From the Album Movement in Demand (1995)

After a decade of rapping about racism and injustice, Upper Hutt Posse upped the ante by singing solely in te reo Māori. This music video for 'Tangata Whenua' marks the first time the pioneering hip hop group sang entirely in te reo. Environmental pollution is a key theme of this video, where green effluent harms eels, and smoke billowing from factories poisons the air. Hapeta calls on Māori to reject destructive Pākehā ways. After releasing this video, Upper Hutt Posse released further tracks featuring te reo Māori.