Mana motuhake ki te kāinga Matatū, Mataora, Matatini ki te ao

Ko wai mātou? Who are we?

Te Matatini Society Incorporated is the national organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand responsible for fostering excellence, developing and protecting traditional Māori performing arts.

Ki te whāngai, ki te manaaki, ki te whakatipu I ngā mahi Kapa Haka kia pūāwai ki ōna taumata.

Fostering, supporting and growing Kapa Haka in the pursuit of excellence.

Congratulations to Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue for being declared overall winner of Te Matatini 2025

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Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue

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  • Te Matatini decision prompts hope, as well as disappointment

    News Article

    Local Te Matatini organisers hope a meeting with national counterparts this weekend will shed light on how Te Tauihu (the top of the South Island) could - at some point - hold the biennial kapa haka festival.

    • Nelson Mail, Katy Jones
    • 14 May 2025
    • 2 minute read

  • Decision made on Te Matatini 2027

    Media Release

    Te Matatini, Aotearoa’s premier kapa haka festival, will not go ahead in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui in 2027.

    • Te Matatini
    • 12 May 2025
    • 2 minute read

  • Te Matatini and NZQA recognise 2024 Te Ao Haka Top Scholar

    Media Release

    Te Matatini Society Inc and NZQA recognised the academic achievements of Rotorua Girls’ High School student Mareikura Mahaki for achieving Te Ao Haka Top Scholar 2024.

    • Te Matatini
    • 8 May 2025
    • 2 minute read