Watch: Taikura Kapa Haka 2025
Watch over 600 kaumātua performing waiata Māori, mōteatea, poi , and haka at Taikura Kapa Haka 2025.
Taikura Kapa Haka brought together over 600 kaumātua from regional and marae-based rōpū throughout the motu to Te Whanganui-a-Tara during Matariki.
The weekend celebrates traditional performing arts and rich mātauranga that our koroua and kuia share during their 15-minute kapa haka performances.
Nau mai! Haere mai! Tautoko mai! Come, enjoy, celebrate!
Watch the livestream recordings of both days below.
Performance schedule is below each day.
Day 1 Livestream
Performance times
| Soundings Theatre, Level 2 | Rōpū |
| 10.20am – Karakia | |
| 10.30–10.45am | Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura |
| 10.55–11.10am | Ngāti Wai Kaumātua Kapa Haka |
| 11.20–11.35am | Ngā Taipakeke o Tauranga Moana |
| 11.45–12.00pm | Ngāti Awa Taikura |
| 12.10–12.25pm | Ngā Taikura o Tūwharetoa |
| 12.35–12.50pm | Te Puru o Tāmaki Taikura Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei |
| 1.00–1.15pm | Ngāti Kahungunu Taikura |
| 1.25–1.40pm | Rongowhakaata Taikura |
| 1.50–2.05pm | Te Taikura o Te Awa Tupua |
| 2.15–2.30pm | Ngāi Tahu Taikura |
| 2.40–2.55pm | Waikato Taniwharau Taikura |
| 3.05–3.20pm | Ngā Pakeke o Rātana |
| 3.30–3.45pm | Te Hokowhitu a Tū Taikura |
| 3.55–4.10pm | Taikura aa Hauaa |
| 4.20–4.35pm | Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke Kapa Haka |
| 4.45–5.00pm | Taranaki ki te Tonga |
| 5.10–5.25pm | Auckland Anglican Māori Club |
| 5.30pm – Karakia whakakapi | |
Day 2 Livestream
| Soundings Theatre, Level 2 | Rōpū |
| 10.20am – Karakia | |
| 10.30–10.45am | Auckland Anglican Māori Club |
| 10.55–11.10am | Taranaki ki te Tonga |
| 11.20–11.35am | Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke Kapa Haka |
| 11.45–12.00pm | Taikura aa Hauaa |
| 12.10–12.25pm | Te Hokowhitu a Tū Taikura |
| 12.35–12.50pm | Ngā Pakeke o Rātana |
| 1.00–1.15pm | Waikato Taniwharau Taikura |
| 1.25–1.40pm | Ngāi Tahu Taikura |
| 1.50–2.05pm | Te Taikura o Te Awa Tupua |
| 2.15–2.30pm | Rongowhakaata Taikura |
| 2.40–2.55pm | Ngāti Kahungunu Taikura |
| 3.05–3.20pm | Ngā Taikura o Tūwharetoa |
| 3.30–3.45pm | Ngāti Awa Taikura |
| 3.55–4.10pm | Ngā Taipakeke o Tauranga Moana |
| 4.20–4.35pm | Ngāti Wai Kaumātua Kapa Haka |
| 4.45–5.00pm | Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura |
| 5.10pm – Karakia whakakapi | |
