Story: Traditional Māori songs – waiata tawhito

Haka taparahi

Haka taparahi is a distinctive East Coast form of the haka, performed without weapons and with the left foot remaining in contact with the ground. In this extract from the Māori-language TV series Waka huia, Taina Ngarimu (Ngāti Porou) explains the essential features of the haka taparahi.

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Rawinia Higgins and Arini Loader, 'Traditional Māori songs – waiata tawhito - Haka', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/44228/haka-taparahi (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Rawinia Higgins and Arini Loader, published 22 Oct 2014