Mana motuhake ki te kāinga Matatū, Mataora, Matatini ki te ao

Ko wai mātou? Who are we?

Te Matatini Society Incorporated is the national organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand responsible for fostering excellence, developing and protecting traditional Māori performing arts.

Ki te whāngai, ki te manaaki, ki te whakatipu I ngā mahi Kapa Haka kia pūāwai ki ōna taumata.

Fostering, supporting and growing Kapa Haka in the pursuit of excellence.

Congratulations to Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue for being declared overall winner of Te Matatini 2025

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Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue

Upcoming Events

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  • Wednesday, 2 April 2025 - Saturday, 5 April 2025

    ASB Polyfest 2025

    We will be selling Te Matatini merchandise at the Auckland Secondary Schools Māori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival is from 2-5 April 2025 | Celebrating 50 Years.

    • Manukau Sports Bowl, 1 Boundary Rd, Clover Park, Auckland
    • 7am - 5:30pm
    • Paid event

News & updates

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  • Te Matakōrero - Rua tekau ma rua

    Te Mataorero

    Te Matakōrero - Rua tekau ma rua. This issue highlights the Te Matatini 2025 festival, the winners, and the range of benefits Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga achieved.

    • Te Matatini
    • 31 March 2025
    • 5 minute read

  • Thousands celebrate kapa haka, kai, connection at Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival

    News Article

    The biennial Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival, held at Ōtira Marae, near Moerewa, is described as "a celebration of all things Ngāti Hine".

    • RNZ, Peter de Graaf
    • 30 March 2025
    • 3 minute read

  • Out of the shadows

    News Article

    Te Matatini offered a chance to reflect on past and present, and how Taranaki and Aotearoa have changed.

    • Listener, Rachel Buchanan
    • 29 March 2025
    • 2 minute read