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This year for our annual end of year celebration we decided to give our titirei the opportunity to organise what they wanted to do. They...

On May 25th Te Pae Māhuri facilitated a workshop for Otago based rangatahi interested in competing at Ngā Manu Korero. The purpose of the...

On Saturday, December 4th Te Pae Māhuri (the Dunedin Māori Youth Council) hosted their first event; Manu Comp 2021. This was one of the...

The Mana Pounamu Young Achievers’ Awards was brought about through the vision of the late Tāua, Alva Kapa, a local Kāi Tahu educator. It...

Papā te whatitiri Hikohiko te uira He kanapū ki te rangi He pātuki ki runga Rū ana te whenua e! Auē taukuri e Haehae ana te ngākau...

This year, due to COVID-19, Otago Polyfest was completely online. This meant the rōpū performed to an almost empty Edgar Centre and those...

Earlier this year in July, four of our He Waka Kōtuia rakatahi qualified for the National Ngā Manu Korero competition. This year, due to...

The Secondary School Regional Kapa Haka Competition is the premier Māori event and only competitive Kapa Haka in Otago and Southland. Te...

He Waka Kōtuia were lucky enough to be a part of the Powhiri to welcome Otago University Alum Six60 into the new performing arts centre...

He Waka Kōtuia recently performed at the Matariki festival hosted by Bathgate Park School and Whakaruruhau LTD. The performance was one...

Congratulations to all that competed at the Ōtākou/Murihiku regional Ngā Manu Kōrero competition held in Dunedin recently. We are...

HWK recently opened the Dunedin Showquest at the Town Hall. This was the first performance for our new members and allows our rangatahi...

Raranga mai ai ki runga Raranga mai ai ki raro Raranga mai ai ki roto Raranga mai ai ki waho Rarangatia mai te whenua ki te whenua...

On March 27th we performed at the annual South Dunedin Festival. The festival is a great opportunity for the Kapa to interact with...

This year, our annual Rā Aukaha took place at Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau (Sinclair Wetlands). The purpose of the Rā Aukaha is to start forming...

In the second half of 2020 the Ministry of Education (MoE) and New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), after years of persistent...

Every year we take a team of experienced senior performers to Te Manahuna to lay the foundations of leadership for the year to come. We...

HWK 2021 - We are gearing up for a big year e te iwi. If you are a King's or Queen's High School student and you want to connect to your...

An early start to 2021 saw the kapa invited to perform at the Burns Supper, an annual event that celebrates Burns poetry and one of the...

With Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua Nationals and most of our year's events cancelled because of Covid19 we organised to have an exchange with...