Somebody/Whirinaki Mai

I feel so strongly on what can be achieved through te reo Māori in commercial music — that whole concept of taking a story written in English and being able to put that into Māori. It's like a fusion of styles and languages. We can make something really interesting or beautiful . . . and have a lot of emotional depth . . .

– Music producer Rory Noble, in Waiata Anthems, series two, episode two

Being able to have this song be a part of the world, it's like when you've got something to tell, and the moment that you tell somebody about it you don't feel trapped inside your own mind with a conversation that you could have a million times in your own head. And so I feel...I feel free with it.

– Mikey Dam on recording 'Whirinaki Mai', in Waiata Anthems, series two, episode two