1972
Host RegionWinner1972RotoruaWaihirere1973RotoruaMawai Hokona1975WhangareiTe Roopu Manutaki1977GisborneTe Kotahitanga o Waitaha1979WellingtonWaihirere1981AucklandTaniwharau1983HastingsNgati Rangiwewehi1986ChristchurchTe Waka Huia1988WhangareiWaihirere1990WaitangiTe Roopu Manutaki1992NgaruawahiaTe Waka Huia1994HaweraTe Waka Huia1996RotoruaNgati Rangiwewehi1998TrenthamWaihirere2000NgaruawahiaMatarae I O Rehu2002Tamaki MakaurauWaihirere2005RangitaneTe Whanau a Apanui2007RangitaneWhangara Mai Tawhiti2009MataatuaTe Waka HuiaFrom:http://www.tematatini.co.nz/festival/past-venue-festival-winners.htmAccording to the Te Matatini website, the first event was in 1972.My maori performing arts teacher confirmed itIf you can't trust the Te Matatini website, what can you trust right? :)
It is a way of life
the tikanga - to foster, develop and protect traditional maori performing arts in the pursuit of excellence. the kawa - each region of new zealand and in australia must hold regional contests to find the best group of their area and then enter them into te matatini.
the first civilizations began on the continent of
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki's motto is 'Te Kura Matatini O Taranaki'.
where was jamestown located when it first began
The Rockies began first
They began in 2005 but didn't release there first album until 2008.
It first began in India!
The group of a scientist first began to develop biological concepts.
well it first began in greece and it began in sprinting
it was in 1952