Mina Ripia (born 1969) is a New Zealand MÃÂori (NgÃÂ Puhi, Te Aupouri and NgÃÂti Kahungunu) musician.
Ripia was born and grew up in Northland, in the small town of Te KÃ Âpuru. She was an original member of the group Moana and the Moahunters. In 1999, she formed a MÃÂori electronica group named Wai, which only performs in MÃÂori.
In 2013, Ripia formed a MÃÂori a cappella group, Whiri Tu Aka.
Ripia and her partner Maaka McGregor co-founded an audio production company, Minaaka, which specialises in producing MÃÂori language audio products.