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Rapua Te Mea Ngaro
Nikau Grace , Music Video – 2024
My waiata came about from slam poetry that I wrote, which just said how you have potential, and not to limit yourself or believe you can't do it. Talked about a flame, and how people try to blow it out or extinguish it, and it's your job to protect it and look after it and let it grow.
– Songwriter Nikau Grace on the inspiration for waiata 'Rapua Te Mea Ngaro', Waiata Anthems 2024
Everyone has dreams and I really want this waiata to inspire people to chase them
– Nikau Grace on the message behind her waiata 'Rapua Te Mea Ngaro'
It’s always been my dream to sing, and things are really starting to happen now, so hopefully that dream will become reality and I’ll be performing around the world (fingers and everything crossed).
– Nikau Grace on her hopes for her music career, billienz.com, 24 May 2025
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