You’ve probably seen the haka, a Māori war chant, performed at sporting events, school events and maybe even by church missionaries. But have you ever seen it performed on the floor of a house ...

According to Maori ethos, Tama-nui-to-ra, the Sun God, had two wives, Hine-raumati, the Summer maid, and Hine takurua, the Winter maid. The child born to him and Hine-raumati was Tane-rore, who is ...

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The Haka represents one of the most famous visual rituals in the world of sport today. As a form of expression it can be used not only to psych up players and audiences, but to also psych out ...

When it comes to the Haka, the northern hemisphrere is infactuated on everything about it. It involves scary faces, lots of thigh-slapping and loud chanting. But there is so much history behind the ...

The haka has become a part of popular culture thanks to the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team, but the country’s U20 Div. 3 men’s hockey team brought the tradition to the ice.

Te Matatini celebrated 50 years of Kapa Haka in 2022, with the release of an album of classic and modern waiata from across the festival's first five decades, and a book 'He Tau Makuru' charting the ...

"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.

The Haka represents one of the most famous visual rituals in the world of sport today. As a form of expression it can be used not only to psych up players and audiences, but to also psych out ...

It’s one of the biggest events on the calendar for te ao Māori and Te Matatini is back this year, bringing the best of haka and waiata from throughout Aotearoa and Australia. New Plymouth ...