KAPA O PANGO – THE ALL BLACKS' OWN HAKA In August 2005, before the Tri Nations Test match against South Africa at Carisbrook, the All Blacks performed for the first time 'Kapa O Pango', a new haka for ...

Te ihi, te wehi, te wana are terms used frequently with te ao Māori to describe the emotional and awe-inspiring impact kapa haka performances can have on those watching. Every item performed by kapa ...

Halvorsen’s connection to kapa haka is not one of ancestry but of calling. He first encountered it in the mid 90s while training in Māori performing arts at the Polynesian Cultural Centre on ...

Te Matatini - the 'Olympics of Kapa Haka' - is the biennial Māori performing arts competition. Te Matatini began life in 1972 as the Polynesian Festival, at the inaugural festival in Rotorua ...

Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue has won Te Matatini 2025. Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue dedicated their bracket to the late Sir Robert Gillies, the last surviving member of the Māori Battalion ...

Kua tū te haka a Tāne Rore me ngā mahi a Hine Rēhia! The world’s greatest kapa haka event will generate a significant boost for businesses in Taranaki, Arts Minister Paul Goldsmith and ...

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 ...