Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) is touring his first Māori language album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, tonight was the turn of Tāmaki Makauru.

Performing with his long-time band The Yarra Benders as well as special appearances from some of the album’s collaborators.

The night opened with kapa haka from Ngā Mātai Pūrua followed closely by Marlon’s dear friend KOMMI.

KOMMI (Kāi Tahu, Te-Āti-Awa) is a non-binary solo music artist, recording and performance collaborator, writer, poet, and a lecturer in Māori and Indigenous Studies and Te Reo Māori at the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University.