Te Arawa Kapa Haka

Whakataetae-ā-rohe 2026

Tangaroa-ā-kiokio & Ōtāne o Poutūterangi | 13-14 March 2026

Hōtaka

Programme

The programme for the whakataetae-ā-rohe competition was announced on Maure o Hakihea, Monday 1 December.

Click the links below to download a PDF version of the regional competition programme:

    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

    1. Ngāti Rangiwewehi (Pakeke)

    2. Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai

    3. Ngāti Rangiwewehi

    4. Te Hikuwai

    5. Te Rotorua-Nui-a-Kahumatamomoe

    6. Te Ahi Tipua o Tuwharetoa

    7. Te Hekenga ā-Rangi

    8. Te Arawa ki Tai

    9. Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao

    10. Te Upoko o te Repo

    11. Te Kapa o Ngāti Tarāwhai

    12. Te Whare Haka o Te Puku

    13. Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue

    14. Tuku Taonga | Prize Giving

Ngā Kapa

Tikiti

Tickets

Tickets for the Te Arawa whakataetae-ā-rohe 2026 are available to purchase now, choose from the following options:

  • One-day pass (Friday or Saturday)

  • Two-day pass

  • Adult

  • Rangatahi (Student 13-17yrs with valid ID)

  • Kāumatua (65yrs+ or valid gold card holders)

  • Tamariki (5-12yrs)

  • Whānau (two adults, three tamariki 5-12yrs)

  • Tamaiti under 5 years FREE

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Te Wāhi | Venue

The Te Arawa regional kapa haka competition for 2026 will be held at Te Kaitao o Rangipare, Rotorua International Stadium. Sitemaps and more information to be released.

Mākete Māori

Māori Marketplace

The two-day Te Arawa regional kapa haka event will host thousands of manuhiri from the Te Arawa rohe and beyond. Registrations of Interest have now closed, a list of successful applicants will be shared soon.

For any additional information, please contact Jackie Smith, Te Puni Kōkiri here.