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Showcases some of the best kapa haka from around Aotearoa, performing on their marae, sharing their history and stories through their songs. Available On Demand.
We travel to Ōpōtiki, the birth place and home of renowned kapa haka Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti, which was founded and still tutored by Te Whakatōhea leader Te Kahautu Maxwell.
Showcasing some of the best kapa haka from around Aotearoa, performing on their marae, sharing their history and stories through their songs.
This week we travel to Auckland, home to Ngā Tūmanako. We will explore how this kapa was established by a group of friends who grew up together on Hoani Waititi Marae. (FINAL)
We travel to Te Kaha. This episode will explore how the stories and beliefs of Te Whānau a Apanui have shaped their kapa and continues to inspire their kaihaka to return home.
We travel to the geothermal village of Whakarewarewa in Rotorua, home of Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao. This episode will explore their group’s rich origins. Join us as we hear their history and stories visualised through their songs and haka.
Omaio is home to Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui. Highly regarded as one of the top kapa haka in Aotearoa, this episode will explore how their tribal histories, stories and beliefs have shaped their kapa.
We travel to Tāmaki Makaurau to meet Te Roopu Manutaki. Established more than 50 years ago by visionary leader Sir Pita Sharples, to keep Māori culture and language alive. (FINAL)
We travel to the township of Ngāruawāhia where Tūrangawaewae marae stands, the seat of the Kiingitanga movement and home of Te Pou o Mangatāwhiri kapa haka.
We travel to Ōpōtiki, the birth place and home of renowned kapa haka Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti, which was founded and still tutored by Te Whakatōhea leader Te Kahautu Maxwell.
We travel to Te Pā o Ngā Ariki near Whanganui which is also known to many as Rātana Pā, the spiritual home of the Rātana faith, to meet Te Reanga Morehu o Rātana kapa haka. ON DEMAND AVAILABLE TO VIEWERS WORLDWIDE
This week we travel to the shores of Lake Rotorua to meet Te Mātārae I Ōrehu, a trail blazing kapa haka known for their dynamic use of traditional Māori weaponry.
We travel to the far north to meet Muriwhenua Kapa Haka who regard themselves as the guardians of one of the most spiritually sacred places in the Māori world, Te Rerenga Wairua.
Whāngārā is home to the reigning national kapa haka champions, Whangara Mai Tawhiti. Hear about their history and stories visualised through their songs and haka. (PREMIERE)
