From (2024)

Reggae-roots artist Majic Pāora contributes to the Waiata Anthems series with the soulful 'Taku Mana'. The song embodies the concept of mana motuhake, or self-determination and the right to self-government. Helmed by director Julie Zhu (Kāinga), the video reflects the song's themes of community and Māoritanga (Māori culture). Shots of Pāora—who often records and performs under the name MAJIC—singing in a stripped-back studio are intermingled with footage of her whānau and marae. The video also features stunning landscape shots across Aotearoa, particularly Northland and Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).