The transformative power of kapa haka and a celebration of one Aotearoa's most revered songwriters and champion of Māori culture are the focus of two exhibitions at New Plymouth's Puke Ariki Museum.

In its 39th year, the annual event brings together students from local schools to perform kapa haka, showcasing Māori waiata and kanikani (dances) many have been practising throughout the year.

A celebrated kapa haka exponent, Ricky’s legacy is woven into the fabric of Māori performance. He was a winner of the prestigious Manukura Tāne Trophy at Te Matatini and an esteemed leader of ...

Many viewers were particularly disapointed with the sight of mostly empty stands in the background of the haka, as you can see in the video at the top of the page. One fan wrote on X ...

Former England prop Joe Marler left Ally McCoist in hysterics after again sniping about the New Zealand Haka. The 34-year-old sparked controversy in the build-up to Steve Borthwick side’s clash ...

In its 39th year, the annual event brings together students from local schools to perform kapa haka, showcasing Māori waiata and kanikani (dances) many have been practising throughout the year. It is ...

England prop Joe Marler has reactivated his X account after posting that New Zealand's pre-match haka should be scrapped. Writing on the social media site ahead of England's game with the All ...

Speaker Gerry Brownlee has suspended the House of Representatives after a haka, led by Te Pāti Māori and performed by members in the public gallery, interrupted the first reading of the Treaty ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house following a haka. Maipi-Clarke interrupted the vote on the Treaty Principles Bill's first reading with a haka taken up by members of the ...

There wasn't much I could draw on due to the fact I never really paid attention in school and so the hilarious result of my "cultural education class" was seeing around 25 tiny thirteen year old ...