[1] Rika was the featured soloist on E Hine, a compilation of Māori traditional songs released in 1997, which went double platinum and won Best Maori Language Album at the NZ Music Awards in 1998, as well as earning her a nomination for Best Female Vocalist, aged 15.

40 in the NZ Top 40[7] and drew the attention of film producer Shae Sterling, who was in the process of founding label Moonlight Sounds.

Working with new producers for the first time, including Tiki Taane, the new songs intended to connect the stars and the gods to contemporary life in Aotearoa.

[10] Beginning in 2012, Rika performed alongside Māori singers Merenia and Whirimako Black, Ngaiire from Papua New Guinea, and aboriginal artists Emma Donovan and Ursula Yovich as The Barefoot Divas.

[1] Rika has also performed at Matariki celebrations with Annie Crummer, Ria Hall and Betty-Anne Monga as Kāhui Whetū.

[1] In 2014, Rika was featured on Stan Walker's song "Aotearoa", sung entirely in Māori, which reached number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

In 2019, Rika collaborated with composer Rob Ruha and performers Majic Pāora, Bella Kalolo, Ria Hall, Seth Haapu and Troy Kingi to release "Ka Mānu", a single in support of Māori activists occupying Ihumātao.