Brackets are made up of seven 'items', six compulsory and one optional. The optional item is the Waiata tira or choral, if performed the Waiata tira happens before the Whakaeke right at the ...

The optional item is the waiata tira or choral. Points are awarded across all disciplines, with teams judged on te reo Māori excellence, execution and impact. A single point – or even half a ...

Te Matatini celebrated 50 years of Kapa Haka in 2022, with the release of an album of classic and modern waiata from across the festival's first five decades, and a book 'He Tau Makuru' charting the ...