​Kā Karere o te Wā

We were asked to perform a mihi whakatau and to entertain at the Private Capital Finance Conference in Queenstown. We took a van load of...

HWK have been supporting the Kotahi Mano Kāika (KMK) Kura Reo and Kura Reo Rakatahi for a number of years now. This was a four-day...

After the release of our album Te Mahi Tamariki and an unofficial late entry tendered by Te Whenua to these awards, the awards organisers...

This competition was held in Palmerston North. With only one speaker from HWK and not connected to either of the schools we took our...

The Otago Polyfest performance is our biggest performance of the year. It is the one time that our community, who supports the work that...

Titiro kau nei ki waho Ki te rae o Pūrehurehu rā Ko te tuhimāreikura o oho Ko whakapao i a karu Rā pea koe kai ruka i te karetai moana Te...

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

Te Hautonga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua Regional competition for Ōtākou and Murihiku is later on in the year this year. This meant that our...

As we moved closer to the our regional competition and we'd had six months of fitness sessions Corey organised for the kapa to do a...

I'm not sure nowadays what constitutes 'busy' for He Waka Kōtuia, but perhaps the month of June might give us an example. Having just...

Over the last 12 years we have worked hard to build confidence in public speaking in both te reo Māori and English for our rangatahi. Ngā...

We were honoured to be invited to support the local rūnanga to host the Governor General of New Zealand the Hon Dame Patsy Reddy at Ōtākou.

We are fortunate to be invited to perform as part of the University of Otago 108 Māori Performing Arts end of semester assessment. This...

Paulette (Trustee) and Komene (Kaihautū) were asked to participate in a panel discussion with super stars of Māoridom Scotty and Stacey...

We were again contracted by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to cater the Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu, which celebrated its 20th year. Kura Reo ki Te...

Catering has become one of our key fundraisers for the kapa. It also helps us to teach our rakatahi about working in marae kitchens and...

The last post on March 15 celebrated our young people making a stand against climate change. Tragically on that same day two mosques in...

On Friday March 15 the nationwide School Strike for Climate was held...well...nationwide. Many Dunedin schools threatened students with...

Kā Puananī o te Reo is a te reo Māori kaupapa initially estalished in 2010 by families who had committed to the te reo Māori in their...

Every year we like to start the year in a fun way with a trip to the beach. The 'Rā Aukaha' is our yearly team building or...