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The Māori Sidesteps are a New Zealand musical and performance group founded by
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in 2016, based in Wellington. The band reinterprets the musical tradition of Māori showbands such as The Quin Tikis, the Hi Fives, and the
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. They perform musical skits and songs, some with lyrics changed to parody and satirise issues arising from the colonisation of New Zealand. Members of the group have included Regan Taylor,
Rob Mokaraka Rob Mokaraka is a New Zealand playwright and actor. He affiliates to Nga Puhi and Ngai Tuhoe. He has been part of the performing group The Māori Sidesteps. In 2006 he played Taneatua in the Taki Rua production of Hone Kouka's '' Nga Tanga ...
(Former Member), Cohen Holloway, Jamie McCaskill, Erroll Anderson and Jerome Leota. The costumes for the band were designed by Suzanne Tamaki. The band has featured in a sixteen episode, self-titled web series ''The Māori Sidesteps'' in 2016 and in the six episode Maori Television series ''Hari with the Māori Side Steps'' in 2021. In 2019 The Māori Sidesteps worked with the
New Zealand Ministry of Education The Ministry of Education (Māori: ''Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing the New Zealand education system. The Ministry was formed in 1989 when the former, all-encompassing De ...
to create a series of videos aimed at encouraging parents of children and young people to enroll in courses to learn and be taught in Te Reo. They've performed in various areas around New Zealand. On late September and early October of 2022, The Māori Sidesteps performed at the Court Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand.


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