Feb. 25, 2017, 12:25 a.m.
The pōwhiri for Te Mataini 2017 was held at Mclean Park in Napier. Te Matatini is the world's Olympics for kapa haka. These highlights from the pōwhiri include teams arriving for the opening of Te Matatini 2017 and an the expression of Te Mana Motu Hake o Kahungunu . The welcoming ceremony included a kaiwero specialist team, a massive welcoming crew and a paepae full of expert orators. Te Taitokerau was represented on the taumata by Raniera (Sonny) Tau.
Tags: Te Matatini 2017 Pōwhiti
Mori explains that his success as a kaihaka is the result of the mahi of his kaiako and kaumātua Bub and Nen Wehi
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Everyone's seen Pukana but what does it mean to people on the ground at Te Matatini?
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In kapa haka takahi means stamp your feet. In this video whanau explain why it's so important to get it right in haka.
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Wiri is a side to side movement of the whole hand and is not a wriggling of the fingers. Listen to whanau explain wiri.
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