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Capital City Hosting Major Kapa Haka Festival
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 3:32 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Wellington City will be hosting the Te-Whanganui-a-Tara senior kapa haka regionals for the first time in ten years with six teams performing including a group comprised of workers from the Wellington City Council. Additionally, this year's competition ... More >>
Te Matatini 2021 venue and dates announced
Friday, 28 June 2019, 5:21 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Excitement is already building in Auckland with the announcement of New Zealand’s premier Kapa Haka festival Te Matatini to be held at Eden Park, 23-27 of February 2021. The biennial traditional Māori cultural arts festival is the pinnacle event ... More >>
Tickets being snapped up for Te Matatini (Te Reo + English)
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 3:09 pm | Te Matatini Festival
E whakatenatenahia ana Te Whanganui a Tara whānui kia tīkina ā rātou tīkiti ki te tino mahi a Rēhia o te ao Māori ki Aotearoa, arā, ko Te Matatini ki te Ao, tū ana ki te Whare Tākaro Nui o Westpac atu i te 21 Huitanguru. Ka whakatūria ... More >>
Premiere Venue Confirmed for Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival
Friday, 1 December 2017, 4:11 pm | Te Matatini Festival
WELLINGTON - Te Matatini Society Incorporated is excited to announce the Westpac Trust Stadium is the chosen venue for the 2019 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival. More >>
Executive Director Leaves Te Matatini on Sound Footing
Friday, 4 December 2015, 5:21 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Te Matatini Kapa Haka Aotearoa looks forward to an exciting future based on an improved financial position and significant growth in Kapa Haka throughout the country. More >>
Dates announced for Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:28 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 2017 the pre-eminent competition attracting performers from both New Zealand and Australia is to be held 22 – 26 February 2017 in Kahungunu, Hawkes Bay. More >>
2015 Recipient of Mobil Oil Te Reo Excellence Trophy
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 11:16 am | Te Matatini Festival
Mōtai Tangata Rau – 2015 Recipient of Mobil Oil Te Reo Excellence Trophy The recipient of this year’s Mobil Oil Te Reo Excellence Trophy recognising excellence in written and performed Māori language at the 2015 Te Matatini Festival was announced ... More >>
Te Matatini Mahau Arrival Signals Start of Festival
Sunday, 22 February 2015, 11:19 am | Te Matatini Festival
Te Matatini Mahau Arrival Signals Start of Festival Four containers arrive on site at Hagley Park in Christchurch this morning signalling the final passing over of the Te Matatini mauri to Waitaha and the beginning of the site build for the biennial ... More >>
Christchurch Prepares for World’s Largest Kapa Haka Festival
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 10:41 am | Te Matatini Festival
Preparations for the country’s pre-eminent Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 2015 are now in full swing with the organisers and hosts confirming accommodation arrangements in Christchurch. More >>
Kapa Haka Competition Hosts Announced To 2039
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:43 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Regional representative kapa haka organisations and local iwi will no longer be required to bid to host Aotearoa/New Zealand’s premiere biennial national kapa haka championships following changes instituted by Te Matatini Society. More >>
Kapa Haka Fever Hits Canterbury!!!
Friday, 8 February 2013, 9:45 am | Te Matatini Festival
There is a fever that has hit the Maori World in Aotearoa/ New Zealand where premiere Kapa Haka groups from throughout the country will hit the stage in Rotorua from 20th – 24th February to contest the title for National champion at the Te Matini National ... More >>
Rotorua team world Kapa Haka champions
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 7:42 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Rotorua based Te Matarae i Orehu has taken the world title of Kapa Haka Champions in Gisborne today. More >>
Punching above their weight and budget
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 12:37 pm | Te Matatini Festival
A small regional radio station on the East Coast is being praised today for their stand out radio broadcasts at the worlds largest Kapa Haka festival by its organizers. More >>
MP Horomia pitches in
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 12:33 pm | Te Matatini Festival
New Zealand Labour Party politician Hon. Parekura Horomia has spent the last three mornings of Te Matatini o te Rā, the world’s largest Kapa Haka festival, working as a parking warden. More >>
Finalists announced at World Kapa Haka Competition
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 8:00 pm | Te Matatini Festival
The competition at the World Kapa Haka Festival, Te Matatini o Te Ra 2011 just got hotter. More >>
Listeners unable to get Haka fix
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 6:04 pm | Te Matatini Festival
The server hosting internet sites for 22 Iwi radio stations around the country crashed this morning under the pressure of listeners wanting to hear live streaming broadcasts from Te Matatini o te Rā, the world’s largest Kapa Haka festival, in Gisborne. More >>
Te Matatini - World’s Largest Haka
Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:23 pm | Te Matatini Festival
On Sunday, 20th February 2011 there will an attempt to break the Guinness World Record™ for the world’s largest haka at Te Matatini o te Ra 2011 Festival, Wai ō hika Estate, Gisborne. More >>
Te Waka Huia Triumphs At National Kapa Haka Fest
Monday, 23 February 2009, 9:59 am | Te Matatini Festival
Te Waka Huia has claimed the title of supreme winner for the fourth time at Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival. More >>
Sunshine And Spectators Return To Te Matatini
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:31 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Sunny skies, 16,000 spectators and a retinue of visiting dignitaries sparked energies at Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival in Tauranga today. More >>
Te Matatini Performances Re-Scheduled
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 12:50 pm | Te Matatini Festival
On Saturday 21 February 2009 all Te Matatini National Kapa Haka performances will now commence at 9am, with the gates at Bay Park Stadium in Tauranga opening at 8am. More >>
