Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti | 2013 Te Matatini | Finals Day Full Performance

Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti at the 2013 Te Matatini Finals Day (formerly known as Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Festival) held at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua (Te Arawa).
All rights go to Whakaata Māori and Te Matatini.
A traditional kapa haka performance, usually called a bracket, consists of 6 or 7 items.
Groups have the option to perform a Waiata Tira, which is non-aggregate and does not count toward the final scores and placings, as a well as 6 aggregate compulsory items - whakaeke, mōteatea, poi, waiata a ringa, haka, and whakawātea.
Waiata Tira: choral item (optional - non-aggregate)
Whakaeke: entrance - entering the stage
Moteatea, waiata tawhito; traditional waiata, lament
Waiata ā ringa: action song - a song with appropriate actions to kupu (words)
Poi: item performed with poi actions, usually by wāhine (women)
Haka: a haka where the tāne (men) come up front
Whakawātea: exit - exiting the stage
Items from Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti 2013 Finals Day.
00:00 Waiata Tira | 'Huikau'
03:50 Whakaeke | 'Te Whakatōhea Maurua'
08:50 Moteatea | 'Te Ao o te Pārera'
13:40 Waiata-a-ringa | 'Horowaewae'
17:40 Poi | 'Tangi apakura aku poi mō Te Whakatōhea'
23:07 Haka | 'He maire Kōpūtahi'
27:20 Whakawātea | 'Tāwharautia Aotearoa'

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