Aleyna Martinez talks to key figures in the world of kapa haka as it continues to evolve as both an artform and a way of doing business. Performing arts in Rotorua have always been strong, Te Arawa ...

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga brought tens of thousands of visitors to Taranaki for the biennial celebration of kapa haka, injecting millions of dollars into the province in the process.

While the haka groups at Te Matatini are performing on stage, another group of reo and haka experts are working behind the stage to translate their songs into English and five other languages.

Who will become the 2025 Te Toa Whakaihuwaka Te Matatini champions? Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho.

Name suppression has lapsed for former Warriors player turned television celebrity Wairangi Koopu. Koopu is facing charges of cocaine possession and supply of a class A drug. On Wednesday afternoon, ...

Womad is said typically to add some $6 million to Taranaki’s economy and despite the smaller crowds the festival still spent up large on over a thousand staff, 17 kilometres of fencing, seven ...

Senior kaihaka of Ngāti Whakaue, Kereama Wright, said he had seen the benefits of kapa haka ambassadors when accompanying previous Te Matatini winners, Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau-a-Apanui ...

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