Matiu Walters sings the New Zealand national anthem

Six 60 Frontman Matiu Walters sings the New Zealand national anthem ahead of the All Blacks Test against Australia at Eden Park on Sunday 18 October.

Credit: Sky Sport NZ

[geofflowe]

Bring back Matiu Walters every time I say!

[rensthereapa]

I've never heard our anthem sound so beautiful

[Proudman]

I’m Australia and I seriously love the New Zealand anthem especially when he says god of Nations and how you sing in both language that’s what Australia needs to do and you can see how prouds you are and have so much respect for everyone god definitely loves New Zealand

[lulu]

New Zealand National Anthem

LYRICS

E ihowa atua,
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarangona
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Kia tau to atawhai
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
God of nations! At thy feet
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard pacific's triple star,
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend new zealand.

[rapid]

I'm not a Kiwi but even I got goosebumps hearing this!

[KiwiBronco]

This is the best rendition of our anthem before a game to date. Especially without the music and the crowd just singing along in the background. Matiu needs to do this more often, if not all the time

[pierogies_and_pie]

I'm disappointed to hear the crowd only really joining in when the english verse starts. Still my favorite national anthem though!

[gardeniasugarfoot.]

Wonderful, wonderful version Matiu - you have an awesome voice young man & to sing our Anthem at the BIG game did justice to the atmosphere where the crowd sang with you really loud this time was beautiful Thank you.

[MBen-qfmc]

Ohhh, how I love this anthem! Great job Matiu! You are really good singer. Peace and love from the Czech Republic!

[waiszale]

You now it gives you goosebumps when the entire stadium sings along. And then comes the haka, best start of a test match I've seen in years.

[pastorofmuppets]

As an Aussie with a bit of Maori blood in me, this brought a tear to my eye, and the loss more bearable

[garybaltiejus]

I miss my home a little more everytime I hear our anthem

[fifa]

Have him and Nick Afoa do the anthem more often

[secularsekai]

Truly my favorite version. I come back when I want inspiration and a jolt to motivate me to keep working hard.

[beverlyw.]

Love my rellies in NZ. God bless all of you.

[sarahgarratt]

These anthems sound so goosebump and sound so powerful and teary and I am not even a kiwi and it hits different to England anthem

[Lekii-]

That’s culture and bringing the people in Right there, love it

[janicep]

I'm American (live in Los Angeles) and sing entire anthem. Why do the fans not sing the Maori portion, if they're from New Zealand? Am I the only one that thinks it's strange? It's the most beautiful Anthem ever. I see this often in videos and matches I've watched. Off topic, please bring back Nick Afoa. ☺️

[roberttrindade]

I love the New Zealand Anthem ❤ Very beautiful 👍 Love and respect from Portugal ❤👍🇵🇹🙏

[sandriyaperera]

New Zealand is one of my favorite country