11:45 am today

Te Matatini finals

From Saturday Morning, 11:45 am today

Julian Wilcox joins us from finals day at Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga, from the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth.

The biennial festival, and the world’s largest celebration of traditional Maori performing arts, is wrapping up with the very best of 55 teams vying for the big prize.

Julian gives us the inside scoop from side of stage. 

Te Matatini competitors at Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, February 2025.

Te Matatini competitors at Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, February 2025. Photo: Te Matatini Enterprises / supplied