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Te Kawau Mārō o Maniapoto Festival

Te Kawau Mārō o Maniapoto Festival

Every two years Ngāti Maniapoto hold the Te Kawau Mārō o Maniapoto Festival. Participants compete in a variety of events in this celebration of Ngāti Maniapoto identity and pride. This image is from the 2004 festival.

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Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, Ngāti Maniapoto – Ngāti Maniapoto today, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3877/te-kawau-maro-o-maniapoto-festival (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.

Comments

King Country Hoiho
24 July 2016
Details of 2016 Festival required?
hohua kereopa(te rereahu)
14 September 2012
tehei mauri ora. ko hohua toku ingoa.ki te taha o to mama.charmain kereopa.ko te ihingarangi me mangatoatoa nga marae.ko te rereahu to tipuna ko kakepuku me kaitupeka me taupiri nga maunga.ko waikato me waipa me tongariro toku awa.ko tainui te waka.ko potatau te tangata.ko ngati maniapoto te iwi.hoia te waka ki hawaiki nui hawaiki roa hawaiki pamaomao engari whakamutunga nga tangata whenua he tangata maori he tangata o aotearoa.noreira he piko he taniwha he piko he taniwha waikato taniwharau.ka mihi atu ra ki nga tipuna kua wheturangitia.moemoe ra moemoe ra moemoe atu ra noreira tena koutou tena koutou tena ra tatou katoa. eddy kereopa.
wandaria newton
28 August 2011
When and where are the festival held. keen to know
david
26 November 2010
kia ora the whanau i hapu you r allright