Ngāti Kahungunu kapa haka lift performances
Kahungunu lifted their kapa haka game at this year's Ngāti Kahungunu regional competition held in Te Wairoa, with fourteen teams battling it out on the stage to earn that Te Matatini spot come 2019....
View ArticleFour teams set to represent Ngāti Kahungunu at Te Matatini
Today fourteen teams took to the stage in Te Wairoa for their chance at securing one of four spots to Te Matatini in Wellington next year.180136Kapa hakaNgāti KahungunuRereāteaTe MatatiniTe Rerenga Kōtuku
View ArticleMitai-Ngatai made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit
Wetini Mitai-Ngatai has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The kapa haka innovator and business entrepreneur has been recognised for services to Māori performing arts.152861Kapa...
View ArticleKoopu exhibits Hei Ō Mō Apanui
One of the most well-known faces of Te Matatini and the Māori art world, painter, Erena Koopu has combined her love for the visual and performing arts in her newest exhibition, 'Hei Ō Mō Apanui'....
View ArticleTAHUA 2018: Cautious optimism for Arts allocation
New Zealanders involved in the creative sector are awaiting the government's arts allocation in today's budget with cautious optimism.180136ArtsBudgetKapa hakaRereātea
View ArticleA total of 17 teams set to compete at Tamararo
Te Tairawhiti is set to host its 65th annual kapa haka competition under the mantle of Tamararo tomorrow. 180136GisborneKapa hakaRegionals 2018RereāteaTamararo
View ArticleWhangara Mai Tawhiti win Tamararo competition
World champions, Whangara Mai Tawhiti, have done it again by securing the number one spot at the Tamararo Regional Kapa Haka Competition that was held in Gisborne today.180136Kapa hakaRereāteaTamararo
View ArticleTāmaki Makaurau groups vie for Te Matatini spots
Auckland will be hosting the Tāmaki Makaurau Senior Kapa Haka Regional Competition today and tomorrow to find out which five teams will advance through to Te Matatini next year.1227532018 Regionals -...
View ArticleAotea Centre fills for Tāmaki regionals, day two
Auckland haka groups took the stage for day two of the Tāmaki Makaurau Kapa Haka Regional Competition. It was a sold out event with tickets running out in a matter of minutes.153917Kapa hakaTāmaki...
View ArticleTe Waka Huia retains Tāmaki regional title
The defending champions have won the Tāmaki Makaurau Kapa Haka Regionals today.1690382018 Regionals - Tamaki MakaurauHakaHaka at Home#HAKANATIONKapa hakaRereātea
View ArticleTe Waka Huia maintains long-standing record of excellence
Te Waka Huia didn't just take out the top prize for reo, they took first place overall at the Tāmaki Makaurau regionals. Male leader Hare Rua says that practice is the key to maintaining excellence in...
View ArticleTe Reo Māori lives through haka
Auckland was swarmed yesterday with haka exponents from all over, the main objective was to celebrate the culture through language. Te Kāea went to listen to the beautiful voices and find out what...
View ArticleRotorua haka performers inspire Avatar 2 film
Movie star Cliff Curtis says the haka-inspired idea came from 'Tuku Iho' a Te Puia Tourism cultural group during their performance to director James Cameron last year in America. Curtis spoke up...
View ArticleSecondary kapa haka nationals to welcome the masses
Hundreds will descend upon Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North, for the opening of the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka competition. 122753Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolRereātea
View ArticleMass haka to welcome Matariki
Tāmaki Makaurau kicked off its Matariki celebrations with a mass haka over the weekend.169038AucklandHakaKapa hakaMatarikiRereāteaEntertainment
View ArticleRangatahi showcase secondary schools haka nationals online
Forty-three haka groups have made their way to the Manawatū - Horowhenua region for the national secondary school kapa haka competition 'He Pouwhenua He Puapua'.153917Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary...
View ArticleRaukura set to leave it all on stage to vie for top spot
Raukura is back with another chance to claim the title at the He Pouwhenua, He Puapua secondary schools national kapa haka competition.180136Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolPalmerston NorthRereātea
View ArticleHukarere is back on the national stage after 8-year break
Today will be the first time Hukarere Māori Girls College will be gracing the national kapa haka stage without their brother school Te Aute.180136Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolRereātea
View ArticleMāori charter schools haka to stay open
Te Kāpehu Whetū is the first and last Māori charter school to perform at a national secondary level as they face the challenge of transitioning to a character state school.153917Charter SchoolsKapa...
View ArticleElectoral Commission promote Māori roll in te reo Māori
The Electoral Commission is down at the He Pouwhenua, He Puapua Secondary Schools Kapa Haka National Competition promoting the Māori roll and the General roll using te reo Māori.180136Kapa...
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