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Kapa haka

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This clip shows a performance by the Waihīrere Māori Club. The group, which was formed in 1952, takes its name from the settlement of Waihīrere in the region occupied by the tribe Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki. It has won the national kapa haka (Māori performing arts) title five times – more often than any other group.

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Nick Tūpara, Tūranganui-a-Kiwa tribes – Reconstruction and development, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/2293/kapa-haka (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nick Tūpara, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.