When new rōpū Kōkō Tangiwai stormed to the front of the Waitaha region kapa haka competitions in 2024 they pushed the boundaries of creativity and innovation to take out the top spot and earn their ...

It is 20 years since the All Blacks first performed the Kapa o Pango version of the haka. It remains a controversial iteration, with the final movement involving a motion where the players’ hands are ...

Kapa haka and the importance of connection emerged as major contributors to whānau oranga in the newly released Whānau Voice Insights Report 2025, with warnings about the impact vaping is having on ...

Prize-winners at Te Tairāwhiti Secondary Schools & Wharekura Regional Kapa Haka Competition: Parearau Rogers Brooking (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou, left), Tikirau Taiapa (TKKM o ...

More than 60,000 people are expected to attend Te Matatini National Kapa Haka competition in Hastings, pumping $12 million into the Hawke's Bay town. Hosting the event for the first time in more than ...

KA MAU TE WEHI! Whangara Mai Tawhiti kapa haka group have done Te Tairawhiti proud, beating 46 teams from around the country to win Te Matatini 2017. The Whangara-based group represent Ngati Porou, ...

The finding stems from research undertaken at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. The research question was to investigate if performing the kapa haka is one of the contributing factors that ...

Hawera's TSB Hub was alive with kapa haka yesterday as 26 schools vied for the top spot at the Taranaki Primary Schools Cultural Festival. The event, aimed at encouraging growth and identity in Maori ...