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The Te Matatini Board, alongside regional iwi, has confirmed Hopuhopu, Ngāruawāhia (Waikato) as the host venue for Te ...
Tākiri Tū Te Matatini will be hosted by Tainui, at Hopuhopu near Ngāruawāhia, following a two-day tono process involving Te Whare Haka o Tainui and Tainui waka Iwi.
In true Toro Technology fashion, the team brought the entire Te Matatini whānau on the journey with them, helping them to up-skill on digital technologies along the way through regular training ...
A new impact evaluation report on this year's Te Matatini shows that the 2025 festival was the biggest to date. The report showed that Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga held in February in Ngāmotu New ...
Te Matatini Executive and National Committee today congratulated Selwyn Parata on his appointment as Chair of Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou. "On behalf of the Executive and National Committee as well as ...
Te Whānau ā Apanui was the winning group, taking home the Ngāpō Pimia Wehi Duncan McIntyre trophy and the title of Te Matatini 2023, with the judges praising the group’s style and wairua Māori.
Together with Te Matatini Society Inc, Pango Productions and funding from Te Māngai Pāho, the festival will be available live and free-to-air, giving audiences more access than ever before.
Te Matatini 2023 was kicked off by Muriwhenua from Te Tai Tokerau in dynamic fashion. It was very beautiful to watch and a nice way to get the party started. From what I’ve seen so far, it’s ...
Te Matatini chairman Ta [Sir] Selwyn Parata and chief executive Carl Ross have welcomed reassurance from the new Government that it will honour its commitm. ZB Choose a region. Site search.
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 ...