More than 5000 people are expected to descend on Northland's Ōtiria Marae as one of the region's biggest iwi celebrates its ...

Every item performed by kapa at Te Matatini carry a pūrākau (story) of people, places, and events of historical of significance for their hapū and iwi.

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 ...

"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po welcomed the masses to her first Tūrangawaewae Regatta as Arikinui on Saturday, as the ...

The performance by Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Ranginui at 8.30am on Wednesday was the first of 14 groups on day two of the preliminary competition, with each group on stage for half an hour. The groups now ...

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 ...

Ngāti Hine are readying themselves to host thousands of descendants and community at Ōtiria Marae, in Moerewa, for their biennial Ngāti Hine Festival, being held this week from Friday 28 – Sunday 30 ...

Loreen Henare (centre) at one of the Pounamu Ventures performances. Loreen Henare had her first taste of kapa haka as a 4-year-old performing with her parents and whānau. Forty-eight years later ...

Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue has won Te Matatini 2025. Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue dedicated their bracket to the late Sir Robert Gillies, the last surviving member of the Māori Battalion ...