NEWS & UPDATES

From Te Manahautū Carl Ross As we come to the end of another busy and rewarding year, I want to take a moment to reflect on all we have...

Te Matatini Annual Report 2023-2024 released Our 2023-2024 Annual Report has been presented to Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and...

MEDIA STATEMENT 30 August 2024 Kua hinga te uri a Mahinarangi i a Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero te tua whitu. No reira hoatu te ngira...

Kapa haka team, Hātea, of Te Tai Tokerau, are set to perform during tomorrow’s regional competition in Whangārei. MEDIA RELEASE FRIDAY...

MEDIA RELEASE THURSDAY 21st MARCH, 2024 Capital city hosting major kapa haka festival Wellington City will be hosting the...

Former Te Matatini champions, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, are set to perform at the Te Arawa kapa haka regionals in Rotorua this weekend. MEDIA...

MEDIA RELEASE FRIDAY 23rd FEBRUARY, 2024 Cyclone-affected kapa haka groups find a way to perform The devastation and continued impact...

MEDIA RELEASE TUESDAY 20th FEBRUARY, 2024 "Kapa haka gives us purpose" Top kapa haka performers ready to compete Twenty-two kapa haka...

MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY 14th FEBRUARY, 2024 Number of kapa haka teams growing in South Island region Kapa haka teams in Te Tauihu o Te...

MEDIA RELEASE THURSDAY 18th JANUARY, 2024 Four months of Te Matatini regionals set to kick start kapa haka season Kapa haka fans are in...

MEDIA RELEASE FRIDAY 22nd DECEMBER, 2023 Te Matatini welcomes Government pledge to Kapa Haka Te Matatini Chairperson Ta Selwyn Parata and...

Passionate kapa haka tutor Edward Te Moana, or “Matua Ed” to his students, was awarded the ASB As Good as Gold honour on TVNZ’s Seven...

MEDIA RELEASE THURSDAY 19th OCTOBER, 2023 Te Mana Kuratahi 2023 is back and bigger than ever! The biggest junior kapa haka event in the...

MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER, 2023 Te Matatini distributes over $1 million to support Te Mana Kuratahi Festival 2023 Carl Ross...

MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY 9th AUGUST, 2023 Te Matatini presents ‘Kia Kino Nei Hoki’ a celebration of haka, music and language Multi-award...

MEDIA RELEASE FRIDAY 4th AUGUST, 2023 Te Matatini Gifts Trilingual Waiata to NZ Rugby As our national rugby team faces off against...

MEDIA RELEASE TUESDAY 11th JULY, 2023 Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata Festival Album launched to celebrate Matariki From the...