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Te Matapihi

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Te Matapihi, a Māori cultural group based in Kaiwhaiki, on the Whanganui River not far from Whanganui city, rehearses a haka for the 2002 national Māori performing arts festival.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Buildings and heritage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/19087/te-matapihi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.

Comments

Nick Rowe
03 August 2022
Kia ora, Most evenings I listen to Maori Love songs Vol 1, and my Favourite waiata is Ka Hikitia by Te Matapihi Cultural Group. My Te Reo is limited but I am learning, and waiata and karakia are my best way to learn more. I am writing out the song Ka Hikitia as much as I can, but there are some kupu I have not been able to understand. Please is there anyone who could please send me the words to this beautiful waiata, or is it a karakia maybe? Nga mihi, Nick Rowe