When developing a karaoke version of Troy Kingi’s acoustic guitar classic True Love, artist Kahurangiariki Smith thought of the original love story – that of Papatūānuku and Ranginui. Yet making the work during the 2021 Covid lockdowns meant Kahurangiariki had to focus on what was close to home and the work became a mihi aroha to the magnificent Waikato River:

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Kua rere ia mai rā anō, ā, ka kato tonu atu ana wai mō ake tonu atu. 

She's flowed since long ago, she'll continue to flow forever