Te Vaka performs the songs of Moana live

Joined on stage by the Signature Choir and Dwayne the Rock Johnson

A great night - click here for pictures

Moana Live action

Release date - July 10th USA, July 8th Australia

Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film 'Moana.'

The main cast includes:

Catherine Lagaʻaia as Moana

Dwayne Johnson as Maui

John Tui as Chief Tui (Moana’s father)

Frankie Adams as Sina (Moana’s mother)

Rena Owen as Gramma Tala (Moana’s grandmother)

Te Vaka Sponsors Tokelau Tournament

Giving back to the community

April 3–6, 2026 
The Tokelau Easter Festival is the largest gathering of the Tokelauan diaspora in the world. For 50 years, this biennial festival has brought together Tokelauan communities from across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Hawai'i, and the atolls of Tokelau itself.

Founded in 1976, the festival has grown from a humble community sports day into a four-day celebration of sport, culture, faith, and education. 
Tokelau Easter Festival2026 was hosted by MTTA (Mafutaga Tupulaga Tokelau i Aukilani), Auckland’s Tokelauan youth organisation dedicated to empowering Tokelauan youth and families.

The theme of this years tournament was “Raising Leaders, Rooted in Culture.”
To find out more click link

Mafutaga Tupulaga Tokelau i Aukilani

Moana Live Action Recording sessions - February 2026

Opetaia and the Te Vaka singers with the Disney music team - Tom MacDougall, Andrew Page, Jasper Randall and Joey Raia plus the TrackDown crew

What an incredible 4 days we have had at Trackdown Studios in Sydney , re-cording existing Moana songs and creating many new tracks for what is going to be an incredible soundtrack for a movie you will not want to miss. 

Opetaia Foa'i is nominated for "Best Soundtrack Album" for Moana 2

APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) have announced the nominees for 13 categories ahead of the 2025 Screen Music Awards.

Heading to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall for the first time on Tuesday 28 October, the annual Screen Music Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in screen composition across 16 categories, recognising outstanding contributions in short film, television series, documentaries, children’s programming, feature films and more. 

21st of August 2025 Opetaia receives the "Lifetime Achievement" Award

Opetaia is recognised as one of the South Pacific's most influential cultural and musical ambassadors.

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Vote Now

Please vote for your favourite soundtrack

The #Moana2 soundtrack is nominated for Favorite Soundtrack at the American Music Awards!!   Vote daily at VoteAMAs.com and tune in CBS and Paramount+ on Monday, May 26 at 8 p.m. ET! #AMAs

Voting link

Golden Globe nomination

Disney’s #Moana2 for their Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture, Animated.

Exciting times!!!!

As of 9th December Moana 2 Nears $1Bn At The Box Office

Moana 2! Biggest 5-Day Thanksgiving Earner All Time by a Mile

‘Moana 2’ Achieves Demigod Status: All the Box Office Records Broken as per the Hollywood Reporter

3rd October 2020 Olivia wins "Best Pacific Album"

Brilliant! So happy!!

Posted by Julie Foai on Saturday, October 3, 2020