Te Matatini has named Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue (Te Arawa) as this year’s winners of the Ngāpō Pimia Wehi Duncan Mcintyre trophy and the championship title of Te Matatini 2025.
This means the rōpū will have the opportunity to represent Aotearoa, just as the 2023 champions, Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui, did when they performed at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) last year.
Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue dedicated their bracket to the late Sir Robert Gillies, the last surviving member of the Māori Battalion, who passed away in November 2024, delivering an emotional performance.
The coveted award was donated by former Māori Affairs Minister (1969–72, 1975–78). The taonga aims to promote the pursuit of excellence by rangatahi in Te Reo Māori and its traditions.
Here is a list of Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 winners.
Aggregate:
TOA WHAKAIHUWAKA - NGĀPŌ PĪMIA WEHI DUNCAN MCINTYRE TROPHY
1st - Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue
2nd - Ngāti Rangiwewehi
3rd - Ngā Tūmanako
KAIRANGI O TE MITA O TE REO MĀORI - TE REO EXCELLENCE TROPHY
1st - ANGITU, Ngā Tumanako, Ngāti Rangiwewehi.
WHAKAEKE - TE TAONGA A TE WHĀNAU Ō WAIPAREIRA TRUST
1st - Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Kapa Haka, Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngā Tūmanako, Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue, Te Taumata o Apanui.
MŌTEATEA - TE TAONGA A TE KANI TE UA
1st - Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui
WAIATA Ā RINGA - TE TAONGA A IKAROA
1st - Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui, ANGITU, Te Waka Huia, Te Taumata o Apanui, Ngāti Rangiwewehi.
POI - TE TAONGA A TE KĀHUI MAUNGA DISTRICT MĀORI COUNCIL
1st - Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Kapa Haka, Te Hekenga ā Rangi.
HAKA - TE TAOKA TE NGĀKAU AROHA O TE WAIPOUNAMU
1st - Te Hekenga ā Rangi, Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti.
WHAKAWĀTEA - TE TAONGA WHAKAMAUMAHARA KI A TE AMORANGI WI TE TAU HUATA RĀUA KO RINGAHORA HUATA
1st - ANGITU, Te Waka Huia.
NON-AGGREGATE
KOHINE PONIKA ‘AKU MAHI’ MEMORIAL TROPHY - PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
1st - Te Kuru Marutea
TE KAIRANGI O TE REO Ā TUHI - TE TAONGA A TE TAI PŪKARUKARU O POUTINI
1st - Te Uri o Manumanu, Te Rerenga Kōtuku, Te Pae Kahurangi, Te Pou o Mangataawhiri, Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui, ANGITU, Te Iti Kahurangi, Te Rangiura o Wairarapa, Ngā Tumanako, Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue, Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai, Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti, Waihirere.
TITONGA WAIATA HOU (LYRICS & MUSIC) BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION OVERALL - TE TAONGA WHAKAMAUMAHARA KI A TAA KINGI IHAKA
1st - Te Pou o Mangataawhiri, Ngā Purapura o Te Taihauāuru, Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti.
TITONGA HOU MŌTEATEA - ‘TE RANGITŪHĀHĀ’ TE TAONGA WHAKAMAUMAHARA KI A MAURIORA KINGI
1st - Te Pou o Mangataawhiri, Ngā Purapura o te Taihauāuru, Ngā Tumanako, Ōhinemataroa ki Ruatāhuna, Te Hekenga ā Rangi, Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti.
TITONGA HOU POI (LYRICS & MUSIC) - TE TAONGA WHAKAMAUMAHARA KI A NGAHIRAKA BUSBY
1st - Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti, Waihirere.
TITONGA HOU HAKA (LYRICS & MUSIC) - TE TAONGA WHAKAMAUMAHARA KI A ANARU SKIP PAENGA
1st - Te Pou o Mangataawhiri, Te Iti Kahurangi, Te Rangiura o Wairarapa, Ngā Tumanako, Muriwhenua.
TITONGA HOU WAIATA Ā RINGA - HE TOHU AROHA NĀ TE WHENUA MOEMOEĀ
1st - Te Rōpū Manutaki, Te Kapa haka o Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti, Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Kapa Haka, Te Pou o Mangataawhiri, Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Ranginui, ANGITU, Te Kuru Marutea, Ngā Purapura o Te Taihauāuru, Te Iti Kahurangi, Te Waka Huia, Ngā Tūmanako, Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai, Te Kapa Haka o Ruātoki, Te Reanga Morehu o Rātana, Te Taumata o Apanui, Te Hekenga ā Rangi, Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti, Waihirere, Ngāti Rangiwewehi.
WAIATA Ā-TIRA - TE TAONGA A TE RŌPŪ WAIATA MĀORI O AOTEAROA
1st - Te Pou o Mangataawhiri, Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti, Ngāti Rangiwewehi
MANUKURA WAHINE - TE KOROWAI MANUKURA WAHINE
1st - Te Kapa Haka o Ōpotiki Mai Tawhiti, Ngā Purapura o Te Tai Hauāuru
MANUKURA TĀNE - TE TAONGA A DR BRUCE GREGORY
1st - Te Pou o Mangataawhiri, Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue, Whangarā Mai Tawhiti, Mōtai Tangata Rau.
KĀKAHU - TE TAONGA WHAKAMAUMAHARA KI A WAIRĀKAU PAIA WAIPARA
1st - Te Kapa Haka o Ngā Hau e Whā ki Murihiku, Te Taha Tū, Mōtai Tangata Rau, Tauira Mai Tawahiti, Waihirere, Te Hokowhitu a Tū.
