Kapa Haka - Cultural Groups

A Kapa haka is a group gathered to practise and perform the songs and dances of the Māori people of New Zealand. (kapa means "rank" or "row" in Māori and ...

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Last Year Our Senior Kapa Haka group began the year with the annual Taitokerau Festival, which most school around the Northland region part take in. ...

Kahurangi (Cloak from Heaven) is New Zealand's only full-time Maori Dance Theatre of professional caliber to maintain a consistent presence in North America for the past thirteen years. Kahurangi was formed in 1983 to provide cultural, recreational, educational and employment opportunities for graduates of Takitimu Performing Arts School, based in Hastings, New Zealand, which has established itself as a pioneer in the field of Maori Performing Arts and was the first tertiary institution to offer a full-time under-graduate degree in Maori Performing Arts. Since 1985, Kahurangi has presented over 2000 performances in New Zealand, Australia, China, Singapore, Mexico, India and Malaysia along with the United States of America and Canada.

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15 years and up welcome. Practice times are Monday evenings from 6-8pm at Matraville Youth and Culture Hall on the cnr of Knowles Ave and Daunt St, Matraville - bring $2 per person to help cover the cost of the hall.

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Kapa haka (traditional Māori performing arts) has undergone a revival in recent years, and now school, workplace and tribal groups demonstrate their skills ...

Former students of the Maori Boarding Colleges formed Te Ahikararoa Kapa Haka Inc. Soc. in 1993. Initially established to keep alive the Matauranga they had learnt at the colleges, the founding members expanded the membership to include those who were committed in keeping our taonga tuku iho alive for coming generations. In doing this Te Ahikaaroa quickly developed into a more dynamic and versatile performing group. Boasting members from nearly every tribal affiliation, Te Ahikaaroa still remains a very strong whanau orientated group. Over the years, Te Ahikaaroa has moved from a whakangahau group to an exciting and vibrant competition team, entering the national competition arena in 2000. The most recent competition held at Palmerston North in 2005 saw Te Ahikaaroa win 1st place in the kakahu section. Te Ahikaaroa remained true to their original vision of ‘preserving and fostering the knowledge they had attained collectively and individually’ and in 2002 not only opened their own ‘Early Childcare facility but also officially launched our junior roopu – Te Ahikaaroa Matatahi and Noku Te Ao. Te Ahikaaroa is ensuring that the flame within us all will continue to burn for many years to come.

Pounamu is a family business of Ngapo and Pimia Wehi, the most recognised leaders of the Traditional Maori Performing Arts in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Pounamu, commonly referred to as greenstone is one of the most prized of Maori treasures and symbolises quality. Quality is also the hallmark of the services provided by Pounamu.