Kiwi Kidsongs Collection

50 favourites from the classic series, including many songs in te reo, are now available online as video karaoke tracks. For ease of use, there are also separate collections of waiata and Pacific songs. 

For each song, there is: 

• a video karaoke track of the complete song (i.e., with vocals) 
• a video karaoke track without vocals, for use once students know the song well 
• a set of teaching suggestions 
• a full musical score. 

Given the popularity of the ukulele and guitar in schools, chords have been added to the karaoke tracks so that students and teachers can play along with the songs while singing. 

Teachers can bookmark their favourite songs, and all songs can be downloaded to ensure trouble-free singing if broadband access is an issue.   

We hope this collection will inspire a new generation of teachers to make music with their students. 

Links to the collection

Use the links below to access the:   

• entire Kiwi Kidsongs collection 
• Kiwi Kidsongs waiata collection  
• Kiwi Kidsongs Pacific Collection 
• instrumentals of all songs in the collection 
• music scores.  

Copyright and public performances 

This resource is designed for primary schools with classes from years 1–8. Although the collection as a whole, including the teachers’ notes and musical scores, is Crown copyright, the composers retain their own copyright in their songs unless stated otherwise. 

Copyright clearance has been obtained for the use of these songs in your school, and teachers may download the videos for educational purposes. If you intend to use any of the songs in a school concert for which you charge an entry fee, you will need to seek permission from the composer of each song. This can be done through your school’s APRA licence. For more information, go to APRA or NZSTA.