Te Papa logo

Museum of New Zealand

Te Papa Tongarewa

Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand

International visitor tickets

Taikura Kapa Haka 2026

Taikura Kapa Haka is a treasured annual gathering of over 600 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 (to come) and on our Te Papa Facebook page.

Performance schedule coming soon!

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

Taikura Kapa Haka Partners

You might also like

  • A room with coloured lighting and colourful carving behind the stage. On the stage are nine lights in x shapes.

    Matariki 2026 at Te Papa

    Ko Matariki Herenga Waka te kaupapa whakanui o tēnei tau, ka toroa te kauae runga tuku iho tērā e kawe ana e ngā waka, mō ngā whakaterenga tumu herenga tāngata.

    ***

    Matariki Herenga Waka    , the theme of this year’s celebrations, acknowledges the stories, traditions, and mātauranga​​ (knowledge)‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍​​‍​‍​​‌​​‌​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍​​‌​​​‍​​​‍​‍‌​​​​​‍​‌​​​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌ carried by ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍​‌‌​​‍​​​‌​​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌​‌​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌​‍​​‌‍​​‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌​​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍​​​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌waka (canoes)​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍​​‍​‍​​‌​​‌​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍​​‌​‌​​​‍​​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‍​​​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌, and the voyages that bring people together.

  • matariki-night sky with designed star on it

    Matariki: The Māori New Year

    Learn all about Matariki and see our events. Matariki is a time to gather with family and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.