Watch: Taikura Kapa Haka 2024
Watch over 700 kaumātua performing at Taikura Kapa Haka during Matariki 2024.
Taikura Kapa Haka 2024 brought together over 700 kaumātua from regional and marae-based rōpū throughout the motu to Te Whanganui-a-Tara during Matariki.
The weekend was a celebration of traditional performing arts and rich mātauranga which our koroua and kuia shared during their 15-minute kapa haka performances.
Watch the livestreams for both days.
Day one – Saturday
Day two – Sunday
Performance times Saturday
| Soundings Theatre, Level 2 | Rōpū | Wellington Foyer, Level 2 | Inaugural Rōpū |
| 10.50am – Karakia | |||
| 11.00–11.15am | Mana Whenua – Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura | ||
| 11.20–11.35am | Te Rerenga o Te Rā Kapa Haka | ||
| 11.40–11.55am | Waikato Taniwharau Taikura | ||
| 12.00–12.15pm | Ngāti Awa Taikura | 12.00–12.15pm | Ngāti Kahungunu Taikura |
| Intermission 10 mins | |||
| 12.25–12.40pm | Te Kohao Health Ruruhi & Koroheke, Kirikiriroa Marae | ||
| 12.45–1.00pm | Taipakeke o Tauranga Moana | ||
| 1.05–1.20pm | Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke Kapa Haka | 1.00–1.15pm | Auckland Anglican Māori Club |
| 1.25–1.40pm | Te Puru o Tāmaki Taikura Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei | ||
| Intermission 10 mins | |||
| 1.50–2.05pm | Te Moutere Tawhito o Wairau | 2.00–2.15pm | Taranaki ki te Tonga |
| 2.10–2.25pm | Rongowhakaata Taikura | ||
| 2.30–2.45pm | Ngāti Rangiwewehi Pakeke | ||
| 2.50–3.05pm | Ngāi Tahu Taikura | ||
| 3.10–3.25pm | Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū Taikura | ||
| 3.30pm – Karakia | |||
Performance times Sunday
| Soundings Theatre, Level 2 | Rōpū | Wellington Foyer, Level 2 | Inaugural Rōpū |
| 10.50am – Karakia | |||
| 11.00–11.15am | Auckland Anglican Māori Club | ||
| 11.20–11.35am | Te Taikura a Hauā | ||
| 11.40–11.55am | Ngā Pakeke o Te Uru o Tāmaki | ||
| 12.00–12.15pm | Ngā Taikura o Tūwharetoa | 12.00–12.15pm | Ngāi Tahu Taikura |
| Intermission 10 mins | |||
| 12.25–12.40pm | Ngāti Kahungunu Taikura | ||
| 12.45–1.00pm | Ngā Pāhake o Te Awa Tupua | ||
| 1.05–1.20pm | Taranaki ki te Tonga | 1.00–1.15pm | Waikato Taniwharau Taikura |
| 1.25–1.40pm | Ngāti Wai Kaumātua Kapa Haka | ||
| Intermission 10 mins | |||
| 1.50–2.05pm | Te Taikura a Rereahu Maniapoto | ||
| 2.10–2.25pm | Ngā Pakeke o Rātana | ||
| 2.30–2.45pm | Ngā Pakeke o Kāpiti | ||
| 2.50–3.05pm | Mana Whenua – Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura | ||
| 3.10pm – Karakia | |||
Matariki Festival 2018. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Te Puru O Tāmaki Taikura performing at Taikura Kapa Haka event, 2018. Photograph by Jo Moore. Te Papa (108674)