Te Whānau a Apanui | 2013 Te Matatini | Finals Day Full Performance

2nd place Te Whānau a Apanui at the 2013 Te Matatini Finals Day (formerly known as Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Festival) held at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua (Te Arawa).

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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 ā 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 Whānau a Apanui 2013 Finals Day.
00:00 Waiata Tira | 'Taku inoi'
02:58 Whakaeke | 'Taku Ure Tārewa'
07:35 Mōteatea | 'E Muri Ahiahi'
11:16 Poi | 'Ōe, Ōe, Ōe'
14:54 Waiata-a-ringa | 'Haramai, Moana'
19:45 Haka | 'Ko Uenuku'
22:46 Whakawātea | 'Te Tai Rā'