Te Arawa Regionals 2026 programme announcement

On Maure o Hakihea, 1 December, the official programme and draw for the Te Arawa whakataetae kapa haka ā rohe 2026 was announced.

Ānei rā ngā kapa e whakakanohi nei i te rohe o Te Arawa waka, mai i Maketu ki Tongariro!

Kapa Pakeke | Friday 13 March 2026

1. Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue Pakeke

2. Te Rau Aroha

3. Pikiao Pakeke

4. Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai Pakeke

5. Ngā Maramara o Tarāwhai

6. Ngā Pou o Te Puku

7. Te Hikuwai Pakeke

8. Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whaoa

9. Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuara

10. Te Kei o Te Waka o Te Arawa

11. Te Arawa ki Tai

12. Ngā Uri o Te Takapū o Tapuika

13. Ngāti Rangitihi

Kapa Whakataetae | Saturday 14 March 2026

1. Ngāti Rangiwewehi (Pakeke)

2. Ngā Rākau Matahi Pū a Atuamatua

3. Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai

4. Rangiwewehi

5. Te Hikuwai

6. Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe

7. Te Ahi Tipua

8. Te Hekenga a Rangi

9. Te Arawa ki Tai

10. Tūhourangi Ngāti

11. Te Ūpoko o te Repo

12. Te Kapa o Ngāti Tarāwhai

13. Te Whare Haka o Te Puku

14. Ngāti Whakaue

Click here to download the official draw announcement.