Competition Rules

These competition rules were approved by the National Board for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025.

Competition Rules

Upcoming Events

Friday, 13 June 2025 - Friday, 13 June 2025

Te Mokotini ki Tainui

More information to come
- Claudelands, Hamilton
- 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday, 13 June 2025 - Saturday, 14 June 2025

Tainui Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Festival

More information to come
- GLOBOX Arena & Events Centre, Claudelands, Hamilton
- 8:00am - 5:00pm
Monday, 16 June 2025 - Monday, 16 June 2025

Te Whaktaetae Kapa Haka Tuarua o te Whanganui-a-Tara ki Ōtaki

More information to come
- Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
- 8:45am - 7:30pm

News & updates

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