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Taikura Kapa Haka 2026

Taikura Kapa Haka is a treasured annual gathering of over 700 kaumātua from across the motu, during the time of Matariki.

When | Āhea

Sat 4 Jul 2026, 10.20am to 5.30pm

Sun 5 Jul 2026, 10.20am to 5.30pm

Where | Ki hea

Soundings Theatre, Level 2

Cost | Te utu

Free with museum entry

Taikura brings together regional, marae-based elders from as far north as Ngāti Wai to as far south as Ngāi Tahu/Waitaha. Each year, our kaumātua share traditional waiata, haka, and kōrero tuku iho in their 20-minute performances over the weekend’s festivities.

Taikura celebrates the rich mātauranga and shared through the Māori performing art of kapa haka.

Nau mai! Haere mai! Tautoko mai! Come, enjoy, celebrate!

Join us in Soundings Theatre, or watch via livestream or on our Te Papa Facebook page.

Saturday

Livestream

Saturday performance times

Soundings Theatre, Level 2Rōpū
10.20am – Karakia
10.30–10.45amTe Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura
10.55–11.10amNgāti Wai Kaumātua Kapa Haka
11.20–11.35amNgā Taipakeke o Tauranga Moana
11.45–12.00pmNgāti Awa Taikura
12.10–12.25pmNgā Taikura o Tūwharetoa
12.35–12.50pmTe Puru o Tāmaki Taikura Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei 
1.00–1.15pmNgāti Kahungunu Taikura
1.25–1.40pmRongowhakaata Taikura
1.50–2.05pmTe Taikura o Te Awa Tupua
2.15–2.30pmNgāi Tahu Taikura
2.40–2.55pmWaikato Taniwharau Taikura
3.05–3.20pmNgā Pakeke o Rātana 
3.30–3.45pmTe Hokowhitu a Tū Taikura
3.55–4.10pmTaikura aa Hauaa
4.20–4.35pmTūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke Kapa Haka
4.45–5.00pmTaranaki ki te Tonga
5.10–5.25pmAuckland Anglican Māori Club
5.30pm – Karakia whakakapi

Sunday

Livestream

Sunday performance times

Soundings Theatre, Level 2Rōpū
10.20am – Karakia
10.30–10.45amAuckland Anglican Māori Club
10.55–11.10amTaranaki ki te Tonga
11.20–11.35amTūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke Kapa Haka
11.45–12.00pmTaikura aa Hauaa
12.10–12.25pmTe Hokowhitu a Tū Taikura
12.35–12.50pmNgā Pakeke o Rātana
1.00–1.15pmWaikato Taniwharau Taikura
1.25–1.40pmNgāi Tahu Taikura
1.50–2.05pmTe Taikura o Te Awa Tupua
2.15–2.30pmRongowhakaata Taikura
2.40–2.55pmNgāti Kahungunu Taikura
3.05–3.20pmTe Puru o Tāmaki Taikura Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei
3.30–3.45pmNgā Taikura o Tūwharetoa
3.55–4.10pmNgāti Awa Taikura
4.20–4.35pmNgā Taipakeke o Tauranga Moana
4.45–5.00pmNgāti Wai Kaumātua Kapa Haka
5.10–5.25pmTe Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura
5.25pm – Karakia whakakapi

Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke, Taikura Kapa Haka 2025. Photo by Jo Moore. Te Papa (270891)

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