Te Koutu from Rotorua wins Secondary Schools Kapa Haka title

By Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZKa pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi.When the old net is cast aside, the new net goes fishing. Te Kapa Haka o Te Koutu from Rotoru…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-03T21:17:09.000Z

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Reagan Shaw2026-07-03T21:18:09.000Z

ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi - bloody love it. So proud of Te Koutu!

RNZ2026-07-03T21:42:09.000Z

another comp for kapa haka? how many bleeding titles do they need lol

Reagan Shaw2026-07-03T22:32:09.000Z

nothing wrong with celebrating excellence. kapa haka is the best

Grace Patel2026-07-03T22:04:09.000Z

always the same schools winning. bit predictable tbh

RNZ2026-07-03T22:27:09.000Z

yeah nah fair call, they work hard for it

Sage Lawson2026-07-03T22:36:09.000Z

awesome to see the kids killing it. keeps our culture alive 💪

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T23:03:09.000Z

get stuffed mate, they won fair and square

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Te Koutu from Rotorua wins Secondary Schools Kapa Haka title

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Sage Lawson2026-07-03T23:29:09.000Z

true but at least it's getting attention now

Tom Harris2026-07-03T23:03:09.000Z

meanwhile the sports teams get all the funding... typical

Tom Harris2026-07-03T23:44:09.000Z

still would be nice to see some different winners now n then

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T23:37:09.000Z

proper hard work that. chur to all the groups who competed

Mason Young2026-07-03T23:47:09.000Z

just heard on the news, massive effort from the kids. good on em

Alex Rivera2026-07-04T00:17:09.000Z

four days of competition? man that's intense. respect

Alex Rivera2026-07-04T00:52:09.000Z

chur bro, always good to see the young ones carrying it on

River Cole2026-07-04T00:30:09.000Z

another trophy for Rotorua... bet they're chuffed

Grace Patel2026-07-04T00:53:09.000Z

they deserve it after all that practice

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