Key Features
Elements
Disciplines
Categories
Kapa Haka
100
Tānerore dancing for his parents
Wiri
100
Using visual symbolism to convey meaning in a performance
Imagery/whakaahua
100
Which item in a kapa haka bracket is NOT considered a Te Ao Haka discipline?
Waiata Tira
100
Pātere and Waiata Tangi are sub-categories of which major discipline?
Mōteatea
100
What is the name of the biennial national competitive festival for adult Kapa Haka?
Te Matatini
200
Keeping the rhythm and demonstrating unity
Takahī
200
What is the musical element defined as the sequence of notes forming a tune?
Melody/Rangi
200
Which discipline typically serves as the dynamic entrance or opening item of a bracket?
Whakaeke
200
What specific type of haka is performed without weapons to welcome guests onto a marae?
Haka Pōwhiri
200
What term describes the unison quiver or tremor of the hands used to symbolize heat, movement, or life energy?
Wiri
300
Q: What is the primary physical expression of facial distortion in male performance involving the eye extension and tongue projection?
Pūkana/Whetero
300
What is the volume, energy, flow, speed, and interaction between performers to portray mood called?
Tempo/Tere
300
Which ancient discipline traditionally involves chant without modern musical instruments or accompaniment?
Mōteatea
300
What category of aggressive haka is characterized by venting anger or hatred without a weapon, often considered an abusive chant?
Kaioraora
300
What term refers to the lead male or female caller who starts an item or chant?
Kaitātaki (or Kaitātaki Wahine / Kaitātaki Tāne)
400
What is the connection between Ihi, Wehi, and Wana in a performance?
Ihi is the energy generated by the performance, Wehi is the energy generated by the audience in response to the performance, Wana is the energy generated when these two things come together.
400
Taking on the role of a character and using performative skills (gestures, facial
Characterisation/whakatau
400
The item that allows the group to clear the stage, make their final impression on the judges/audience, and officially sign off their performance is called?
The Whakawātea
400
These categories belong to which discipline?
single short, double short, single long, double long, quadruple.
Poi
400
Who won Te Matatini in 2025?
Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue
500
What is the key feature "Tū-ā-kapa" in English?
Formation
500
A set of notes or voices working together simultaneously
Harmony/Reretau
500
Which discipline focuses heavily on contemporary action songs using modern tunes paired with traditional hand movements?
Waiata-ā-ringa
500
These categories belong to which discipline?
Ngeri, taparahi, pōwhiri, whakatūwaewae, peruperu, tūtū ngārahu, manawawera
Haka
500
Which kapa, that competed in Nationals 2026, had Pere Wihongi as one of their tutors?
Te Wharekura o Mangere