Several recent Tao Te Ching translations ( e. g., Lau 1989, Henricks 1989, Mair 1990, Henricks 2000, Allan and Williams 2000, and Roberts 2004 ) utilize these two versions, sometimes with the verses reordered to synthesize the new finds.

* Created Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in 1982, and returned to New Zealand to sing several times, including the New Year millennium concert at Gisborne in January 2000.

In 2000 album Mā Te Wā saw the re-introduction of founding member Blue Dread, and also Katarina Kawana who had ' jammed ' with the group in their formative years in the mid 1980s.

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa experienced phenomenal growth during the early 2000s ( growing from 3, 127 students in 2000 to 66, 756 students in 2004 ) and quickly become the largest tertiary education institution in the country ; however, there was a price to pay for this rapid expansion.

MDO ’ s 2000 single, Te Quise Olvidar from it ’ s Subir Al Cielo album, was released by Sony and became an instant hit on Billboard ’ s Hot Latin Tracks.

In 2000, iwi Te Arawa lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal for Haane Manahi to have his award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal upgraded to a Victoria Cross.

Some of his top hits include " Piquites de Hormiga ", " Arboles de la Barranca ", " Me Dicen El Coyote ", " Sufro ", " Cuando Regreso a Tus Brazos ", " Amor Pajarito ", " Te Soñe ", " Para Impressionarte ", " Linda Doctora ", " Besitos en el Cuello ", " Y si te Robo " and many more.