The group first formed in 2015, as a project by Cinco Cine Film Productions to celebrate
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2016 by releasing the single "Maimoatia". Members of the group included current and former presenters from the
Māori Television show
Pūkana, although some members were well known outside of the show, such as Tawaroa Kawana who performed on series 2 of ''
New Zealand's Got Talent. "Maimoatia" was a success, topping the iTunes downloads chart in New Zealand, outperformed "Maimoatia", reaching number 2 on the New Zealand musicians sub-chart, The group formed the cast of Voices of Our Future'', a 2017
Māori Television documentary/reality television show, and released a primarily English language song "We Are Human" to highlight
depression. In 2020, Maimoa was featured on the television series
Waiata Nation which was a series created by Executive Producer Nathaniel Howe, it documented each member recording a song and releasing a music video, which were featured on their debut album
Rongomaiwhiti, released soon after the series finished. including Metotagivale Schmidt-Peke, Makaira Berry, Awatea Wihongi and
Pere Wihongi. In November 2018, Kia Kaaterama Kiri-Pou released her debut
extended play Shine Your Light. As a part of the gospel supergroup Mōhau, Kaaterama collaborated with
Te Tairāwhiti / Gisborne choir
Ka Hao on the song "Paiheretia". The
Mōhau album won the Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo Award and the Best Worship Artist Te Kaipuoro Kairangi Toa award at the
2020 Aotearoa Music Awards. Outside of Maimoa, Pere Wihongi and Makaira Berry are members of Te Kākano, a soul, pop and R&B unit, who released their debut self-titled album in 2018. The group was a critical success, winning Best Traditional Album, Best Pop Artists and Best Song at the 2019
Waiata Māori Music Awards. Pere Wihongi also debuted as a soloist in 2019 with the single "High on Ingoingo", which led to Wihongi winning Best Male Solo Artist at the 2019 Waiata Māori Music Awards. ==Discography==