3rd place Tū Te Manawa Maurea at the 2013 Te Matatini (formerly known as Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Festival) FINALS Day held at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua (Te Arawa).
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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 Tū Te Manawa Maurea 2013 Finals Day.
00:00 Whakaeke | 'Tukuna te reo o Taharākau'
05:24 Moteatea | 'He waiata nō Rakaiwetenga'
08:29 Poi | 'Ko Hinepūtahi'
13:15 Waiata-a-ringa | 'He Āio, He Wehi'
17:03 Haka | 'He maire Kōpūtahi'
21:20 Whakawātea | 'Te Hihiri o te Aroha'