Two Taranaki kapa haka groups will perform at nationals
Four Taranaki ro¯pu¯ showed off their skills at a non-competitive kapa haka event in Whanganui over the weekend.
Haka Tu¯, Haka Ora saw Tu¯tu¯ Ka¯’Ika, Nga¯ Purapura o te Taihaua¯uru, Nga¯ Waihotanga and Aotea U¯ tanganui hit the stage at a packed Jubilee Stadium on Saturday.
While the Ma¯ori performing arts event was non-competitive, four of the ro¯pu¯ performing on the day will represent the Aotea region at Te Matatini Herenga Waka, Herenga Tangata, the national kapa haka competition being held in Auckland, in February 2022.
Nga¯ Purapura o te Taihaua¯uru, led by Tamzyn Pue, and Aotea U¯ tanganui will also take part.