May 10, 2024
Tāmaki teams join kapa haka fun
Tāmaki Makarau holds its regional competition for Te Matatini this weekend at Spark Arena.
While there are 24 kapa in performing, just nine are competing for the region’s six spots at Te Matitini 2025 in Ngāmotu-New Plymouth.
One of them is new west Auckland-based kapa Te Poho o Hinekahukura, tutored by Te Matatini veterans Jeff Ruha and Nettie Norman.
One of its members says it’s a great experience.
“(Jeff Ruha’s) knowledge is just crazy and I think I’ve benefited from that so much. I get to take that home and be like whoa like this is something I was missing out on,” a kapa member says.
Start time both days is 7am, and Te Poho o Hinekahukura perform at 4:35pm on Saturday.