It's one of biggest events on the calendar for te ao Māori and Te Matatini is back in 2025 bringing the best of haka and waiata from around Aotearoa and Australia. New Plymouth/Ngāmotu and the ...

The albums' release follows the viral success of People's Choice Award winner Te Kuru Marutea from Te Tauihu, whose choral ...

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

TVNZ says it changed ‘some of our publicity efforts’ for Te Matatini series hosted by freelance broadcaster Wairangi Koopu, ...

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 ...

The chief executive of the largest kapa haka festival in the world, says organisers will need to rethink where the competition is hosted.

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

The pōwhiri at Te Matatini 2025 was an emotional one. Photo / Te Matatini A pōwhiri unlike anything seen in Taranaki before marked the start of the biggest kapa haka competition in the world.

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga - Tākiri ko te Haka 2025 starts today on The Home of Haka. Whakaata Māori is proud to deliver its most extensive coverage yet, with more action, more opinion ...

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 ...

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