ASB Polyfest spokesperson Dean Wilson says this year’s 50th-anniversary celebration is extra special, with a record number of kapa haka groups performing.
Thousands of people have been enjoying three days of kapa haka, kai and connecting at one of Northland's biggest cultural events. The biennial Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival, held at Ōtiria Marae, ...
Te Kuru Marutea vocalist Bailee Tava told Midday Report's Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira that the success of the song has been special for kapa haka in the South Island. "When we went to [Te Matatini] we were ...
A Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine has been honoured in an emotional ceremony, with soldiers performing a Haka in front of his coffin. Corporal Dominic Bryce Abelen, was killed while trying to take ...
Ukrainian troops paid a tribute to a killed New Zealand fighter by performing the haka dance next to his coffin. Dominic Abelen, 28, was killed while assaulting a Russian trench near Vuhledar ...
Video / Parliament TV Senior Labour MP Peeni Henare says he stands by his decision to move away from his seat in the House and perform a haka, which ultimately led to him being referred to ...
Kapa haka leaders in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui - the Nelson-Marlborough region - are confident the region is up to the job of hosting Te Matatini in 2027. Speculation has been rife that the region ...
Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui Cultural Council is confident the region is up to hosting Te Matatini in 2027. Speculation has been rife the region at the top of the South Island could miss out on its ...