Watch: Taikura Kapa Haka 2023

Taikura Kapa Haka brings together over 500 kaumātua from regional and marae-based rōpū throughout the motu during Matariki.

The festival is a celebration of traditional performing arts and rich mātauranga that our koroua and kuia impart during their 20-minute kapa haka performances.

For the past three years we haven’t been able to host our taikura – but this year all the rōpū reunited in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Both days were livestreamed and you can watch them below:

Day one

Day two

Performance times

Saturday

Rōpū \| Group	Time
Karakia (opening blessing)	9:20am
1. Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Ngāti Pōneke Taikura	9:30–9:50am
2. Ngā Pakeke o Kapiti	10:00–10:20am
3. Ngāti Kahungunu Taikura	10:30–10:50am
4. Ngā Taikura o Tūwharetoa	11:00–11:20am
5. Ngā Taikura o Tauranga Moana	11:30–11:50am
6. Taranaki ki te Tonga Taikura	12:00–12:20pm
7. Ngā Taikura o Ngāti Wai	12:30–12:50pm
8. Ngā Taikura o Ngāi Tahu Waitaha	1:00–1:20pm
9. Te Taikura a Hauā	1:30–1:50pm
10. Te Puru o Tāmaki Taikura	2:00–2:20pm
11. Ngā Taikura o Ngāti Awa	2:30–2:50pm
12. Ngā Taikura o Te Awa Tupua	3:00–3:20pm
13. Ngā Taikura o te Hokowhitu a Tū	3:30–3:50pm
14. Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Taikura	4:00–4:20pm
15. Auckland Anglican Māori Club	4:30–4:50pm

Sunday

Rōpū \| Group	Time
Karakia (blessing)	9:20am
15. Auckland Anglican Māori Club	9:30–9:50am
14. Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Taikura	10:00–10:20am
13. Ngā Taikura o te Hokowhitu a Tū	10:30–10:50am
12. Ngā Taikura o Te Awa Tupua	11:00–11:20am
11. Ngā Taikura o Ngāti Awa	11:30–11:50am
10. Te Puru o Tāmaki Taikura	12:00–12:20pm
9. Te Taikura a Hauā	12:30–12:50pm
8. Ngā Taikura o Ngāi Tahu Waitaha	1:00–1:20pm
7. Ngā Taikura o Ngāti Wai	1:30–1:50pm
6. Taranaki ki te Tonga Taikura	2:00–2:20pm
5. Ngā Taikura o Tauranga Moana	2:30–2:50pm
4. Ngā Taikura o Tūwharetoa	3:00–3:20pm
3. Ngāti Kahungunu Taikura	3:30–3:50pm
2. Ngā Pakeke o Kapiti	4:00–4:20pm
1. Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Ngāti Pōneke Taikura	4:30–4:50pm
Karakia whakakapi (closing blessing)	4:50pm