Tāmaki Kapa Haka is calling on teams nationwide to join its campaign to vaccinate so the 2022 Te Matatini Festival runs safely in the midst of a health crisis.
While Te Matatini, the national organisation for kapa haka is discussing whether its festival should only allow whānau to attend who are vaccinated, title defender Ngā Tūmanako became the first haka group to run its own vaccination programme.
This meant members could travel to the Maeva Nui festival in Rarotonga as New Zealand ambassadors before lockdown.
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