Kapa Haka
A Waka Odyssey: journey, home and belonging
The culture and history of Pacific voyaging will take centre stage at the 2018 New Zealand Arts Festival next February. The spectacular opening event will feature a mass assembly of waka in Wellington… Audio, Gallery
Rangatahi encouraged to take part in Te Matatini
Young performers at the festival are like taonga and the organisers are determined to see them shine at a national level.
Ngā Taonga Mai Tawhiti prepare for Te Matatini
Yadana Saw and Kirsten Johnstone witness kapa haka group Ngā Taonga Mai Tawhiti prepare for Te Matatini - the biggest event in the Māori performing arts calendar. Audio, Gallery
Another 16 teams take to the stage at national kapa haka festival
It was a day of firsts and lasts at Te Matatini today with one Hawke's Bay iwi having their first team perform, and one performer putting on their last show. Video, Audio
Manaakitanga at fore for kapa haka organisers
Hundreds of volunteers are working hard behind the scenes as the second day of national kapa haka festival Te Matatini gets under way.
Ngati Kahungunu relish Te Matatini hosting role
"It is all about manaakitanga." Ngati Kahungunu say hosting the biggest ever Te Matatini kapa haka competition is hard work but fun. Audio
Te Matatini: 'All the blood, sweat and tears are worth it'
Hundreds of excited kapa haka performers have strutted their stuff on the first day of biennial national competition Te Matatini.
Kapa Haka performers shake stage on Day One of Te Matatini
More than 1800 of the best kapa haka performers in the world have gathered at Te Matatini in Hastings. Audio
Stage set for kapa haka festival
A record number of kapa haka teams will compete at the Te Kahu o Te Amorangi Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival in Hastings.
Kingi Kiriona - Hip hop haka
Kingi Kiriona is co-founder of Hamilton-based kapa haka group Te Iti Kahurangi. He speaks with Wallace about the release of their new album which blends hip hop and techo with kapa haka. Audio
Preparing for Te Matatini
Te Matatini is the national Kapa Haka festival, and it's being held from February 22nd - 26th in Hastings. It's a giant feat of logistics: 47 performing teams, 35,000 people in attendance and a… Audio
Name UL: teenage hip hop
Kim Hill talks to Emanuel John Psathas, aka rapper Name UL, who was performing in licensed venues before he was old enough to legally drink in them, and has opened for a number of international acts… Audio
Kai a Miro: Ngapo Wehi and Nanaia Mahuta
Shannon Haunui-Thompson from RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team acknowledges the passing of Kapa Haka master Ngapo Wehi and looks at the significance of Nanaia Mahuta's new moko. Audio
Te ao Māori mourns 'Godfather of kapa haka'
The death of Kapa Haka expert Ngāpō Wehi yesterday has left the world of Māori perfoming arts to mourn his loss and remember his great contribution.
Arts community mourns Godfather of Kapa Haka
The Maori perfoming arts community is mourning the death of Kapa Haka expert Ngapo Wehi. Audio
Winners of kapa haka festival named
Te Rōpū Raukura, from Rotorua Boys' and Rotorua Girls' High School, has won the national secondary schools' kapa haka competition in Napier. Audio
The poi are flying as kapa haka festival begins
Hundreds of high school students and their supporters are in Hawke's Bay this week for Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa, the national secondary schools kapa haka festival. Audio
National kapa haka festival in 16th year
The national secondary schools' Kapa Haka festival is underway in Hawke's Bay this week, with hundreds of students taking part. Audio
Troy Kingi on new album Guitar Party at Uncle's Bach
Musician-actor Troy Kingi, best known for his role as selfie-dad in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, drops into the RNZ studio to for a chat and to play a couple of songs from his new album Guitar Party at… Video, Audio
A step in a new direction
The New Zealand School of Dance is offering a free dance course for young Maori and Pacific Island teenaged boys. It draws on combining, contemporary dance, street dance and Kapa Haka and gives the… Audio
