This week 180 talented youngsters from four primary and intermediate schools are packing their new costumes and travel uniforms to compete in the national schools kapa haka contest in Nelson. The children, aged between seven and 11, are from Matapihi and Maungatapu...

Sharing the manners, values and life skills he learned from his parents and ancestors through teaching kapa haka, is how a Tauranga Intermediate teacher helps the new generations to embrace their history and become the leaders of the future. “When I was a kid I...