TE KAAHU talks to Sunania on Breakfast. TE KAAHU is an award-winning songwriting project honouring the craft and skill of Māori songwriting and storytelling. It is the brainchild of singer and songwriter Theia (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tīpa). Theia is a fierce proponent for the revitalisation of Māori language and culture, and through TE KAAHU she pays tribute to her tūpuna wāhine (female ancestors). She also seeks to shine a light on the beauty and vulnerability in waiata Māori.