Te hui Ahurei o ngā kura o Te Tai Poutini – Kapa haka festival 2024

What a fantastic performance from our Kapa haka roopū who competed at the annual West Coast Kapa Haka competition, Te hui Ahurei o ngā kura o Te Tai Poutini.

On the 28th of August our Westland High School Kapa Haka roopu took the stage at Greymouth High School to compete in the inaugural West Coast event.

The group were nervous, given our school’s previous years successes, they felt some pressure to live up to that. But they once again rose to the occasion with a stellar performance. It’s always hard to find a dry eye in the ‘house’ when they take the stage and this year was no different.

They came away with placings in all 10 competitive categories. We are so proud of their performance and their achievement.

• Waiata Tira – 2nd place

• Whakaeke – 1st place

• Waiata a ringa – 1st place

• Poi – 1st place

• Haka – 1st place

• Whakawatea – 2nd place

• Kaitataki Wahine – 1st place

• Kaitataki Tane – 2nd Place

Thank you to everyone who supported the team to get to the stage that day, from their tutors and kaiako, to transport and to the whānau support. They wouldn’t have been able to achieve what they did without you. Also thank you to Greymouth High School for hosting such a prestigious event and a big mihi to all the other school teams who competed and participated on the day. It is incredibly brave to get up and perform in front of strangers but essentially it is everyone who makes the event as successful as it is each year.

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