at a rugby game in Twickenham. In 2008 she was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Māori, and In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mohi was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori, music and television.
Her range of TV work includes launching beloved te reo music project Waiata Anthems, producing Marae DIY, and directing a 1998 Rangatira documentary on filmmaker Merata Mita. In 2013 she was a semi-finalist for New Zealander of the Year and a finalist in 2022.
After completing her academic studies in the 1980s, Mohi began her career in television production as a researcher, presenter, director and producer – she started as a reporter for prime time Māori programme Kohain 1986 – and she continues to produce programming for mainstream and Māori television.
In March 2004 Mohi established and co-founded the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.
2021’s Waiata/Anthems was released via TVNZ as a documentary short series following the creation of the waiata, starring Hollie Smith, Drax Project, Katchafire, Bic Runga, Che Fu, Melodownz and Annie Crummer. After boarding at St Joseph’s Māori Girls College, she studied at the University of Waikato under luminaries such as Te Wharehuia Milroy, Sir Tīmoti Karetu (later the translator for the 2019 Waiata/Anthems project) and Dr Hirini Melbourne.
It is now customary to sing the anthem in both Te Reo Māori and English at important events.
She recalls that at the time, the last thing on her mind was stirring up bitter controversy. Not one for self-pity, she admits it was an awful, life-changing experience. The project was developed primarily to translate and record iconic New Zealand/Aotearoa musical artists and to celebrate te reo Māori. At the 2022 NZ Radio Awards Mohi was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Radio.
Information about Hinewehi Mohi and her music for film and television can also be found on the NZ On Screen website.
Hinewehi Mohi
The multitalented Hinewehi Mohi, DNZM, is arguably best known for a single moment from her musical career — singing the national anthem in te reo at a 1999 Rugby World Cup game.
The centre is named after her daughter and provides music therapy for people with disabilities. In 2004 the couple set up Raukatauri Productions and launched the prestigious television programme Mōteatea, which was nominated for the Qantas Film and Television awards for Best Māori language programme. He was the master of that,” she told the NZ Herald in 2013.
Mohi’s debut album ‘Oceania’ fused te reo Māori lyrics, melodies, harmonies and taonga puoro with modern dance beats.
Mohi released her first album, the double-platinum selling Oceania, in 1999.
“He taught me everything about showmanship and stage presence. Although Mohi does not see her actions as radical, looking back, she told TVNZ’s 1 News in 2021, “It was a moment in time that brought into question the priority for te reo Māori and I think it really highlighted the divisions as well.”
When Mohi sang the ‘E Ihowa Atua’ lyrics – the te reo Māori version with lyrics written by T.H.
Smith (1878) – it changed the whole way in which ‘God Defend New Zealand/E Ihowa’ is perceived and sung by the New Zealand/Aotearoa nation.
After Hinewehi’s daughter Hinerakatauri was born with severe cerebral palsy, she established and co-founded the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre in March 2004 with her husband George Bradfield (Ngāti Ranginui).
The Centre helps people with a wide range of special needs, including developmental disorders and intellectual and physical disabilities. It features artists such as Six60, Teeks, Stan Walker, Benee and many more.
As a singer and songwriter, Mohi has released three albums. While the anthem had been sung in Māori many times, it was the first time that it had been sung in Māori at an international rugby match.