The by-election, scheduled for 6 September, was triggered by the passing of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp on 26 ...

Tākiri Tū Te Matatini will be hosted by Tainui, at Hopuhopu near Ngāruawāhia, following a two-day tono process involving Te Whare Haka o Tainui and Tainui waka Iwi.

All of Taranaki's accommodation options have been booked out ahead of Te Matatini, forcing event organisers and locals to think outside the box.

Following a two-day tono (bid) process, a collaborative proposal by Te Whare Haka o Tainui and Waikato-Tainui iwi received ...

When Te Matatini decided to transition to an entirely digital judging system for its esteemed national kapa haka competition, it had no idea that Cyclone Gabrielle would hit just days before it was ...

A new impact evaluation report on this year's Te Matatini shows that the 2025 festival was the biggest to date. The report showed that Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga held in February in Ngāmotu ...

Kelvin Davis says the boost to Matatini is great for new kapa kids.

Te Matatini Executive and National Committee today congratulated Selwyn Parata on his appointment as Chair of Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou. "On behalf of the Executive and National Committee as well as ...

Waititi said Te Matatini was also a time to talk about the "many issues facing us at this particular time" - including political issues.

Every Te Matatini festival the call goes out for volunteers, Te Hāpai Ō, and this year’s event had no trouble, with people eager to put their hands up. Te ...

Te Matatini will occur in Te Tauihu in 2027. Te Whānau-ā-Apanui were the overall winners of Te Matatini in 2023, when the kapa haka champs held in Auckland's Eden Park.Supplied Te Tauihu (upper ...

More than 1.8 million Kiwis tuned in to watch Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata 2023, showcasing the best kapa haka Aotearoa has to offer. Almost 73 ...