evidence: This number one hit song from 1984 remains a cult classic in Aotearoa and is one of only a few Māori songs to be fully embraced by the nation. The song has even inspired a movie, which tells the story of its creation and reception in New Zealand and around the world. [...] Both Dave Dobbyn and Herbs are still active today, but they are forever immortalised with a song that was originally created for the film version of the beloved Footrot Flats cartoon. Since then it has become one of NZ’s most popular and played party anthems. [...] Dubbed ‘New Zealand’s Beatles’, this group had the top song of all time on the APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) list of the top 100 NZ Songs of All Time (as voted in 2001). It was also the first song on the Natures Best top 30 NZ songs of all time CD collection.