School holidays start on Monday, 30th June. We look forward to welcoming students back on Monday, 14th July.

Kapa Haka

E tuku, e rere e te manu rā
Te manu huia rangatira e
Te manu e kai ana te miro, nōna te ngahere
Te manu e kai ana te mātauranga, nōna te ao
Te ao whānui e

E hine, e tama e, whakarongo ki ngā tohutohu o rātou mā.
Kia kaha, kia ita ki ngā taonga a kui mā, a koro mā.
Te reo rangatira e, te reo motuhake.
Te reo me ngā tikanga kia mau tonu ake, mau tonu e.

He mihi mahara tēnei ki ērā kei tua o tāwauwau. Nā koutou mātou i whakarangatira.

Ka mihi hoki ki ērā kua haere ki mahi kē. Nā koutou te mānuka i whārikihia, ā, ko koutou hoki ērā te huarahi i para hei hīkoitanga, hei kawenga hoki mā ngā uri whakaheke o Te Kapa o Nōera.

Nei rā te mihi.

Our Story

Kapa haka has been very active at Nawton School since the early 1980s. Our school kapa haka group was one of the first primary schools to participate in the Primary School National Kapa Haka competitions held here in Kirikiriroa.

Te Kapa o Nōera is open to all students and represents the many cultures within our kura.

This year brings many opportunities through delving deeper into meaningful disciplines of kapa haka. To highlight key learning pathways this year, we will be providing wānanga and learning opportunities through hītori/history and pūrākau/stories of kapa haka in partnership with, and with the support of, our uri o Ngāti Māhanga and the wider Nawton community.

This year we aim to focus on instilling strong uaratanga/values into Te Kapa o Nōera.

This year we will be redeveloping and strengthening our kapa haka tūāpapa/framework and ture/expectations with a focus on maintaining disciplines including:

  • Uaratanga / Values
  • Te Reo me ōna Tikanga
  • Vocal warm-ups
  • Hauora / Health and Wellbeing
  • Lead Karanga
  • Kai-kōrero
  • Mau rākau
  • Rākau
  • Patu
  • Poi
  • Auahatanga
  • Pūoro

We will also focus on strengthening consistency through our uaratanga/values and maintaining classroom expectations and behaviour both inside and outside the classroom.

This will form part of the criteria to become a kaihaka for Te Kura o Nōera. We will be representing our school in many spaces and want to take kaihaka/performers who uphold our ture and expectations throughout 2026.

We are excited to work towards taking our kapa to the Tainui Regionals in 2026.

Providing exposure for our tamariki allows them to grow confidence and autonomy in their performance. Therefore, we seek every opportunity possible to expose our tamariki to meaningful opportunities that align with our tūāpapa and vision statement.

Inclusivity is key!

Herepū te Rā!!!