newzealand8 is the artist identity of Hingawaka Christopher Patara, a Māori creator from Rotorua, now based in the Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa New Zealand. SOLiAM is the associated creative and business framework through which this work is presented.

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OUT NOW
• SOLiAM Presents: The Passage Way — Vol. I and Vol. II
• SOLiAM Presents: STILL Flowing (Tribute 2 The Empire)
• Dedication to the Distro (Kid) [Exclusive Single]
• Hate Me Now, Dspize Me Later (DCL) [Exclusive Track]

COMING OCTOBER 2026
• The Intermission — five-track EP, 8 October
• SOLiAM Presents: The Passage Way Vol. 3 — 22 October

Explore the wider portfolio: soliam.io

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