Waitangi Cultural Committee

Waitangi Cultural Committee Te Tai Tokerau Kapa Haka ✨

12/09/2026

TE WHARE E TŪ NEI
Kaitito: Akamiria Rose

DID YOU KNOW?

“Te Whare e Tū Nei”, composed by Akamiria Rose, carries a special piece of Te Tai Tokerau kapa haka history.

At the 1976 regional competition, only two teams took the stage - a senior rōpū and Te Kura o Te Kamo (Kamo High School) The committee at the time, led by Uncle Hec and Aunty Hilda, allowed both teams to perform so that Te Tai Tokerau could send a representative to the Polynesian Festival in 1977.

Te Kura o Te Kamo earned that place and, because they were a school team, brought in parents and other adults to form the rōpū that represented our rohe becoming the first high school team to achieve such a feat.

Almost 50 years later, our iwi stood together and performed this waiata once again at Koroneihana.

He taonga tuku iho.

08/09/2026

HE WAIATA MŌ TE TAI TOKERAU. This is your Te Taitokerau starter pack waiata. Each verse speaks of different important histories, whakapapa, kōrero of the north - if you’re looking for a place to start reconnecting to Te Tai Tokerau, this waiata is for you. We thank Pere Wihongi and Christina Looker for the poi actions - because of the songs repetitive tune, the poi actions help us remember the stories they carry. A beautiful waiata to add to your kete. ? 🎥kiingitanga

05/09/2026

Reitu te wahine no Tainui waka, nānā i mārena ko Ueoneone - ka p**a, ka ora tātou ngā uri e!

05/09/2026

E kau ki te tai e, e kau ki te tai e! Te Karakia a Nukutawhiti.

Tēnei ngā kapa haka, ngā uri maha o te Te Tai Tokerau e whakanui ana i Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po i tōna koroneihana tuarua.

Ka nui te hari, ka nui te koa - ka nui te mihi ki te iwi e manaaki nei i te kaupapa.

🎥Kiingitanga

04/09/2026

WHERE TO WATCH: HE MANAWA TOKI TUU

You can watch the Kiingitanga LIVESTREAM through the page and Youtube channel.

TĒNĀ KOUTOU E TE IWI!Tomorrow, following the kauhau from Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā wai hono i te pō, Te Tai Tokerau will sta...
04/09/2026

TĒNĀ KOUTOU E TE IWI!

Tomorrow, following the kauhau from Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā wai hono i te pō, Te Tai Tokerau will stand together at Patterson Park for He Manawa Toki Tuu, her coronation concert.

Kua p**a te karanga, nō reira ko tā tātou he whakautu.

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

2.30pm: Meet at Te Wharekura o Rākaumanga
26 McDiarmid Crescent, Huntly

2.30pm - 4pm: Final practice
3pm: Buses arrive from the north
5.30pm: Meet backstage at Patterson Park
6pm: TE TAI TOKERAU TAKES THE STAGE

Please arrive ready to practise and bring:

• Full performance kākahu
• Poi
• Water
• Warm clothing for before and after the stand
• Something to keep your performance gear dry
• Guitars

All waiata, lyrics and practice material:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17Dk0_FNwneng77O8ft107JaMKoC4A5Lr

Use tonight to go over your words, actions and transitions. Travel safely, arrive on time and look after one another.

Thank you to everyone who has attended practices, tomorrow we stand together as Te Tai Tokerau.

Kia rite, kia kaha, kia kotahi rā tātou!

Tēnā koutou e te iwi,Tomorrow Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po will deliver her kauhau to the motu, and following ...
04/09/2026

Tēnā koutou e te iwi,

Tomorrow Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po will deliver her kauhau to the motu, and following that Te Tai Tokerau will stand together at Patterson Park for our performance at He Manawa Toki Tuu - her coronation concert. Kua p**a te karanga, nō reira ko tā mātou he whakautu.

Thank you to everyone who has attended the practices, learnt the bracket and helped prepare our rohe for this kaupapa. We are looking forward to coming together tomorrow and representing Te Tai Tokerau.

Please read the final timings carefully:

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

2.30pm - Meet at Te Wharekura o Rakaumanga (26 McDiarmid Crescent, Huntly)

2.30pm - 4pm - Final practice

3pm - Buses arrive from the north to Rakaumanga

4pm - 4.30pm - Get changed

4.30pm - Te Tai Tokerau group photo

4.45pm - Buses leave for Tūrangawaewae

5.30pm - Meet at Patterson Park (backstage)

6pm - Te Tai Tokerau takes the stage

Please arrive ready to practise and bring everything you need for the performance, including your full performance kākahu and poi. Bring water, something warm for before and after the stand, and make sure your performance gear is kept dry.

Kairakuraku, please bring your guitars!

All waiata, lyrics and practice material can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17Dk0_FNwneng77O8ft107JaMKoC4A5Lr

Or link to WCC YouTube:

https://youtube.com/?si=qz367xrHTsBSs76s

Please use tonight to go over your words, the actions and transitions.

Travel safely, arrive on time and look after one another. We have one final practice together before we haka boogie on stage.

If you have any questions, please let us know via email and we will do what we can to respond.

Kia rite, kia kaha, kia kotahi rā tātou!

Ngā mihi,

Waitangi Cultural Society Incorporated
Executive Officers
Blake Ihimaera - Chairperson
Leanne Tamou - Secretary
Piri Kake - Treasurer
Rōpata Diamond - Mana Kuratahi Delegate
Marcia Hopa - Te Matatini Delegate

01/09/2026

Titiro ki ngā tai o tokerau e hora nei 🔥

As iwi across Te Tai Tokerau make their final preparations to showcase their mass performance at Tuurangawaewae on Saturday, the chair for the Waitangi Cultural Committee, Ropata Diamond, spoke to Te Karere on the significance of the Koroneihana for Te Tai Tokerau – highlighting the whakapapa connections between the North, Tainui waka and te Kiingitanga.

Be sure to watch the full story on Te Karere – 4pm on TVNZ1 and TVNZ+.

31/08/2026

TE TAI TOKERAU BUS - KORONEIHANA 2026
Saturday 5 September 2026 - RETURN TRIP

E te Tai Tokerau, the WCC has organised buses travelling from Whangārei to Tūrangawaewae Marae for our mass performance at Koroneihana.

If you’re coming with us, fill out the registration form to confirm your seat on the bus. One form must be completed for each person travelling.

REGISTER YOUR SEAT HERE:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8PWg2tTn6wb2rykHaydrugGFc5GLcSUyZYLh1gevP0wHjiA/viewform

And remember - the only ticket you need is to know your words 🙂

Youtube channel:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTKrXlvKz3Y0&si=tZbn7iggKbRU3F60

We’ve attached the videos for each item in our bracket to this post so they are all in one place and easy to find. Let us also remember how special they are, please look after them. Get them playing, practise your words, and come ready to represent Te Tai Tokerau.

Kia Māori ngā kākāhu, remember to pack your poi and we will see you there.

BUS DETAILS – SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

9:30am - Depart Whangārei
Kensington Stadium Car Park
St John Ambulance end

Stops on the way:
• Wellsford
• Albany Bus Stop
• Bombay
• Arrive Tūrangawaewae

RETURN

7:00pm: Depart Tūrangawaewae

Return stops:
• Bombay: dinner stop
• Albany Bus Stop
• Wellsford

Approx. 11:00pm: Arrive Whangārei
Kensington Stadium Car Park

29/08/2026

50 years on and this waiata still hits. E kui, Akamiria Rose - anei ngā uri o Te Tai Tokerau e waiata tonu nei, e waiata tonu nei.

E mihi ana ki te hunga i tae atu ki te parakatihi i te rā nei, otirā ngā pou o te kapa haka o Te Tai Tokerau e hāpai tonu nei i te kaupapa - tēnei te kōmiti e mihi nui ana.

Beautiful day e te iwi! LET’S NOT WASTE IT, make sure you tell your whānau and friends from Te Tai Tokerau to check the folder and practice at home with the awesome recordings from today’s practice.

One week out! Kia kaha rā tātou katoa. Come join the fun!

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