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Kapa haka is a form of Māori identity and contributes to New Zealand being unique. The Te Matatini Society is the driving force behind Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival. Initially emerging in the late 1960s, it has evolved into the sponsor of a variety of Māori festivals and Polynesian events.
The programme of Te Hui Ahurei has kapa haka, sport and debate. Teams compete judged on acts that include waiata tira, whakaeke, wero, haka peruperu and karanga. [3] Sports events include rugby and netball. In 2016 Ruatoki and Ruatahuna were in the rugby finals and Ruatoki was the winning team, and Te Hono a Te Kiore won the netball. [10]
There is a regular national kapa haka competition currently called Te Matatini that has been running since 1972. [1] A kapa haka performance involves choral singing, dance and movements associated with the hand-to-hand combat practised by Māori in mainly precolonial times, presented in a synchronisation of action, timing, posture, footwork and ...
The All Blacks perform the Maori ceremonial dance before their fixtures
In 1963 a New Zealand government funding body for the arts was established, the Queen Elizabeth ll Arts Council. Bill Sheat was appointed to the drama panel and he was the chair from 1969 to 1973. [28] New Zealand actors and dancers were only trained by private teachers or learnt from appearing in amateur productions.
A Ngāti Rangiwewehi kapa haka group was founded in 1968 [3] and has published their own songs and participated in various music festivals such as Te Matatini. [4] The tribe is a two-time contest winners. They won their first contest in 1983 and their last one was in 1996. [5] Te Arawa FM is the radio station of Te Arawa iwi.
Many Tūhoe return to their homelands every two years for the Te Hui Ahurei ā Tūhoe (Tūhoe Festival), which features kapa haka, debates, sports competitions, and fashion shows. The event provides an important opportunity to maintain ties with friends and relatives.
Waihirere is a settlement and rural area in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island.It is located 16 kilometres inland from the coastal city of Gisborne.. The settlement is a stronghold for kapa haka, and is where prominent performer Louise Kingi grew up and learned her skills from elders.