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 ...

$32 million was given to Te Matatini in this year’s Budget. Photo / Te Ao Labour MP Kelvin Davis says seeing nieces and nephews from his old school Kawakawa Primary competing at Te Mana Kuratahi ...

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 ...

Thousand's of people are expected to converge on New Plymouth for the bienniel kapa haka national competition Te Matatini. Te Matatini will be held at New Plymouth's Bowl of Brooklands, beginning 25 ...

Haka has been used as a tool to connect people back to their culture and today more tamariki and rangatahi are already deeply immersed and proud of it – and it is on full display at Te Matatini.

More than 1.8 million Kiwis tuned in to watch Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata 2023, showcasing the best kapa haka Aotearoa has to offer. Almost 730,000 New Zealanders watched the live ...

Nelson council staff and hospitality leaders say they remain confident the region had capacity to host the world's largest kapa haka festival, after it was dropped as the 2027 host. Te Matatini ...

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 ...

The notes of the waiata-ā-ringa 'E Te Tau o Taku Ake' echo across Eden Park. A wahine performing in the group Te Ringa Kaha holds the portrait of a beloved friend and mentor. As she and her rōpū sing, ...