Te Kahui Maunga

04/09/2026

Ngā mihi o te rā Koroneihana ki a tātau.

A last few reminders in preparation for our performance tonight at He Manawa Toki Tū.

💫 our performance is at 7:00pm. Please meet at 6:00pm in holding tent three (access via Kent street)
💫 Ngā kākahu - blacks, or school uniform number ones!
💫 We are also going to support our speakers during mihimihi today, and will sing Auē Te Aroha for Che, and Ko Te Ua for Wharehoka.
💫For those who were not able to attend practice lastnight, please find a space behind the set lines. Heoi, nau mai kia piri, nau mai kia tata.

Ko te Kuini kei runga, kei raro Poropiti! Rire rire hau, Pai Mārire 🤚🏼

03/09/2026

Ngā mihi o te Koroneihana ki a tātau! A reminder about practice tomorrow night (Friday 4th Sept) at Ngāruawāhia High School at 5:00pm.

Please arrive on time, and here’s the google drive link to have a practice in your own time 🙂

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hJfConu1x7LuXqJmxNNXUv2mx3yhORSU

26/08/2026

Ka tanuku, ka tanuku koa!
Ka tanuku ngā tihi tapu o Te Kāhui Maunga whānui, ka horo!
Ka tinei koa te ahi a Tahurangi, ka tinei koa te ahi o Te Turi o Murimotu!
Te pupuketanga o te wānanga, ka pēhi! Te matoe o te reo, ka ngū.
He aha ia rā tēnei hanga whakawairangi nei? He pākikini, he whakahiatangi!�Kia tahuri te mahara ki te kimi i te ngutu o taku pou tikanga, ka tahanga noa au.
Kua tūwhera i a ia te tatau o te pō, ko te ara tiatia ahu-tahi, e kore e hoki pēnei mai ai.
Ka whakakaohia te iwi nui ki Paerau, ki reira tatari atu ai ki tō rātou uri, ki taku tohunga!
Ko au, ko Te Kāhui Maunga ka mahue iho nei, auē te aroha i ahau ē.

🌿𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀̄𝐍𝐔𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄🌿
Kua huri ngā kamo o te uri o Te Kāhui Maunga, kua whati te pae o te marama. Kua makere te Raukura i te tihi o Taranaki, kua maunu te taniwha i te rua.

Tīraha mai rā te pae o te mate, Kua kōruru te rangi, kua mōwai te whenua, kua tūpoki te kapua ki runga o Taranaki rāua ko Ruapehu, kua kōnehunehu te pae i te aroha.
Kua tīwēwē te manu nā runga ana mai o Kōangatara, e mea ana pititoi, pititoi...

𝑻𝒆 𝑰𝒌𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒖 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒐𝒏
Ko Te Ikamatawhero Rauru Broughton, te pōtiki, te tama whakaotinga a Ruka Broughton rāua ko Mereiwa Broughton, kua hoki ki te hunga nāna a ia i poipoi ki ngā taonga kāmehameha o Te Roroku-o-te-rangi ki Aoao-ki-te-rangi, ki ngā mātauranga tuku iho a te uru kahika kei te ao o nehe...

Mai i te awa o Mōkau, piki whakarunga ki Rangitīkei, ki Rātana, whati whakauta ki a Koro Ruapehu, otirā, ko Te Kāhui Maunga whānui ngā pou i tū ai tōna ao.

Ko Ngā Rauru Kītahi te iwi, ko Ngāti Maika te hapū, ko Pākaraka te pā, te kāinga ka whakahokia atu nei te pōtiki kia tīraha ki te uma o ōna mātua tūpuna.

Ki tōna taha ūkaipō, ka rere ngā kāwai ki Ngāti Porou, ki Ngāti Kahungunu, ki Ngāti Awa, ki Tūwharetoa, ki Te Arawa. He taura here tangata, he taura here whenua, he taura here whakapapa i toro whānui ai tōna ao Māori.

He puna kōrero nō te whare wānanga. I whāngaia ki te kai mānga, i whakatōkia ki roto i a ia ngā kōrero tūhāhā, ngā kōrero maire, ngā kura huna i waiho iho e rātou mā kua mene ki te pō.

I mōhiotia tōna reo, tōna tikanga, tōna mātauranga ki ngā paepae o Te Kāhui Maunga; i whakaaetia tōna tū, tōna ārahi i te tangata ki ngā marae maha p**a noa i te motu. He reo i rangona i te pae, he kanohi i kitea i te wā o te pōwhiri, he pou tikanga i tū ai te tangata.

He pūkenga Mātauranga Māori ki te taumata Paerua i Te Wānanga o Raukawa, heoi anō, ko tōna whare wānanga tuatahi ko ngā turi o ngā kuia, koroheke, ko ngā whare kōrero o nehe. He kaipupuri nō ngā kōrero tūhāhā, nō ngā kōrero maire, nō ngā kura huna o te whare wānanga tawhito.

Nā, kua motu te aka matua, kua whati te rākau whakaruruhau, kua marere te rau o te huia. Kua wahangū te reo whakataki i te pae. Kua mahue mai ko ngā tapuwae, ko ngā kupu, ko ngā kura huna hei whakatō ki te whatumanawa o ngā uri whakaheke.

𝐍𝐆𝐀̄ 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀
Ka takoto a Rauru ki Pākaraka Marae hei te Paraire 28 o Ākuhata ki te Rātapu 30 o Ākuhata 2026.

Ko ngā wā whakaeke:
Paraire: 9am | 12:30pm | 3:30pm – Karakia: 7pm
Rāhoroi: 9am | 12:30pm | 3:30pm – Karakia: 7pm

Ka tū te karakia whakamutunga hei te Rātapu 30 o Ākuhata i te 11am.

Hei muri iho ka nehua a ia ki te urupā i reira.

📇Whānau Media Contact: Tamzyn-Rose Pue
Email: [email protected]

24/08/2026

EDITED POST: Nā runga i te āhuatanga o mate, this Sunday’s practice at Hāwera is now cancelled.

EDITED POST: Nā runga i te āhuatanga o mate, this Sunday’s practice at Hāwera is now cancelled.

UPDATED VENUE CONFIRMED FOR WAIKATO

The countdown to Koroneihana is on!

Join us as we prepare for the combined Te Kāhui Maunga performance at the He Manawa Toki Tuu concert. Practice dates are listed below.

Stay connected by following the Te Kāhui Maunga page for updates, reminders, and all the latest information.

14/08/2026

We are looking forward to seeing our whānau in Whanganui this Sunday 16th August at Te Kura o Kokohuia, 12pm-4pm!

We have also confirmed our venue for the practice in Waikato, which will be held at Ngāruawāhia High School (details in image).

EDITED POST: Nā runga i te āhuatanga o mate, this Sunday’s practice at Hāwera is now cancelled.

UPDATED VENUE CONFIRMED FOR WAIKATO

The countdown to Koroneihana is on!

Join us as we prepare for the combined Te Kāhui Maunga performance at the He Manawa Toki Tuu concert. Practice dates are listed below.

Stay connected by following the Te Kāhui Maunga page for updates, reminders, and all the latest information.

08/08/2026

📣TE MATATINI O NGĀ TANIWHA, 23 - 27 February 2027📣

Our four Te Kāhui Maunga kapa are performing on all four days of the competition.

Day One - Te Ihu - 23 Feb
▪️Ngā Purapura o Te Taihauāuru

Day Two - Te Haumi - 24 Feb
▪️Ngā Waihotanga

Day Three - Te Kei - 25 Feb
▪️Te Reanga Morehu o Ratana

Day Four - Te Awa - 26 Feb
▪️Te Kura Nui o Paerangi

06/08/2026

EDITED POST: Nā runga i te āhuatanga o mate, this Sunday’s practice at Hāwera is now cancelled.

UPDATED VENUE CONFIRMED FOR WAIKATO

The countdown to Koroneihana is on!

Join us as we prepare for the combined Te Kāhui Maunga performance at the He Manawa Toki Tuu concert. Practice dates are listed below.

Stay connected by following the Te Kāhui Maunga page for updates, reminders, and all the latest information.

30/07/2026

He raukawakawa e tīpare ana i Te Kāhui Maunga.
Ka pūkanakana atu te reo tīoriori o te manawa, ka anga ōna kupu mōteatea ki te iwi kua momotu ki tawhiti.
E te toihau o te whare o Tūtū Kā’ika,
Te kaiwhakawā o Te Kāhui Maunga,
E te Piki kōtuku, e hēmanawa nei tātau i te muri nei ē.
E kore ō taonga, ā koutou taonga e mōnenehu.
Kei te rei p**a o te ao kapa haka, e rere, māke ia te ara namu roa ki te hau tapu o āio mutunga kore.

Te Kāhui Maunga mourns the loss of Raymond Kaiki (Tainui, Aotea), a long-serving member of the Aotea Māori Performing Arts Committee, now known as Te Kāhui Maunga, and the founding member of kapa haka Te Ropu Tūtū Kā’ika. Raymond’s contribution and leadership to Te Ropu Tūtū Kā’ika spans many decades including as a performer, composer, tutor, Chairperson and kaumātua.

Raymond was a formidable rangatira within te ao kapa haka, leaving an indelible mark on the taonga through more than four decades of dedicated service. An uri of the Aotea and Tainui waka, Raymond often spoke of being raised at the heels of the great haka exponents of Ngāti Maniapoto and Taranaki. Those early influences ignited a lifelong passion and helped shape the deep technical knowledge and expertise for which he became renowned.

His contribution as a tutor, performer, composer and mentor spanned many decades and numerous rohe throughout Aotearoa. He guided and composed waiata for esteemed rōpū including Te Rōpū Aroha, Te Herenga Waka, Manawatutahi, Te Huatahi, Tamarau, Pukekaraka, Te Wānanga o Raukawa and St Joseph’s Māori Girls College to name a few. Raymond was particularly respected for his exceptional musicality and mastery of choral arrangement, serving as a choral master for the National Māori Chorale and for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taranaki.

On the national stage, Raymond was a pillar of the judging fraternity. He served as a Te Matatini judge across eight campaigns between 2000 and his most recent appointment at Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025. His standing as a head judge was recognised throughout the motu, including within Te Kāhui Maunga, Te Tau Ihu, Te Nehenehenui and Tainui regions, where he presided over competitions ranging from primary school festivals to senior regional championships. His specialist expertise in waiata tira, te kairangi o te mita o te reo, mōteatea and waiata ā ringa reflected his unwavering commitment to the preservation of traditional excellence and the development of future generations of kapa haka practitioners.

Raymond will be remembered as a true toki of te ao kapa haka and a tireless servant of his people of Tainui and Aotea waka. His wisdom, leadership, generosity and dedication have left a legacy that will continue to inspire performers, tutors, judges and whānau for many years to come.

Te Kāhui Maunga acknowledges the immense contribution Raymond made to Māori performing arts regionally and nationally and extends its deepest condolences to his whānau, friends and all those who had the privilege of walking alongside him.

Raymond will lie at Mōkau Kohunui Marae, Piopio, from Saturday 1 August 2026. Te Kāhui Maunga will gather at 2.00pm on Saturday 1 August 2026 to accompany Raymond onto the marae and pay our respects to a revered leader, teacher and kaitiaki of te ao kapa haka.

Elijah Pue
Chairman, Te Kāhui Maunga
31 July 2026

📸 Te Matatini Society Incorporated

03/07/2026

Ka nui te aroha ki hō tātou pahake ❤️

28/06/2026

🙌🏽 Ko te wiki ki’ koutou e ngā taiohi o te motu!
Pikipiki Maunga Tāngaengae e tai mā!
Ko koutou ngā mataurupā o hō tātou mātua!
Me tū i te tū o Tū-te-ngana-hau!

Our loving thoughts and positive wairua vibes are with all of our taiohi for their amazing week of haka ahead! Have a great time our taiohi — we are extremely proud of each and everyone of you from every kura & hapori of the motu!