Young pupils at an east Auckland school have demonstrated their cultural spirit and flair to capture a major award. Anchorage ...

Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue from the Te Arawa region emerged as Toa Whakaihuwaka, as champions on the final day at Pukekura ...

When new rōpū Kōkō Tangiwai stormed to the front of the Waitaha region kapa haka competitions in 2024 they pushed the boundaries of creativity and innovation to take out the top spot and earn their ...

Bryan shares one of his favourite RNZ Concert interviews from the year. In the run-up to Matariki Weekend, he spoke to Rawi Pere, who helps lead the Ngati Rehia Community Kapa Haka Group - a Kapa Haka ...

As thousands prepare to take back the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest ever haka at Eden Park this Sunday (a record somehow held by the French for the past 10 years) – the country’s ...

Prize-winners at Te Tairāwhiti Secondary Schools & Wharekura Regional Kapa Haka Competition: Parearau Rogers Brooking (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou, left), Tikirau Taiapa (TKKM o ...

A group of New Zealand highland dancers and kapa haka performers at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2014. From left) Annette Wehi, Conor Hendry, Te Reweti Wharepapa, Sonia Martin and Shontelle ...

National kapa haka festival Te Matatini has almost $50 million in funding in Budget 2024. Te Matatini had not been funded beyond this year. Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka said the significance ...

Kapa haka and the importance of connection emerged as major contributors to whānau oranga in the newly released Whānau Voice Insights Report 2025, with warnings about the impact vaping is having on ...

The disruption of a Sikh Nagar Kirtan in Manurewa on 20 December 2025 has left many New Zealanders unsettled. While the ...

Hawera's TSB Hub was alive with kapa haka yesterday as 26 schools vied for the top spot at the Taranaki Primary Schools Cultural Festival. The event, aimed at encouraging growth and identity in Maori ...

A Māori health coalition is asking those attending the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition to take precautions to prevent measles from spreading. Thirteen measles cases have been reported ...