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Following the aftermath of event cancellations due to the Christchurch terror attacks, Auckland's Polyfest groups are back on the grind. Te Ao caught up with King's College in Ōtāhuhu about their preparations for the special Te Pou Herenga Waka o Kia Aroha Division 1 Competition.
Events nationwide continue to be cancelled due to safety precautions following the Christchurch tragedy on Friday 15 March 2019.
Some performers for this year's ASB Polyfest in Auckland, however, have been given another lifeline, in particular, Division 1 students for the Māori Stage will have the opportunity to showcase their hard work in the coming weeks.
Haka group Angitu have returned home after attending the Oman World Folk Music Festival in Muscat where they dedicated their performance to the victims of the Christchurch attack.
Day two at ASB Polyfest 2019 saw 13 hopeful teams take to the Māori stage for Division 3. The competition grows stronger and stronger every year, which is the perfect environment to blood new judges.
The Manukau Sports Bowl has been the home of the ASB Polyfest for a number of years but it looks like they the biggest Cultural Festival will soon be looking for a new home as the competition gets bigger.
The largest Māori and Pacific Islands Festival in the world kicks off today. The ASB Polyfest is one of the most iconic Auckland festivals and this year celebrates its 44th anniversary.
The Greatest Showman actress was in tears watching Te Waka Huia's whakawātea sung to the tune This is Me at Te Matatini last week.
The actors from The Greatest Showman are set to put on a powerful performance this morning with a choir of rangatahi at AUT University.
There is a new wave of kapa haka groups making their mark. With former Kohanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa Māori students leading the way.
David Jones of Rongowhakaata is weaving his love for his sister Erica Jones who passed away in 2018 into a Korowai.
The political messages broadcast from the Te Matatini stage remain in the wake of the competition but did those at the beehive hear, heed and take on board the challenges put to them by performers?
Wellington City is still recovering from a huge weekend of kapa haka madness. Te Matatini ki te Ao proved itself as one of the most significant cultural events in Aotearoa as more than 60,000 people attended the four-day event at Westpac Stadium. But now Te Matatini has moved away from being just a biennial event and are now working on more community initiatives throughout the year.
