Kua Makona

[Moana Maniapoto] released 'Kua Makona' which had surfed the charts to remind us of the evils of alcohol in the wellbeing of whānau and our personal lives.

– Barrister Annette Sykes, in a speech at the Māori Law Society's annual conference, September 2015

I think it was pretty ambitious singing in Māori in those days.

– Moana Maniapoto on 'Kua Makona', The Spinoff, 8 June 2019

Dalvanius here. I’ve decided we need more Māori women singers. There’s far too many men. I want you to record this next song.

– Moana Maniapoto remembers the phone call that led to her singing 'Kua Makona', E-Tangata, 23 July 2016