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November 3, 2025 | News
Te Mana Kuratahi Opens in Tauranga, Celebrating Kapa Haka Tamariki
The 15th Te Mana Kuratahi kicks off in Tauranga, with 62 kura performing over five days in celebration of kapa haka excellence among tamariki.
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November 15, 2024 | News
Primary schools compete in kapa haka event
Today, primary schools from across Tāmaki Makaurau gather in Waitākere for the 2024 Ngā Kura Tuatahi o Tāmaki Makaurau competition.
November 3, 2023 | News
School haka trophy Tamaki Makaurau bound
Te Kapa Puāwai is heading home to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi with the Poutoko o Te Whenua, the trophy from the national primary schools kapa haka, in it luggage.
November 1, 2023 | News
Te Matatini invests in next generation
Some of the $34 million allocated to Te Matatini in this year's Budget is going towards ensuring teams from throughout the motu can get to this week's national primary schools' kapa haka competition.
October 31, 2023 | News
Matatini money well spent on kids’ kapa
Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis says seeing nieces and nephews from his old school Kawakawa Primary competing at Te Mana Kuratahi brought tears to his eyes.
October 30, 2023 | News
Primary school kapa haka building communities
Waipareira leader John Tamiihere says the national primary schools' kapa haka competition is a step on a tikanga Māori for many whanau.
- Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.
