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

Former broadcaster and journalist Oriini Kaipara is putting her name forward to be Te Pāti Māori's Tāmaki Makaurau candidate.

But more fickle are the memories, hearts, and minds of New Zealanders. Hendy and his team received death threats, which were ...

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

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.

Te Matatini festival is expected to bring 70,000 people into the region, with accommodation already booked out (file photo).RNZ/ Te Aniwa Hurihanganui Upgrades to help marae properly host a ...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are just getting into team activities once again, finishing up their final week of OTAs before mandatory minicamp. But the ...

Te Matatini risks alienating the regions with its decision not to host the 2027 event in Te Tauhihu, Whakatū Nelson's Māori Ward councillor has warned. It was announced on Monday that the next ...

Te Matatini, Aotearoa’s premier kapa haka festival, will not go ahead in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui in 2027, as planned. Tā Herewini Parata, Heamana of Te Matatini Society Incorporated, said ...

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 ...

The theme song for Te Matatini next month is released. Video / Loop “This is Māori excellence” says Rotorua’s Trevor Maxwell of Te Matatini, the world’s biggest kapa haka festival.

Thousand's are expected to converge on New Plymouth for the kapa haka competition, which is projected to bring in $27 million for the region, its chief executive says.