Te Waka Huia | 2005 Te Matatini | Finals Day Full Performance

2nd place Te Waka Huia at the 2005 Te Matatini - formerly known as Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Festival (ATMPAF) FINALS Day held at Arena Manawatu in Rangitāne (Palmerston North). All rights go to Whakaata Māori and Te Matatini | AKHL A traditional kapa haka performance, usually called a bracket, consists of 6 or 7 items. Groups have the option to perform a Waiata Tira, which is non-aggregate and does not count toward the final scores and placings, as a well as 6 aggregate compulsory items - whakaeke, mōteatea, poi, waiata a ringa, haka, and whakawātea. Waiata Tira: choral item (optional - non-aggregate) Whakaeke: entrance - entering the stage Moteatea, waiata tawhito; traditional waiata, lament Waiata a ringa: action song - a song with appropriate actions to kupu (words) Poi: item performed with poi actions, usually by wāhine (women) Haka: a haka where the tāne (men) come up front Whakawātea: exit - exiting the stage Items from Te Waka Huia 2005 Finals Day. 00:00 Waiata Tira | 'Me whakanui tātou ki a Ihowa e' 04:16 Whakaeke | 'Tū mai ngā maunga tapu' 08:20 Mōteatea | 'Tēnei te hiki ake i taku takapau pokai' 11:41 Waiata-ā-ringa | 'Kei te huri te reo' 16:06 Poi | 'Poi Rangitāne' 20:00 Haka | 'Te tūnga whakareotunga' 24:55 Whakawātea | 'Me aro hōhonu ki a Papatuānuku'