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.
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Māori Market celebrates unique taonga Māori
Coinciding with Te Matatini is the bi-annual Māori Market at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke. The exhibition by Toi Māori Aotearoa features traditional and contemporary Māori art, giving Māori artists the opportunity to show their skills to the masses.
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Te Ātiawa ‘Māui Tikitiki’ and Te Matatini ki te Āo
This year Te Matatini has a new theme inspired by the legend of Māui's fish, whose head comprises the Wellington region in Māori mythology.
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Ngā Uri Taniwha debut at Te Matatini 2019
Ngā Uri Taniwha are one of five teams debuting at Te Matatini Fesitval next week and they're also one of the local groups preparing to represent their region of Wellington.
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Smear Your Mea- new wero for all Matatini rōpū
Northern kapa, Muriwhenua, are challenging wāhine from all Te Matatini groups to get tested for cervical cancer before the competition.
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2019 Bunnings Jnr National Touch: 1G Pool B, Wellington v Taranaki
2019 Bunnings Junior National Touch: 1G Pool B, Wellington v Taranaki
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Wellingtonians celebrate 100-hour astronomy event
This week Wellingtonians will get a rare glimpse of space thanks to the Wellington Astronomical Society who are putting on a number of free stargazing events as part of an international celebration of astronomy.
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Māori Santa accepts invitation to Wellington
Nelson's Māori Santa is set to make an appearance in Wellington after fundraising efforts and Facebook calls from two Aro Valley locals garnered the support of thousands.
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Rangatahi-inspired cyclist nears finish line
With just under four hours to go, Mana Williams-Eade has nearly reached his goal of pedalling on his stationary bike for 6,300 minutes.
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Govt injects $45mil into new Wellington children's hospital
The government is injecting $45mil into a new state-of-the-art facility, supplemented with a generous $50mil donation from businessman Mark Dunajtschik.
