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Te Matatini 2023 has met all the challenges head on
Te Matatini CEO Carl Ross looks back at the year of planning to get to today

Deputy Prime Minister Sepuloni brings back cyclone relief from Fiji
Carmel Sepuloni has brought back Fiji defence staff to help with the cyclone clean-up.

Finalists selected for kapa haka showdown
The competition at Te Matatini has been whittled down to the last 12 teams.

Global audience tuning into Te Matatini vibe
Kiwi singer Stan Walker and US diplomat get involved with event.

Waikato Māori kaupapa organisations take collaborative approach
Waikato to benefit from collaborative approach between well-established Māori groups.

Rejected koha to go to whānau of kaumatua who passed away during Te Matatini powhiri
“This will be presented to the whānau of Matua Vincent Heperi."

Cyclone-hit Wairoa group takes to Te Matatini Eden Park stage with mud caked on legs
Te Matatini: Wairoa's kapa haka group brings emotion and aroha to town

Te Matatini: What you wear on-stage is as important as the uniform off-stage
Showing your colours at Te Matatini is as important as kapa haka

Graeme Riesterer: 'We will be in a position to invest in our people'
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little confirms Whakatōhea wish to settle.

Iwi underwrite construction of new visitor centre on Mt Taranaki
Iwi invests in construction of new visitor centre

Te Matatini: Community Trusts chips in $150K to support the olympics of kapa haka
Community Trusts donate $150K to te Matatini 2023.

'We're still here': Flaxmere leader on hope in face of disaster
Henare O'Keefe sees hope in the face of a long line of adversity for the region.

What our kapa haka experts saw at Te Matatini
Hania Douglas and Tu Chapman run their eyes over the Te Matatini contestants

'It's for Wairoa, bro': The marae getting a small town back on its feet
The marae in Wairoa is central to the town's recovery.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Help from the outside - rural communities rally
Rural communities around the North Island mustering help for Hawke's Bay and the Coast.

Paora Sharples: Kapa haka isn’t just cultural revitalisation, but the vehicle for Māori excellence.
Paora Sharples has kapa haka flowing through his whakapapa.

'Someone's going to get hurt': 'Dangerous' motorcyclists terrorise suburb's streets
“I do not let my grandchildren out the gate. They cannot play beside the road."

Whangārei MP on priorities for the Government post-cyclone
Emily Henderson thanks those that chipped in to help during Cyclone Gabrielle,

Te Matatini: Super-koro's lifelong love affair with kapa haka
"Be proud, think of your family, and think of the things that make you feel good."

Origin Roots Aotearoa's new track harnesses power of waiata
Band's new single aims to unite Aotearoa after a rollercoaster three years.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Deliveries go off with military precision
Inside the Civil Defence and military-run distribution centre.

Arapata Ashton: My main goal, in all the artworks that I make, is that people enjoy
A new exhibit of makawe takatāpui (Māori wigs) takes inspiration from Pōkarekare Ana.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Aerial angels descend on rural areas
One Taupō company is taking to the skies to provide much-needed aid to Hawke's Bay.

US Secretary moved to tears when speaking of assimilation policies
"You get a feeling about what that means to the people who are singing.”

Te Whare Rūnanga’s ‘universal nature’ explored in award-winning essay
Sir Āpirana Ngata’s role in construction of meeting house influenced Māori architecture

Givealittle page for family of flood victim Ivy Collins raises over $250k
The page is raising funds to help the grieving family rebuild their life.

Country artists stream living room gigs to raise funds for flood relief
Country artists across the motu have showcased their skills online for flood relief.