..mō ngā rā o tōu ao, ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākehā, hei ora mō tō tinana. Ko tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tīpuna, hei tikitiki mō tō māhunga. Ko tō wairua ki te atua nāna nei ngā mea katoa.

Nōu e te Pāpa e Apirana Ngata i homai ēnei kupu hei kapo ake i te  wairua Māori ki roto i ngā  āhuatanga o tēnei ao kikokiko kua titi nei ki te whatumanawa, hei kupu ōhākī mō mātou. Nō reira koutou kua ikapahi atu ki te poho o Rēhua, ki te huinga o te kahurangi, moe mai rā.

Ka rere tonu te aumihi ki a tātou mō tā tātou hui nui i tū ki Ōtautahi, ki ngā pākihi whakatekateka o Waitaha. Hāunga anō ngā whiwhinga, kāre i tua atu i te kapa haka  hei whakaatu i te ora o te reo, hei whakahihiko i te wairua, kia toitū tonu te mana Māori motuhake

As we reflect on this year’s Te Matatini Kapa Haka competition, we are heartened by the warm reception by Ngāi Tahu iwi and the many volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the festival the great success it was. “He Ngākau Aroha” certainly captured the event and was demonstrated throughout.

I runga ano i te ngākau whakaiti ka hoki atu te mihi ki a koutou Ngāi Tahu, ki ngā iwi katoa o Te Waipounamu, Māori mai, Pākehā mai, manene mai, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

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Ko te kapa haka o Te Whānau-a-Apanui, ngā kaiwhakaihu mo tēnei  whakataetae Te Matatini mō te tau 2015. I tēnei tau i kitea te uauatanga mō ngā kaiwhakawā ki te kōwhiri ko wai o ngā roopu 45 ka eke ki te rōopū whāiti tokoiwa. Inā te pai o ngā rōpū, kei ngā tātai itiiti noa te wehenga mai a te rōpū tuatahi mai i te rōpū tuaiwa.
Heoi, ko Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau-a-Apanui te rōpū i puta hei whakahī mo tō rātou iwi, hei whakakanohi anō i a tātou te iwi Māori ki tāwāhi.

Ko te kaitātaki tāne mō tēnei rōpū ko Tamati Waaka, ā, he mokopuna i puta mai i te Kōhanga Reo, he uri hoki nō Te Whānau-a- Apanui, Ngāi Tai, Te Whakatōhea me Ngāi Tūhoe.  He mokopuna a Tamati Waaka nō Te Kōhanga Reo o Pikitia. Ko te kaitātaki wahine, ko Pūao Whauwhau, i whāngaihia anō ki roto i te kaupapa.

I rapua e Te Onetū ngā whakaaro oTamati Waaka mō tā rātou tū, otirā, mō ōna rā ki te Kōhanga.

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Te Iti Kahurangi, has made an impact on the Kapa Haka scene, since humble beginnings of 12 performers. They were formed in 2003 and their bold style has enticed, titillated and intrigued avid kapa haka freaks with their composition and powerful vocals. They have certainly pushed the boundaries of performance while treading the fine line of maintaining a solid performance founded in tradition.

The question was raised is Kapa Haka merely entertainment? Or is it a vehicle to challenge the status quo. The obvious answer to both questions is yes, it does, but one can never be sure where controversy will raise its head and none were more surprised than Iti Kahurangi.

Māori TV did not much approve of Iti Kahurangi's haka, but the response to censor was maybe over the top and the reaction by the Kapa Haka public to lobby for its prompt reinstatement within the performance of the online broadcast was testament to the passion people have for this art.

We spoke to Kingi Kiriona their Male leader about his time at Kōhanga and their Matatini 2015 experience.

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Our campaign for Matatini 2015 began in October 2014, and at that time Matatini seemed like such a ‘long way to go’.  As we boarded our plane from Gisborne to Christchurch, the reality hit that we were about to embark on a great adventure, that was representing our rohe, Te Tairawhiti, at Te Matatini ki Ōtautahi.

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I whakatūria te kapa haka o Ngā Tūmanako i te tau 2005 e ngā tauira o mua o Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi marae. I tīkina atu te ingoa o te wharenui o te marae o Hoani Waititi, o Ngā Tūmanako, hei ingoa mō tō mātou kapa hei whakaari i te hononga tāngaengae i waenga i a mātou me tō mātou marae.

I te tīmatanga, ko te nuinga o ngā kaihaka o tō mātou kapa i pakeke tahi mai i roto i te kōhanga reo, te kura kaupapa Māori me te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae kei te uru o Tāmaki Makaurau. I ēnei rā e tuwhera ana tō mātou kapa ki te hunga e ngākau nui ana ki te ao Māori, ki te reo Māori, ki ngā mātāpono anō hoki o Te Aho Matua, ahakoa nō whea, ahakoa ko wai, ā, ko te mea e rangitamiro ana i a mātou, ko te kapa haka.

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First time Matatini qualifiers Ngāti Tūmatauenga, were not only excited to be at Te Matatini, but carried with them the hopes and aspirations of our armed forces to compete at the biggest gathering of Māori in the southern hemisphere.

Zenna Gatonyi Hepi- Te Huia  is a kaihaka and a kaimahi at the only Kōhanga reo within the armed forces.

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Nō reira kei ngā whanāu, kei ngā hapū, kei ngā iwi kātoa kua moe a Hineraumati kua ara mai ko Hinetakurua. Noho mahana mai i roto i te takanga o te rā, mā te wāhi ngaro tātou e atawhai.
  
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