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Auckland was swarmed yesterday with haka exponents from all over, the main objective was to celebrate the culture through language. Te Kāea went to listen to the beautiful voices and find out what makes te reo in Tāmaki so different.
Te Waka Huia didn't just take out the top prize for reo, they took first place overall at the Tāmaki Makaurau regionals. Male leader Hare Rua says that practice is the key to maintaining excellence in haka.
The defending champions have won the Tāmaki Makaurau Kapa Haka Regionals today.
Auckland haka groups took the stage for day two of the Tāmaki Makaurau Kapa Haka Regional Competition. It was a sold out event with tickets running out in a matter of minutes.
Auckland will be hosting the Tāmaki Makaurau Senior Kapa Haka Regional Competition today and tomorrow to find out which five teams will advance through to Te Matatini next year.
World champions, Whangara Mai Tawhiti, have done it again by securing the number one spot at the Tamararo Regional Kapa Haka Competition that was held in Gisborne today.
Te Tairawhiti is set to host its 65th annual kapa haka competition under the mantle of Tamararo tomorrow.
New Zealanders involved in the creative sector are awaiting the government's arts allocation in today's budget with cautious optimism.
One of the most well-known faces of Te Matatini and the Māori art world, painter, Erena Koopu has combined her love for the visual and performing arts in her newest exhibition, 'Hei Ō Mō Apanui'.
Wetini Mitai-Ngatai has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The kapa haka innovator and business entrepreneur has been recognised for services to Māori performing arts.
Today fourteen teams took to the stage in Te Wairoa for their chance at securing one of four spots to Te Matatini in Wellington next year.
Kahungunu lifted their kapa haka game at this year's Ngāti Kahungunu regional competition held in Te Wairoa, with fourteen teams battling it out on the stage to earn that Te Matatini spot come 2019.
