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"Ahakoa he iti, He Pounamu" is a well known Whakatauki (maori proverb) that describes the heartiness contained in something small. This describes the essence of Greenstone and Gold. Pounamu (greenstone, jade) is a metaphor used to describe something precious and treasured (taonga).
A song about our staunchly nuclear free Aotearoa. A place that stands on its own from our distinct Maori culture and language to our unique biodiversity (plant life and animals),and the majesty of our alps, rich forests, beautiful coast lines and seas.The inspiration behind Greenstone and gold comes from The Maori haka and Pokare kare ana, by combing the synergy from those two elements to create a patriotic anthem that could sing at a rugby match, All blacks game or the Olympics. We kiwis punch above our weight in all spheres of human endeavour including our efforts in the olympic games, for a country with only 4 million people we do remarkably well on the medals table. Greenstone and gold is dedicated to our olympic athletes. This waiata (song) is not only for New Zealanders, but also as a calling card to the world, saying welcome to our beautiful slice of heaven, this is Aotearoa, a supernatural land and place with its own uniqueness, culture, tradition, history and magic that can only come from the new world, the South Pacific. Respect the land, respect the people. Aroha ki te tangata.

GREENSTONE AND GOLD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to acknowledge all the great people who all came together to make the Greenstone and gold project what it is , from recording to video.
Big thanks to Luke Berryman for producing her with me .Jacob and Junior Nansen for applying the dope Bass and keys to her. Tiffany Judge for her constant belief and faith in what I do.
Max volt productions for Producing the video
Mark robertson director
Riki Reinfield D.O.P
Piripi a.k.a Philip James for being the Gold in my Greenstone. Lara Jane and Alex Grieg @ Y for Youth
Jarrad Mckay for your work behind the scenes and as my business mentor, Michelle Nicholsen for hooking me up with Jarrad. Heta Hudson and everyone at Poutama trust for your support and listening to my heart and my words and not judging me on my powerpoint presentation alone lol.
Stephen Cook artwork and pics.
Roger Te Tai for be being Roger Te Tai. Raniera Harrison for your staunch Haka and
Jessikha Leatham Vlasic for your portrayal of a beautiful maori maiden. Kahurangi Taylor. Amy toogood for bringing heart to the shoot day.
Angelina lee (makeup)
Brent Jamieson. Timoti Pahi. David Paul Middleton
This video is dedicated to my children Kress and Diva (one day, i hope you can see that whatever you put your heart to you can achieve, no matter how strange or against the grain it may seem, there is room for everyone in this world to be who they want to be.) and to Team New Zealand for showing the world we are some of the best Maritimers in the world.

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