Powhiri for Te Matatini kapa haka festival in Wellington
Around 5000 people have arrived in Wellington for the opening pōwhiri of the biggest kapa haka competition in the country, Te Matatini.
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Kiingi Tuheitia. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Kaumatua Morris Love. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Visitors carry framed images of family who have passed. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Crowds at Westpac Stadium on Thursday. RNZ / Ana Tovey
Spectators at at Westpac Stadium on Thursday. RNZ / Ana Tovey
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