The first performers are taking the stage at the national kapa haka championships, with more than 2000 people and 55 groups ...

While the haka groups at Te Matatini are performing on stage, another group of reo and haka experts is working behind the ...

Te Matatini 2025 will be held at the Bowl of Brooklands in Pukekura Park. Given the unprecedented number of competing teams (more on that below), an extra day of competition has been added, so the ...

In the 2024 Budget, it allocated $48.7 million over the next three years to support the ongoing efforts of Te Matatini to grow and develop kapa haka in Aotearoa. Ross told the Herald having Willis ...

Kapa haka leaders in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui, the top of the South Island, are confident the region is up to the job of hosting Te Matatini in 2027. Speculation has been rife that the region could ...

The Canadian women's rugby squad showed energy and passion, scoring on the opening kickoff then rolling to a 27-10 victory ...

New Zealand crushed Fiji 41-7 to win the women’s final ... New Zealand celebrated the win by doing the Haka, the traditional Maori war dance. Australia defeated Japan 26-12 to finish third.

This weekend alone sees the Wellington Waterfront packed to the gills with the mega Faultline Ultra Festival, Children’s Day ...