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Watch: Taikura Kapa Haka 2021

Watch: Ngā Taikura o Ngāti Awa – Taikura Kapa Haka 2021

Watch Ngā Taikura o Ngāti Awa where the kaumātua kaumātuaeldersMāori | Noun share their joy and cheerfulness through waiata

  waiatasongMāori | Noun and haka

  hakaceremonial danceMāori | Noun on Wairaka Marae in Whakatāne.

For Matariki 2021, we have captured each of the Taikura Kapa Haka groups performing within their own rohe, as well as interviews with the members about their experiences within Taikura Kapa Haka and what this means to them in 2021.

Watch all of the 2021 performances as they are added.