Te Matatini opens in Hawke’s Bay after long wait

Host town troupe Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga one of 47 groups preparing for Te Matatini 2017 in Hastings this week On Saturday , at the end of an electrifying 25 minutes on the kapa haka stage at Te Matatini, the Hastings performers will have given their all. The sweat will be pouring off them but the pride will be vast, says Ngati Kahungunu ki Heretaunga performer and Hastings District councillor Bayden Barber.