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Watch: Kaumātua Kapa Haka 2017

On the 24 and 25 June we welcomed 500 Māori elders from around the country for the Kaumātua Kapa Haka – the finale to our Matariki Festival.

Sat 24 Jun

Order of acts:

  1. Whanganui-a-Tara Pākeke

  2. Waikato Taniwharau o Tainui

  3. Auckland Māori Anglican Club

  4. Te Awa Tūpua o Whanganui

  5. Ngātiwai Taitokerau

  6. Ngāti Kahungunu

  7. Ngāti Whātua Orakei - Te Pūru o Tamaki Kaumātua

  8. Ngāi Tahu-Waitaha

  9. Taranaki ki te Tonga

  10. Hokowhitu-a-Tū me Maumahara

Sun 25 Jun

Order of acts:

  1. Hokowhitu-a-Tū me Maumahara

  2. Auckland Anglican Māori Club

  3. Ngā Pākeke o Rātana

  4. Ngāti Whātua Orakei - Te Pūru o Tamaki Kaumātua

  5. Taranaki ki te Tonga

  6. Ngāi Tahu-Waitaha

  7. Ngāti Kahungunu

  8. Ngātiwai Taitokerau

  9. Whanganui-a-Tara Pākeke

  10. Waikato Taniwharau o Tainui

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