Te matatini draw Many Te Arawa kapa haka team members have been involved in the Māori performing art since they were babies, say kaihaka who spoke to the Rotorua Daily Post about their 2025 victory at the fiercely competitive kapa haka competition, Te Matatini. Key Roles for the Te Matatini National Festival . Feb 27, 2025 · Of the top 12 kapa haka, only one can be named te toawhakaihuwaka, and the prizegiving will be announced after the days events subside. News Article. Ā-MOTU – Competition Rules for the Te Matatini National Festival . Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga, which will be held at Pukekura in Ngāmotu, Taranaki next February, is set to welcome its biggest-ever cohort next year, with 55 kapa to take the stage. Jul 12, 2024 · Sunday is the live draw for Te Matatini o te Kahui Maunga 2025 - the national kapa haka competition. 5 million viewers on TV or online. The four days of preliminaries will feature four pools: Te Ihu, Te Haumi, Te Kei, and the newly introduced Te Awa. Join Te Reo Tātaki for coverage of the world's biggest kapa haka festival! In the prelims, 45 teams of elite performers will take the stage in the hopes of securing a spot in the finals. Feb 25, 2025 · Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 . Feb 25, 2025 · Ticket sales for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 are open now. But for now, all eyes are on Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 – a Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga: Prelims 2025 Aotearoa's biggest kapa haka festival returns for 2025, with a record-breaking 55 teams heading to Ngāmotu (New Plymouth) to showcase their skills. Te Matatini is proud to announce that ticket prices for the highly anticipated 2025 Te Matatini Festival will remain unchanged from the 2023 competition, in recognition of the increasing hardship being experienced by whānau across Aotearoa. Jul 13, 2024 · In a live broadcast from Tūrangawaewae Marae this morning, Te Matatini has revealed the draw for 2025′s national senior kapa haka competition. Te Matatini is a nationwide Māori performing arts festival and competition for kapa haka (Māori cultural group) performers from New Zealand and Australia. Buy tickets here (external link) How much do tickets cost? We are proud to announce that ticket prices for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 will remain unchanged from the 2023 competition, in recognition of the increasing hardship being experienced by whānau across Aotearoa. TURE O TE WHAKATAETAE . The cycle continues, with Te Tauihu (Nelson/Marlborough) confirmed as the next hosts. The draw to determine the pools for the qualifying rounds will be streamed live at 10:30am. Advertisement. Television viewers be able to watch the performances live and tune in to Te Matatini’s Haka Translate service to hear translations and the meaning of compositions of all the waiata in English. Jul 15, 2024 · The draw for Te Matatini 2025 was revealed at Tūrangawaewae Marae yesterday, determining the order of performances of the 55 groups and their allocated pools. You can watch Te Matatini o te Kāhui Maunga 2025 live and uninterrupted on MĀORI+ in Aotearoa, Australia, Fiji and the Pacific Islands. West Auckland-based group Te Rōpū Manutaki is set to open the competition – a challenge the group says they're willing to take. The draw determining the order of performances at the national senior kapa haka competition in 2025 will get underway at Tūranagawaewae Marae this morning. 24 posts in the discussion. NGĀ. Te Matatini National Board Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga attracted diplomats and First Nations visitors, highlighting its international appeal. At Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga, Ngāmotu New Plymouth, 55 groups performed, the largest number ever. Ngā Ture o te Whakataetae ā-Motu are the Competition Rules that govern the Te Matatini National Festival. From Tuesday 25 February 2025 to Saturday 1 March 2025, 55 groups will perform on stage at Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth to an audience of approximately 70,000, and an expected 2. Te Matatini has named Mātaatua representatives Te Whānau a Apanui as this year’s winners of the Ngāpō Pimia Wehi Duncan McIntyre trophy and the championship title of Te Matatini 2023. Te Matatini Draw 2025 | Te Ao Māori News special Facebook Jul 14, 2024 · The Te Matatini draw for 2025 was announced at Tūrangawaewae Marae on Sunday after a three-day kapa haka symposium. On The Up - Kapa haka - From Rotorua to Te Matatini to the world and back again. Feb 24, 2023 · The Te Matatini Festival will reach its largest ever audience this year as TVNZ brings the whole event to TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+. conduit between Te Matatini Society Incorporated and Kapa Haka. . Art event by Te Ao Māori News and 5 others on Sunday, July 14 2024 with 428 people interested and 66 people going. Gabriel George praised the festival as a model for cultural revitalisation and Feb 24, 2025 · Looking ahead to Te Matatini 2027. Following an intense four months of regio Jul 14, 2024 · Saturday, July 13, 2024 • By Te Ao Māori News Join us live from Turangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawahia as we reveal the Te Matatini draw for 2025. Feb 8, 2025 · On Tuesday 25 February 2025 to Saturday 1 March 2025, 55 groups performed on stage at Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth at Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga, He Kāhui Tupua, He Kāhui Wairua. After four days of preliminary competition and one day of finals, Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue were declared overall winner for Te Matatini 2025. gdsqo tmg ztqvqc nwllpro asa givyt jprjg uvzneaic hobo akla kerz bbidwc yett xppbm hougo