Mātaatua

Rohe Delegate Dr Te Kahautu Maxwell. — Rohe Delegate & Chairperson

Dr Te Kahautu Maxwell

Rohe Committee Mātaatua Kapa Haka Incorporated. — Rohe Committee

Mātaatua Kapa Haka Incorporated

Upcoming Events

Friday, 13 February 2026 - Saturday, 14 February 2026

Tākitimu Te Kahu o Te Amorangi: Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamatea Kapa Haka Whakataetae-ā-Rohe

Ngāti Kahungunu Senior Regional Kapa Haka Competition
- Russell Park, Waipukurau
Friday, 27 February 2026 - Saturday, 28 February 2026

Mataatua Senior Regional Kapa Haka Competition
- Te Kāeaea o Taiwhakaea (Ruby Park), Whakatane
Friday, 6 March 2026 - Saturday, 7 March 2026

Te Kāhui Maunga Senior Regional Kapa Haka Competition
- Clifton Park, Waitara

News & updates

Te Matakōrero - Rua tekau mā iwa

Te Matakōrero

Te Matatini welcomes Te Arikinui Kuīni Ngā wai hono i te pō as its new Patron, honours four new Life Members, celebrates Kapa haka ambassadors abroad, urges measle immunisation for whānau, and shares updates on the 2025 senior kapa haka regionals.
- Te Matatini
- 25 November 2025
- 15 minute read
Te Matatini champion Kereama Wright on power of kapa haka

News Article

Kereama Wright (Te Arawa), senior member of haka rōpū Ngāti Whakaue and Te Matatini 2025 champion, says kapa haka is a form of rongoā - healing body, mind and spirit - and one of the strongest expressions of Māori culture.
- RNZ
- 22 November 2025
- 2 minute read
Te Matakōrero - Rua tekau mā waru

Te Matakōrero

Te Matakōrero 18 honours the passing of Arikinui Tā Tumu Te Heuheu Tukino VIII and reflects on other stories such as the recent Koroneihana celebration, including the hand-over of the Mauri o Te Matatini and host role to Hopuhopu for Te Matatini 2027.
- Te Matatini
- 15 October 2025
- 15 minute read