July 10, 2026 at 4:38 AM
RNZ made a Waiata100 playlist.
I'm copying it in Tidal
I'm copying it in Tidal
July 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
RNZ made a Waiata100 playlist.
I'm copying it in Tidal
I'm copying it in Tidal
Everyone should listen to Radio NZ National right now. The top 5 songs of #Waiata100 are playing.
#RNZ
#Matariki
#RNZ
#Matariki
July 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Everyone should listen to Radio NZ National right now. The top 5 songs of #Waiata100 are playing.
#RNZ
#Matariki
#RNZ
#Matariki
8. "Not Given Lightly" Chris Knox
Chris Knox does a love song, "This isn't easy, I might not write another"
#Waiata100 9/21
Chris Knox does a love song, "This isn't easy, I might not write another"
#Waiata100 9/21
June 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
8. "Not Given Lightly" Chris Knox
Chris Knox does a love song, "This isn't easy, I might not write another"
#Waiata100 9/21
Chris Knox does a love song, "This isn't easy, I might not write another"
#Waiata100 9/21
10. "Blue Day" Mi-Sex
I think it a song about depression.
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#Waiata100 11/21
I think it a song about depression.
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#Waiata100 11/21
Blue Day | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
10. "Blue Day" Mi-Sex
I think it a song about depression.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 11/21
I think it a song about depression.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 11/21
4. "Gaskrankinstation" Headless Chickens
The chooks on full flow. Epic!
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#Waiata100 5/21
The chooks on full flow. Epic!
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 5/21
Gaskrankinstation | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 2:57 AM
4. "Gaskrankinstation" Headless Chickens
The chooks on full flow. Epic!
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#Waiata100 5/21
The chooks on full flow. Epic!
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 5/21
2. "Taller Than God" Strawpeople
Paul Casserly and Fiona McDonald. Perfect.
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#Waiata100 3/21
Paul Casserly and Fiona McDonald. Perfect.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 3/21
Taller Than God | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 2:57 AM
2. "Taller Than God" Strawpeople
Paul Casserly and Fiona McDonald. Perfect.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 3/21
Paul Casserly and Fiona McDonald. Perfect.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 3/21
3. "Beautiful Haze" SJD
"It might be nice to smash the state
But it's getting late
Mostly I'm just working for the man"
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#Waiata100 4/21
"It might be nice to smash the state
But it's getting late
Mostly I'm just working for the man"
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 4/21
Beautiful Haze | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 2:57 AM
3. "Beautiful Haze" SJD
"It might be nice to smash the state
But it's getting late
Mostly I'm just working for the man"
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 4/21
"It might be nice to smash the state
But it's getting late
Mostly I'm just working for the man"
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 4/21
1. "Pink Frost" The Chills
First heard/saw it my first year in NZ. It was so distinctively different from mainstream rock/pop, & so clearly conveyed a sense of place, couldn't have come from anywhere else.
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#Waiata100 2/21
First heard/saw it my first year in NZ. It was so distinctively different from mainstream rock/pop, & so clearly conveyed a sense of place, couldn't have come from anywhere else.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 2/21
Pink Frost | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
1. "Pink Frost" The Chills
First heard/saw it my first year in NZ. It was so distinctively different from mainstream rock/pop, & so clearly conveyed a sense of place, couldn't have come from anywhere else.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 2/21
First heard/saw it my first year in NZ. It was so distinctively different from mainstream rock/pop, & so clearly conveyed a sense of place, couldn't have come from anywhere else.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 2/21
7. "Expert In A Dying Field" The Beths
One of the best descriptions of the end of a relationship.
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#Waiata100 8/21
One of the best descriptions of the end of a relationship.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 8/21
Expert in a Dying Field - The Beths | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
7. "Expert In A Dying Field" The Beths
One of the best descriptions of the end of a relationship.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 8/21
One of the best descriptions of the end of a relationship.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 8/21
9. "French Letter" Herbs
It's a protest song, against French nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific. 'French letter' is also slang for condom, a not so subtle middle finger.
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#Waiata100 10/21
It's a protest song, against French nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific. 'French letter' is also slang for condom, a not so subtle middle finger.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 10/21
French Letter '95 | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
9. "French Letter" Herbs
It's a protest song, against French nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific. 'French letter' is also slang for condom, a not so subtle middle finger.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 10/21
It's a protest song, against French nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific. 'French letter' is also slang for condom, a not so subtle middle finger.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 10/21
5."Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" The Mint Chicks
The swagger! The drumming! The change-up partway through. And a terrific video.
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#Waiata100 6/21
The swagger! The drumming! The change-up partway through. And a terrific video.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 6/21
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 2:57 AM
5."Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" The Mint Chicks
The swagger! The drumming! The change-up partway through. And a terrific video.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 6/21
The swagger! The drumming! The change-up partway through. And a terrific video.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 6/21
Luxon to NZ researchers:
#53 #Waiata100
#53 #Waiata100
July 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Luxon to NZ researchers:
#53 #Waiata100
#53 #Waiata100
6. "Me At The Museum You In The Wintergardens" Tiny Ruins
It's a poem as song.
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#Waiata100 7/21
It's a poem as song.
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#Waiata100 7/21
Me at the Museum, You in the Wintergardens | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
6. "Me At The Museum You In The Wintergardens" Tiny Ruins
It's a poem as song.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 7/21
It's a poem as song.
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 7/21
#47
"1987 in Dunedin: The two local AM stations play bland irrelevant pop music from the other side of the world. The Fits put out this banger of an EP, giving us kids something that's uniquely local, dark, brooding and tied to the place we live, down near the bottom of the planet." 💯 #Waiata100
"1987 in Dunedin: The two local AM stations play bland irrelevant pop music from the other side of the world. The Fits put out this banger of an EP, giving us kids something that's uniquely local, dark, brooding and tied to the place we live, down near the bottom of the planet." 💯 #Waiata100
July 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
#47
"1987 in Dunedin: The two local AM stations play bland irrelevant pop music from the other side of the world. The Fits put out this banger of an EP, giving us kids something that's uniquely local, dark, brooding and tied to the place we live, down near the bottom of the planet." 💯 #Waiata100
"1987 in Dunedin: The two local AM stations play bland irrelevant pop music from the other side of the world. The Fits put out this banger of an EP, giving us kids something that's uniquely local, dark, brooding and tied to the place we live, down near the bottom of the planet." 💯 #Waiata100
The RNZ Waiata100 now on. Isn't it terrific?
Here's the list link. They'll update as the Top50 is played.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/2... #songs #music #Aotearoa #NewZealand
Here's the list link. They'll update as the Top50 is played.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/2... #songs #music #Aotearoa #NewZealand
Waiata 100 2026: New Zealand counts down its top 100 songs
We invited audiences to join Waiata 100: our search for Aotearoa’s favourite New Zealand song from a list of about 1000 New Zealand songs (and 200 waiata Māori). Here's what people loved the most.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The RNZ Waiata100 now on. Isn't it terrific?
Here's the list link. They'll update as the Top50 is played.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/2... #songs #music #Aotearoa #NewZealand
Here's the list link. They'll update as the Top50 is played.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/2... #songs #music #Aotearoa #NewZealand
It's really hard to pick my favourite 10 (just 10!) Aotearoa New Zealand songs. After much deliberation, these are mine (plus the next 10).
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#Waiata100 #thread 1/21
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#Waiata100 #thread 1/21
Waiata 100: how you can vote for Aotearoa's favourite song
Teeks or Tami Neilson? Shihad or Sharon O'Neill? Marlon Williams... or Mark Williams? Here's how to vote for your favourite Kiwi tune.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
It's really hard to pick my favourite 10 (just 10!) Aotearoa New Zealand songs. After much deliberation, these are mine (plus the next 10).
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
#Waiata100 #thread 1/21
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
#Waiata100 #thread 1/21
The Waitematā sparkling, taken from on high on the WX1, while I listen to the dulcet tones of The Muttonbirds’ Anchor Me at #5 of the #Waiata100 ✨🇳🇿
July 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The Waitematā sparkling, taken from on high on the WX1, while I listen to the dulcet tones of The Muttonbirds’ Anchor Me at #5 of the #Waiata100 ✨🇳🇿
I'm listening to Waiata100 and looking up the chords as songs come up and playing along on my baritone ukulele. If I may say, I just rocked For today
#rnz
#rnz
July 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I'm listening to Waiata100 and looking up the chords as songs come up and playing along on my baritone ukulele. If I may say, I just rocked For today
#rnz
#rnz
I used to listen to it regularly. Great album.
Honestly, there are so many brilliant songs on the Waiata100 longlist, and quite a few I've not heard before, so I'll be checking those out.
Honestly, there are so many brilliant songs on the Waiata100 longlist, and quite a few I've not heard before, so I'll be checking those out.
June 18, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I used to listen to it regularly. Great album.
Honestly, there are so many brilliant songs on the Waiata100 longlist, and quite a few I've not heard before, so I'll be checking those out.
Honestly, there are so many brilliant songs on the Waiata100 longlist, and quite a few I've not heard before, so I'll be checking those out.
11. "Save My Life" Bike
Jangly guitars, poppy melody, bleak lyrics, "Don't you try to save my life, I'm already dead..."
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#Waiata100 12/21
Jangly guitars, poppy melody, bleak lyrics, "Don't you try to save my life, I'm already dead..."
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 12/21
Save My Life | NZ On Screen
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June 18, 2026 at 3:12 AM
11. "Save My Life" Bike
Jangly guitars, poppy melody, bleak lyrics, "Don't you try to save my life, I'm already dead..."
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 12/21
Jangly guitars, poppy melody, bleak lyrics, "Don't you try to save my life, I'm already dead..."
www.nzonscreen.com/all-music-vi...
#Waiata100 12/21