Speculation has been rife that the Nelson-Marlborough region could miss out on its confirmed host status due to concerns over ...

Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue has won Te Matatini 2025. Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue dedicated their bracket to the late Sir ...

The first performers are taking the stage at the national kapa haka championships, with more than 2000 people and 55 groups ...

This infographic, first produced for Te Matatini 2025, shows some key statistics relating to kapa haka from 2018 Te Kupenga, Wellbeing statistics 2021 ...

The pinnacle of Māori performing arts was on full display at Te Matatini today – big congratulations to Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti ...

Day one of Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga set a high benchmark for the week to come. There were 14 kapa haka rōpū that performed yesterday in the first pool of the preliminary performances – called Te ...

Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai weren’t the only visionaries celebrated by te iwi Māori at the national kapa haka ...

He sees it as an economic force, a diplomatic tool, and New Zealand’s most potent cultural export.

The twelve finalists for Te Matatini have been announced, among them are defending champions Te Whānau a Apanui, boundary-pushing Auckland group Angitu and star-studded newcomers Te Taumata o Apanui.

Te Matatini - the 'Olympics of Kapa Haka' - is the biennial Māori performing arts competition. Te Matatini began life in 1972 as the Polynesian Festival, at the inaugural festival in Rotorua ...

KAPA O PANGO – THE ALL BLACKS' OWN HAKA In August 2005, before the Tri Nations Test match against South Africa at Carisbrook, the All Blacks performed for the first time 'Kapa O Pango', a new haka for ...