TE HUINGA WHETŪ running order
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Running order for Monday 29 June to Thursday 2 July 2026.
*The order for finals will be released once finalists have been announced.
Pōwhiri will be held on Monday 29 June 1pm at Mercury Baypark, Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty Region.
Broadcasting details will be shared as soon as available.
TE WHAKATAETAE
41 groups, 1600+ kaihaka representing 15 regions, will compete in the most prestigious Māori event on the school calendar. The competition will be held in Nelson, at Trafalgar Centre
Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka a Maui are hosts of this year’s competition and the event will be broadcast free to air (details to be released as soon as available.
The top nine teams will be broadcast on Friday, 3 July 2026 followed by Prizegiving and handover to the next competition hosts.
Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa has been a biennial event since 2000. It was first held in Auckland at the Aotea Centre and has travelled around the country every two years until Covid-19 saw the cancellation of the 2020 competition.
NGĀ WHAKAMĀRAMA
All performances will be professionally recorded as live and ready for broadcast - we will publish broadcasting details as soon as available.
An announcement will be made on Thursday 2 July of the Top 9 Teams on all social media platforms and here on this website.
Prizegiving will be broadcast on Friday 3 July following the Top 9 performances.
NGĀ WĀHANGA | THE POOLS
RANGATAHI
Tuesday 30 June 2026
TE KURA O KOKOHUIA
TE KAPUNGA
TE KUPENGA O MARUAONUI
TE ROOPU MANU HUIA
TE KAPA HAKA O TE KURA Ā IWI O
WHAKATUPURANGA RUA MANO
NGĀ AHO RAU
TE KĀHUI KURATEA
TE MAUREA WHIRITOI
TE KAPA HAKA O TE KURA MATUA O WAINUIOMATA
TE KURA-Ā-IWI O MANUTUKE
TE WHAREKURA O KIRIKIRIROA
TE PIRINGA
MANUKURA
TAIOHI
Wednesday 1 July 2026
TE KURA MĀORI O PORIRUA -
NGĀ MATARAU O TE PUAWAITANGA
TE KURA MĀORI O NGĀ TAPUWAETE WHAREKURA Ō WHAKAPŪMAU
TE ARA WHĀNUI KURA KAUPAPA MĀORI O NGĀ KŌHANGA REO O TE AWAKAIRANGI
TE KAPA HAKA O TE WHAREKURA O HOANI WAITITI MARAE
NGĀ TOKA O TIRIKAWA
TE NIWHA O KAIPARA
TE REO WHAKAKOKO O MAUAO
NGĀ KKM O TE PUKU O TE IKA A MĀUI
TE WHAREKURA O TE WHĀNAU TAHI
TKKM O NGATI KAHUNGUNU KI HERETAUNGA
TŪRANGA WAHINE TŪRANGA TĀNE
TE UAMAIRANGI
MĀTĀTAHI
Thursday 2 July 2026
TE WHAREKURA O TE KAOKAOROA O PĀTETERE
HE WAKA KŌTUIA
TE PŪ O TE WHEKE
TE PĪ-KA-RERE
NGĀ PUNA O WAIŌREA
TŪĀHURIHURI
TE KAPA HAKA O TE KOUTU
TE WHAREKURA O AROWHENUA
TE KURA KAUPAPA MĀORI O TE RAWHITIROA
TE WHAREKURA O MANGERE
KURA KI UTA
TE KARETI O TE AUTE
TE WHAREKURA O RAKAUMANGA
TE WHAREKURA O RUATOKI