Te Waka Huia | 2017 Te Matatini | Finals Day Full Performance

Te Waka Huia at the 2017 Te Matatini Finals Day (formerly known as Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Festival) held at Hawkes Bay Sports Park in Hastings (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga).
All rights go to Whakaata Māori and Te Matatini.
A traditional kapa haka performance consists of 6 or 7 items.
6 aggregate compulsory items - whakaeke, mōteatea, poi, waiata a ringa, haka, and whakawātea. Groups have the option to perform a Waiata Tira, this is non-aggregate and does not count toward the final scores and placings of the competition.
Waiata Tira: choral item (optional - non-aggregate)
Whakaeke: entrance - entering the stage
Moteatea, waiata tawhito; traditional waiata, lament
Waiata ā ringa: action song - a song with appropriate actions to kupu (words)
Poi: item performed with poi actions, usually by wāhine (women)
Haka: a haka where the tāne (men) come up front
Whakawātea: exit - exiting the stage

[@rikwilkinson9060]

Te Matatini will one day become World famous. It’s too good to let hide just here in New Zealand. The composing, the performances, The Mana is so strong that one does not need to know the translation of the words to feel the power of it all.

[@daniella921]

Te waka Huia is the standard of Matatini. Always a fave roopu.

[@grannyslade8704]

I’ve been waiting years for this to come on the internet, thank you!!

[@seanhamilton1903]

Yussss this is one of my favourite performances of Te Waka Huia, I legit watched this hundreds of times when they performed this. I was saddened when it was no longer available on Māori Television. Thank you so much for uploading this on here ❤🎉

[@jayasavunat7173]

This performance is GOAT

[@gemssonny6897]

This is next Level 🔥🔥a beautiful tribute to the father of Haka,awesome Te waka huia always a pleasure to watch you all

[@mayaretreat6179]

Wow amazing culture and traditions. Phenomenal voices

[@selwynnoble2253]

Tangi taku ngākau i te mātakitaki atu ki tēnei tū!
E moe Koro Ngāpō ❤️

[@terehiapeepe7770]

Your the man!!! Nga mihi for putting up.

[@peteraking3219]

I've been waiting for someone to post this up

[@maemaezm3844]

Big fan of Te Waka Huia.

[@selwynnoble2253]

Best poi and ā ringa of 2017 for me.
Ā ringa and wātea made me tangi then and still now 😢

[@raumatipiwari6875]

Just fabulous🥹🫶💖

[@karin7.london]

Ātaahua ❤

[@parepaul1761]

Kaore he kupu. That Waiata a-ringa. Gets me every time.

[@peteraking3219]

They so should have won that year