The Māori Sidesteps are a New Zealand musical and performance group founded by Jamie McCaskill in 2016, based in Wellington.
[1] The band reinterprets the musical tradition of Māori showbands such as The Quin Tikis, The Maori Hi Five, and the Howard Morrison Quartet.
[2] They perform musical skits and songs, some with lyrics changed to parody and satirise issues arising from the colonisation of New Zealand.
[9] In 2019 The Māori Sidesteps worked with the New Zealand Ministry of Education to create a series of videos aimed at encouraging parents of children and young people to enroll in courses to learn and be taught in Te Reo.
On late September and early October of 2022, The Māori Sidesteps performed at the Court Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand.