FINALIST: Te Arawa group Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao put on a rousing performance in the finals. PHOTO/HAWKES BAY TODAY Two Te Arawa teams were named among the top nine at Te Matatini at the weekend.

Top kapa haka group Te Waka Huia will be taking a stand against the drug P at this year’s kapa haka regional competition in Auckland on Saturday June 23rd. Members will be wearing t-shirts with an ...

SEASONED PERFORMERS: Waihirere (pictured) took second place at Te Tairawhiti Tamararo Regional Kapahaka Championships last year in Gisborne, securing another spot at Te Matatini. They are the only ...

The final day of Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga has begun and hundreds of spectators were so keen for the they started lining up at 3am, four hours before the gates opened. Only 12 of the 55 kapa who ...

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 people ...