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Waitaha, Aotea senior kapa haka regionals cancelled
The Waitaha and Aotea Senior kapa haka regionals have been cancelled this year, following an option by Te Matatini to leave the decision to the remaining regional groups to determine who their...
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Tough calls to be made around whether kapa haka should hold regional...
Chey Milne from Arataua Media and who hosts Kapa Haka Yarns on Facebook says there are some positive and negative benefits about cancelling regional events.169038Kapa hakaNovel Coronavirus / COVID-19Te...
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Tai Tokerau name kapa haka heading to Te Matatini
Te Tai Tokerau have named their Matatini representatives including two groups who will grace the national stage for the very first time. 289857Kapa hakaTe MatatiniTe Tai Tokerau
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Selection process for Taitokerau representation at Te Matatini 'unfortunate'
Puanga Rua, a newly-established kapa of Te Taitokerau, is unhappy with the selection process for the final groups set to represent the region next year at Te Matatini. 247859Kapa hakaTe MatatiniTe...
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Te Kāhui Maunga confirms teams heading to Te Matatini for Aotea rohe
Te Reanga Morehu o Ratana, Ngā Purapura o te Taihauāuru, Te Matapihi and Aotea Ūtanganui will represent Aotea rohe at Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tāngata in 2021.244170AoteaKapa hakaTe Matatini
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Te Matatini national board undertakes robust consultation process
Te Matatini's national board intends consulting with key stakeholders about how to proceed with next year's festival in light of the "unprecedented circumstances" surrounding the impact of Covid-19, a...
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Tū Hana te Tā! Sir Derek Lardelli Knighted for services to Māori Art
Tohunga tā moko and kapa haka exponent Derek Lardelli (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Konohi, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kaipoho) is made a Knight Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) for services to Māori...
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A forward-thinker ahead of his time - student honours mentor
One of Sir Derek Lardelli's kapa haka protégés says that his strength is looking to the future.244170Derek LardelliKapa hakaQueen's Birthday Honours
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UK lockdown forces Ngāti Rānana members to return home
COVID-19 emergency measures have sent many members of London-based kapa haka Ngāti Rānana home. Ngāti Rānana kaihaka Luke and Roimata Classen, practice law in London and are navigating through hard...
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Te Matatini gets greenlight under Level 1
The next national senior kapa haka competition, Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tāngata, that was set for February 2021 may go ahead in Level 1.112422Kapa hakaNovel Coronavirus / COVID-19Te Matatini
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Tainui kapa haka festival returns
The festival had been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.244170Kapa hakaTainuiTe Matatini
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Mōtai Tangata Rau will sit out Tainui regionals
Should Te Matatini 2021 be postponed?268534Kapa hakaMōtai Tangata RauNovel Coronavirus / COVID-19Paraone GloyneTe Matatini
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Matariki celebrations kick off in Tāmaki Makaurau
To celebrate Matariki, Auckland Council has brought together some of Tāmaki Makaurau's finest haka teams and local Māori businesses.112422Kapa hakaMatarikiTāmaki Makaurau
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Te Matatini Herenga Waka postponed until 2022
Te Matatini National Board today said there were too many risks for the Te Matatini National Championships to go ahead in February.289857244170Kapa hakaTe Matatini
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Decision to postpone Te Matatini to 2022 made to protect people
Te Matatini Herenga Waka, Herenga Tāngata will be held in 2022.289857Kapa hakaTāmaki MakaurauTe Matatini
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Tainui Waka Festival to go ahead despite Te Matatini postponement to 2022
The Tainui Waka Kapa Haka Festival will go ahead at the end of August.244170Kapa hakaTainuiTe Matatini
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Ngā Tūmanako on postponing Te Matatini Herenga Waka
More time to practise, says Reikura Kahi.244170Kapa hakaNgā TūmanakoTe Matatini
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Paraone Gloyne explains decision to postpone Te Matatini
The decision to postpone Te Matatini to 2022 was a sad one to for the national board to make.169038Kapa hakaNewsTe Matatini
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Rōpū to wait even longer for Te Matatini to make first stand
Ohinemataroa ki Ruatāhuna were prepping for their first stand at Te Matatini Herenga Waka, Herenga Tāngata.272617Kapa hakaTe Matatini
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Mataatua kapa haka performers called to enrol for voting this year
One of Whakatōhea's prominent voices on the kapa haka stage is calling for fellow performers across Mataatua to enrol to vote in this year's election. 244170ElectionsKapa hakaMataatuaWhakatōhea
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