Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says it has been 31 years since the rohe last hosted Te Matatini, and the effort to be great hosts has been a collective one for Taranaki. “That ...

The pōwhiri at Te Matatini 2025 was an emotional one. Photo / Te Matatini A pōwhiri unlike anything seen in Taranaki before marked the start of the biggest kapa haka competition in the world.

Michelle Brennan, of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, had been busy promoting the 'be prepared message' to its members. "Te Matatini is a bit of the unknown and I guess we've all been working very ...

Kahui said the law is “a real testament to Māori in Taranaki who resisted and struggled against the wrongdoing of the Crown for well over [a] hundred years.” Besides providing a “blueprint ...

A dry start to the year brings water restrictions, fire risk, and potential drought to the Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki regions. Five of the seven districts covered by Horizons Regional ...