With thousands of performers, volunteers and kapa haka supporters arriving in the Wellington region this week for Te Matatini ki te Ao, commuters are asked to be patient and expect some delays. Te ...

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga brought tens of thousands of visitors to Taranaki for the biennial celebration of kapa haka, injecting millions of dollars into the province in the process. But beyond ...

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga Festival 2025 will launch officially this Friday in New Plymouth, beginning the countdown to one of the largest cultural events in te ao Māori. Friday’s launch will ...

Te Matatini chairman Ta [Sir] Selwyn Parata and chief executive Carl Ross have welcomed reassurance from the new Government that it will honour its commitment to fostering the love of kapa haka within ...

Te Arawa groups perform Te Matatini performances for Rotorua crowds. Rotorua’s community has come together to fundraise nearly $40,000 for flood victims at a concert showcasing Te Arawa’s successful ...

National kapa haka festival Te Matatini has almost $50 million in funding in Budget 2024. Te Matatini had not been funded beyond this year. Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka said the significance ...

When Te Matatini decided to transition to an entirely digital judging system for its esteemed national kapa haka competition, it had no idea that Cyclone Gabrielle would hit just days before it was ...

Te Matatini will occur in Te Tauihu in 2027. Te Whānau-ā-Apanui were the overall winners of Te Matatini in 2023, when the kapa haka champs held in Auckland's Eden Park.Supplied Te Tauihu (upper South ...

Te Matatini festival is expected to bring 70,000 people into the region, with accommodation already booked out (file photo).RNZ/ Te Aniwa Hurihanganui Upgrades to help marae properly host a multitude ...