Dame Hinewehi Mohi DNZM (born 1964) is a New Zealand musician and producer, best known for her double-platinum album Oceania (1999) and its lead single "Kotahitanga (Union)", performing the New Zealand National Anthem in Māori during the 1999 Rugby World Cup, and as a producer for the 2019 Māori language compilation album Waiata / Anthems.

As she celebrates being inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, Dame Hinewehi Mohi talks to the Weekly about the unexpected award and the healing impact a lifetime of music has had on...

Jun 7, 2021 · She is best known for singing the New Zealand national anthem in Māori at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. And soon, Hinewehi Mohi (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe) will be a dame, having...

Jun 15, 2021 · Hinewehi Mohi (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe) has been an integral part of New Zealand’s music industry since the 1990s. Well known for her heroism in performing the New Zealand national anthem in te reo Māori in 1999, Mohi was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2021 for her services to Māori, music and ...

Jun 4, 2021 · Hinewehi Mohi has received a damehood as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours after a career in music that included the ground-breaking decision to sing the anthem in te reo Māori at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. The 57-year-old received the honour for her services to Māori, music and television.

May 18, 2024 · Dame Hinewehi Mohi's induction into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame honours her remarkable career — and the enduring influences of her recently passed Nan and her daughter Hineraukatauri.

May 17, 2024 · Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa is set to see a new person enter, with none other than Kiwi legend, Dame Hinewehi Mohi becoming the 2024 official inductee.

Mar 2, 2023 · Hinewehi was the first person to sing the New Zealand national anthem in te reo Māori at a significant event like that, and she was proud and excited to represent her culture and Māoritanga on the international stage.

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. After completing an arts degree in 1985, Mohi began reporting for prime time Māori programme Koha.

Dame Hinewehi is currently working with Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust to reclaim the world’s largest haka (4028 people) from France, at an event at Eden Park on 29 September 2024. For more about Dame Hinewehi, and why she has been inducted into the Hall of Fame, click here