Moa discloses this while she's on the phone in a car being driven around Auckland. She's not behind the wheel, which is good for a number of reasons, including her being able to talk about all the goings on in her life.
Firstly, there's the forthcoming national tour on which she will be joined by the musical whizz behind her latest album, Queen At The Table, Jol Mulholland (keyboards, electronic drums, bass guitar, electric guitar and samples).
Released in April, the album's mix of R&B stylings, set to fairly spare electronic textures, raised a few eyebrows, the confidence shown in dispensing with the traditional acoustic guitar slinging singer songwriter mode matched by Moa's powerhouse vocal performances.
Given the studio wizardry involved in the multiple layers of vocal tracks on Queen At The Table, Moa acknowledges her concerts will mix both old and new approaches. Mulholland, who has ''lots of little tricks'', will provide much of her musical canvas as she sings and plays electric guitar.
''There'll be nothing fancy because, as you know, everyone in the Kiwi music industry works on a pretty tight budget.
''We'll try to replicate the album as closely as we can. I'm also going to have an acoustic bit where I'll sing my old songs and then do a couple of covers.
''I'll be performing a fair chunk of the album but I want to keep it balanced. Some people want to hear older stuff like Dreams in Your Head; others might want Queen At The Table... I'll do a little bit of freestyling to keep each show unique.
''Then I'll do a segment where I cheekily interview people in the audience. I'll make it like a chat show, really.''
Sharing the van with Moa and Mulholland will be SJD, aka Auckland based Sean Donnelly, who recently released a new album, Saint John Divine. Perhaps more significantly, Donnelly is a stranger to national tours.
Moa says she plans to give him a crash course (no pun intended) in life on the road in the first week. She boasts Donnelly could well be a wreck by the end of it before softening her stance; Donnelly need not be too afraid, Moa says, even if she has done her share of rock 'n' roll touring.
''He's got kids, I've got kids, so we only drink to 4am now, instead of 8am.''
The tour is a proper national trek. There are main cities, small towns, places in between. There are also shows in Port Chalmers, Oamaru and Queenstown.
Moa says she attempts to travel the length of the land at least once a year. She says she loves getting out and riffing with the locals. Which begs the question: is she planning a move into politics?She laughs. Then stops.
''Could you imagine the filthy words that would come out of my mouth if I had to debate with Winston Peters and John Key?''Point taken. Certainly, she might make Pam Corkery seem like Tipper Gore.
''People think you're crazy when you swear,'' Moa says, continuing the thread.
''I'm not f***ing crazy.''
No, but she is amusing.
Take, for example, her foray into web based interviews (for the New Zealand Herald) where, in flipping around the interviewer interviewee dynamic, she deftly sends up the sometimes inane questions thrown her way.
''Being on the other end, I do understand how hard it is come up with unique questions,'' Moa says.
''Whenever you interview me, you actually just talk to me like I'm a normal human; you don't ask questions; it's more a conversation.''
(Note to self: must work on interview technique ...)''The website is a good stepping stone for me, because I want to do my own television show. I'd say it's top secret for now.''
Ah, so part of a grand plan?''It is. You'll hear about it soon enough.''
On to other plans. She's working on a follow up to Music for Bubbas, the 2013 album inspired by her then 2 year old twin boys (with her former partner; she also has a 8 month old boy with her new partner).
''I'm just about to start a Pledge Me campaign. I want to raise $40,000 so I can do everything, including being the record company. I start that in a week or two,'' Moa explains.
''I'm doing this album for all the mothers who begged me to do another one.
''I'm making money off my kids, basically.''
Is she also working on getting pregnant, as reports would suggest? Can we get a little personal?
''Ah,'' she laughs.
''No.''
Is that no, she's not trying to get pregnant? Or, no, she doesn't want to go there?It's the latter.
''I don't want to talk about it. It's just boring. I'll tell you about it when I get pregnant.''
Back to music then. A third season of Songs From The Inside will premiere on Maori Television on Monday, September 7 (at 9.30pm).
The latest version of the series, which features a range of leading Kiwi musicians visiting various prisons and helping inmates to write music, was made in Christchurch, Moa joining Scribe, Ladi 6 and Troy Kingi.
A far cry from interviewing Art Green, protagonist of The Bachelor New Zealand, then?
''I don't know why everyone loves him,'' Moa reflects.
''Still, 15 minutes [of fame] and all that ...''
For the record, Moa has had more than 15 years of fame, or whatever the New Zealand equivalent of fame is. Exposure perhaps.
She doesn't mind that.
''I'm still very passionate about my job.
''I just want to be a part of New Zealand society. I don't want to go and make it overseas. I don't care about overseas. I want to make it in my own country. These are the people I love.
''Cue Country Calendar music.''
The shows
Anika Moa (and Jol Mulholland), supported by SJD, perform the following dates in the South:
• Sherwood, Queenstown, Thursday, September 10
• Ponderosa/LoneStar, Timaru, Friday, September 11
• Chick's Hotel, Port Chalmers, Saturday, September 12
• Grainstore Gallery, Oamaru, Sunday, September 13
