Te Matatini Competition Finals Day Is Sold Out
The biggest day in the Te Matatini festival is finals day, and all online tickets have been sold and there will be no gate sales.
Te Matatini Manahautū Carl Ross announced today that all tickets for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 finals day are sold out.
“The Bowl of Brooklands holds 15,000 and we are at capacity. It’s an amazing feeling to know that we have achieved a sold-out finals day.”
Chairman of Te Kāhui Maunga Society Elijah Pue is thrilled so many have embraced the power and beauty of kapa haka, set amongst the beautiful surroundings of Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands.
“It’s so wonderful that so many people from near and afar want to come and enjoy the magic that is Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga,” says Elijah.
A priority for Te Matatini is for everyone to experience kapa haka live, tickets are still available for Thursday and Friday.
You can watch the finals coverage on Whaakata Māori and TVNZ2 or online on Whakaata MĀORI+ and TVNZ+.
Fanzones have also been set up at Te Tōangaroa in Tāmakai-makaurau and at Te Papa in Te Whanganui a Tara; food and market stalls, cultural workshops, and live haka performances from local rangatahi groups will feature at the two locations.
Three kapa haka rōpū from each of the four pools will qualify to compete on finals day being held on Saturday March 1. They will be announced at 5:20pm on Friday 28 February, once all 55 teams have performed.