Mina Ripia

Mina Ripia is a New Zealand Māori musician.

Biography

Ripia was born and grew up in Northland, in the small town of Te Kōpuru. She was an original member of the group Moana and the Moahunters. In 1999, she formed a Māori electronica group named Wai, which only performs in Māori.
In 2013, Ripia formed a Māori a cappella group, Whiri Tu Aka.
Ripia and her partner Maaka McGregor co-founded an audio production company, Minaaka, which specialises in producing Māori language audio products.