current_members website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
opetaia forrest jeff harris matatia foa'i etueni -lrb- edwin -rrb- pita foa'i tremayne lihou olivia foa'i talaga sale melodee panapa manase foa'i vasa foai neil -lsb- http://www.tevaka.com official website -rsb- 1995 -- present warm earth records te vaka
 sulata harris joe toomata douglas bernard simona hope foai-amiatu alana foai-auimatagi vai mahina melodee panapa jeff group_or_band south pacific fusion new zealand te vaka
te vaka

te vaka is an oceanic music group that performs original contemporary pacific music or `` south pacific fusion '' .
the group was founded in 1995 by singer and songwriter opetaia foa'i in new zealand .
they have toured the world constantly since 1997 and have won a number of awards including `` best pacific music album '' award for their albums `` tutuki '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- and `` olatia '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- 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 original contemporary pacific music . ''
