12emailprint(Photo courtesy of Kiamataara Ngatihine) The three Te Tai Tokerau Senior regional roopu that have made it to the Nationals have been announced. They are: Hatea Te Roopu o Muriwhenua Hokianga These three roopu will be representing Te Tai Tokerau at the upcoming Te Matatini Kapa Haka Nationals in Rotorua in 2013.
Taitokerau Sat 14 Apr 2012 Kensington Stadium WHANGAREI Te Tau Ihu Sat 12 May 2012 Nelson College NELSON Waitaha Sat 19 May 2012 CHRISTCHURCH Aotea Sat 19 May 2012 The Hub HAWERA Tamaki Sat 23/Sun 24 Jun 2012 The Trust Stadium HENDERSON Whanganui a Tara Sat 4 Aug 2012 Wellington Town Hall WELLINGTON
Continue reading …(Matthew Martin, Rotorua Daily Post) Dates have been confirmed for New Zealand’s national kapa haka festival, Te Matatini, in Rotorua in 2013. Te Matatini executive director Darrin Apanui yesterday confirmed the festival, to be held at the Rotorua International Stadium, will run from February 20 to 24, 2013. The biennial festival was held in Gisborne earlier [...]
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Below are details of tomorrow’s Te Taitokerau Senior Kapa Haka Regional Competition, including the timetable (programme). The comps will be held Saturday, 14 April 2012 at Kensington Stadium, Whangarei and prize giving will take place at 4.30pm.
Continue reading …1st place-Raranga Whanui (1st time entrants from New South Whales) 2nd place-Turanga Ake (group made of Gisborne whanui living in Australia 3rd place-Nga Manu Waiata-from Victoria Australia
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Next week thousands of Maori from around Australia will converge on Canberra for a regional competition to select finalists to send to Te Matatini national kapa haka festival in Rotorua next year. The ACT Maori Performing Arts Corporation won the right to re-host the event which was declared the most successful Maori cultural festival in [...]
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The weather may have dampened the land (a good tohu!), but the wairua held strong. 1000s came out to celebrate the Tairawhiti region’s Senior Kapa Haka teams in Gisborne. The event was moved as a result of the atrocious weather and was held at the Gisborne Events Centre. The top 4 teams that won today [...]
Continue reading …(Te Karere) E kore rawa pea te hunga e haere ana ki turanga mo te whakataetae kapa haka-a-rohe e kiia nei ko nga Tamararo, e puta ma te whawharua o Waioeka inaianei, na te mea, kei te katia mo nga ra e toru e tuu mai nei.
Continue reading …Te Karere covers the Te Arawa Kapa Haka regionals 2012:
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Due to heavy rain warnings in Gisborne the venue for Senior Tamararo 2012 has changed to the Gisborne Events Centre.
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