Waioweka creates incredible kapa haka kids. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Children from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waioweka recently came second out of 56 schools at the Te Mana Kuratahi Kapa ...

Four Rotorua teams represented Te Arawa at Te Mana Kuratahi 2015 this week, each bringing home a prize showing the other regions how it's done. The primary schools national kapa haka competition ...

The haka is one of the most vivid symbols of Maori culture — the indigenous group who make up just under a fifth of New Zealand’s population. ... rather than the alternative Kapa o Pango.

Haka fans will come together this weekend to celebrate te ao Māori through haka, waiata and whanaungatanga at Tāmaki Hakangāhau - a non-competitive kapa haka event designed to bring audiences closer ...

The kapa haka is a performance of various choral song and dances, many of which have complicated moves and require good coordination. They are carried out by groups usually connected by family or ...

One of the most widely known haka is "Ka Mate" composed by Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha around 1820. Today, it is frequently performed by New Zealand sports teams and individuals when travelling ...

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 ...

T he transformative power of kapa haka and a celebration of one Aotearoa's most revered songwriters and champion of Māori culture are the focus of two exhibitions at New Plymouth's Puke Ariki Museum.

NEW ZEALAND will be performing their traditional Haka when they take on England in the Autumn Internationals. The big match at Twickenham is kicking off the long-awaited Autumn clashes. What are th… ...

The haka began its international association with rugby in 1888 when a team of “New Zealand Natives” led by Joseph Warbrick undertook a lengthy tour of Britain, Ireland and Australia and ...

A Nelson kapa haka group has been "overwhelmed" to learn they were awarded second place for their performance in a national competition.. Nelson Central School's Tamariki Toa group were one of 57 ...