Aotearoa gained some prominence when it was used by New Zealand band Split Enz in the lyrics to their song "Six Months in a Leaky Boat".
All the songs available on the various formats were written by Neil Finn, except "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (written by Tim Finn and Split Enz) and "Something So Strong" (written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom).
U-boat | Show Boat | flying boat | The Love Boat | Special Boat Service | Three Men in a Boat | PT boat | Motor Torpedo Boat | Lady Margaret Boat Club | Dave Boat | boat | torpedo boat | patrol boat | Dragon boat | American Power Boat Association | The Boat Race | Inflatable boat | First and Third Trinity Boat Club | Vietnamese boat people | U-Boat | The Glass Bottom Boat | Six Months in a Leaky Boat | Show Boat (book) | P29 Patrol Boat | Motor Gun Boat | Leaky gut | Edna Ferber's novel ''Show Boat'' | Dugout (boat) | Cutter (boat) | canal boat |
"Six Months in a Leaky Boat" and "Suspect Device" are covers, originally written and performed by Split Enz and Stiff Little Fingers, respectively.
This styling of "Dirty Old Town" was made famous by The Pogues, while "Ghosts" and "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" were created by The Jam and Split Enz, respectively.