Saturday 25 February 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment, Features, National
Te Matatini is a significant cultural festival and the pinnacle event for Māori performing arts. Held every two years, it is one of the most highly anticipated events for performers, their whānau and the mass of passionate Kapa Haka fans throughout the world.
The festival brings together competing kapa haka groups from all over Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, in an unforgettable celebration of Māori culture. Momoa is in Auckland to film his new series Yenedakine (Chief of War), based on the true story of a warrior chief caught up in the colonisation of Hawaii in the late 1700s. MELINA ETCHES