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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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  • Koeke set the scene on first day of Te Arawa Kapa Haka regionals

    News Article

    Pakeke from across Te Arawa waka are setting the standard on the first day of the Te Arawa Kapa Haka Regional Competition, before the competitive senior groups take the stage. Aukaha reporter Maioha Panapa has more from Te Kaitao o Rangipare in Rotorua.

    • Te Karere
    • 16 March 2026
    • 3 minutes

  • He Tānga Manawa: Te Arawa Kapa Haka Regionals 1997

    News Article

    In anticipation for the prestigious Te Arawa Kapa Haka Regionals this weekend, we throw it back to 1997, where we take a look at some of the rōpū haka that reigned supreme at the Te Arawa regionals of the time.

    • Te karere
    • 16 March 2026
    • 3 minutes

  • Te tangihanga a Hone Wharepapa: Ngāti Whakaue bring on winning Te Matatini tāonga

    News Article

    Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue are welcomed to Ōtūwhare Marae, bringing with them the Ngāpō Pīmia Wehi Duncan McIntyre Memorial Tāonga as a tribute to the contribution Hone Wharepapa had in the development of kapa haka within Te Whānau a Apanui.

    • Te Karere
    • 13 March 2026