"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.
Literally, haka means dance, or more specifically a posture dance. I get tired of ignorant politicians and commentators ...
Numbers at Te Matatini have been building up over the week, and will crescendo for a sold out finals on Saturday.
The proliferation of haka team-building workshops for corporate clients across the globe has raised eyebrows among Māori ...
This infographic, first produced for Te Matatini 2025, shows some key statistics relating to kapa haka from 2018 Te Kupenga, Wellbeing statistics 2021 ...
Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue have won the title of Toa Whakaihuwaka - the champions of Te Matatini. The rōpū from the Te ...
On finals day, whānau both at the venue and at home can access Haka Translate on the Te Matatini app, offering translations ...
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 ...
Te Arawa rohe teams competing will be Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Te Hekenga-ā-rangi, Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Te ...
Manukura tāne Pere Wīhongi challenged the audience, saying we live in ignorance of a new taniwha—artificial intelligence—at ...