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___MASK40___ is the fourth album , released in 2004 , by the Oceanic group , Te Vaka . It features the song " Tamahana " which won first place in the world music category of the 2008 International Songwriting Competition . and first place in the International category of the Australian Songwriting Association competition . This is the first of Te Vaka ' s albums to win the " Best Pacific Album " at the New Zealand Music Awards . " ___MASK40___ " debuted on the World Music Chart Europe at number 4 . The ___MASK31___ Zealand Music Awards are conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ , for outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording field . The awards are ___MASK45___ of the most significant awards that a group or artist can receive in music in ___MASK31___ Zealand , and have been held annually since 1965 . The awards show is presented by Recorded Music NZ , and Vodafone ___MASK31___ Zealand is the current principal sponsor . A range of award sponsors and media partners also support the event each year . Te Vaka ___MASK81___ an ___MASK6___ music group that performs ___MASK59___ contemporary Pacific music or " South Pacific ___MASK70___ ". The group was founded in 1995 by singer and songwriter Opetaia Foa ' i in New Zealand . They have toured the world consistently since 1997 and have won a number of awards including " Best Pacific Music Album " award for their albums " ___MASK40___ " ( 2004 ) and " Olatia " ( 2007 ) from the New Zealand Music Awards and " Best Pacific Group " in the 2008 Pacific Music Awards They have also been acclaimed by the BBC as " the world ' s most successful band playing ___MASK59___ contemporary Pacific music ." Olatia , ___MASK81___ the ___MASK71___ studio album , released in ___MASK19___ , by the Oceanic group , Te Vaka . It won the " Best Pacific Album " category in the New Zealand Music Awards Olatia has more of a contemporary feeling to it while still blending in traditional Polynesian music Te Vaka are known for , with many of the ___MASK51___ focusing on spiritual , social , or environmental issues . Nukukehe , ___MASK22___ in 2002 , ___MASK81___ the third ___MASK9___ by the Oceanic group , Te Vaka . This ___MASK9___ ___MASK81___ dedicated to Greenpeace and all the other environmental groups around the world for caring enough to do something about it . The ___MASK47___ `` Sei Ma Le Losa '' was written for David McTaggart , who was killed in a car accident the previous year . ___MASK31___ Zealand is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that of the North Island , ___MASK92___ Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , ___MASK92___ Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK31___ Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of ___MASK31___ Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because of its remoteness , it was ___MASK45___ of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , ___MASK31___ Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal , fungal and plant life . The country ' s varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK31___ Zealand ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland .