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Kapa haka

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Kapa haka

Kapa haka (traditional Māori performing arts) has undergone a revival in recent years, and now school, workplace and tribal groups demonstrate their skills in regular competitions. Here a group from Ōtaki compete at the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competition in June 2004.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Creative life – Performing arts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2089/kapa-haka (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 3 March 2009.