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Watch: Taikura Kapa Haka 2024

Watch over 700 kaumātua performing at Taikura Kapa Haka during Matariki 2024.

Taikura Kapa Haka 2024 brought together over 700 kaumātua from regional and marae-based rōpū throughout the motu to Te Whanganui-a-Tara during Matariki.

The weekend was a celebration of traditional performing arts and rich mātauranga which our koroua and kuia shared during their 15-minute kapa haka performances.

Watch the livestreams for both days.

Day one – Saturday

Day two – Sunday

Performance times Saturday

Soundings Theatre, Level 2RōpūWellington Foyer, Level 2Inaugural Rōpū
10.50am – Karakia  
11.00–11.15amMana Whenua – Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura  
11.20–11.35amTe Rerenga o Te Rā Kapa Haka  
11.40–11.55amWaikato Taniwharau Taikura  
12.00–12.15pmNgāti Awa Taikura12.00–12.15pmNgāti Kahungunu Taikura
Intermission 10 mins  
12.25–12.40pmTe Kohao Health Ruruhi & Koroheke, Kirikiriroa Marae  
12.45–1.00pmTaipakeke o Tauranga Moana  
1.05–1.20pmTūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke Kapa Haka1.00–1.15pmAuckland Anglican Māori Club
1.25–1.40pmTe Puru o Tāmaki Taikura Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei  
Intermission 10 mins  
1.50–2.05pmTe Moutere Tawhito o Wairau2.00–2.15pmTaranaki ki te Tonga
2.10–2.25pmRongowhakaata Taikura  
2.30–2.45pmNgāti Rangiwewehi Pakeke  
2.50–3.05pmNgāi Tahu Taikura  
3.10–3.25pmTe Hokowhitu-a-Tū Taikura  
3.30pm – Karakia  

Performance times Sunday

Soundings Theatre, Level 2RōpūWellington Foyer, Level 2Inaugural Rōpū
10.50am – Karakia  
11.00–11.15amAuckland Anglican Māori Club  
11.20–11.35amTe Taikura a Hauā  
11.40–11.55amNgā Pakeke o Te Uru o Tāmaki  
12.00–12.15pmNgā Taikura o Tūwharetoa12.00–12.15pmNgāi Tahu Taikura
Intermission 10 mins  
12.25–12.40pmNgāti Kahungunu Taikura  
12.45–1.00pmNgā Pāhake o Te Awa Tupua  
1.05–1.20pmTaranaki ki te Tonga1.00–1.15pmWaikato Taniwharau Taikura
1.25–1.40pmNgāti Wai Kaumātua Kapa Haka  
Intermission 10 mins  
1.50–2.05pmTe Taikura a Rereahu Maniapoto  
2.10–2.25pmNgā Pakeke o Rātana  
2.30–2.45pmNgā Pakeke o Kāpiti  
2.50–3.05pmMana Whenua – Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura  
3.10pm – Karakia  

Matariki Festival 2018. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Te Puru O Tāmaki Taikura performing at Taikura Kapa Haka event, 2018. Photograph by Jo Moore. Te Papa (108674)