Te Iti Kahurangi Kapa Haka | Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho 90th Birthday Celebrations

Te Iti Kahurangi Kapa Haka dance troupe performing for Her Majesty The Queen Mother Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho 90th Birthday Celebration at Maamaloa Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Estate, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu. Saturday 28 May, 2016. Kingdom of Tonga.

[@teti_99]

Love to all my Maori brothers and sisters. The Tongan and Maori are not separated by land but connected by the sea. And the Tongan is tied to the Maori by blood. Ofa lahi atu ki Aotealoa hono kotoa!!! 🇹🇴❤️🇳🇿

[@marialitabryce]

Tongan people appreciate you all ! deep respect to you all our Aotearoa family

[@teawaroawilson741]

💚💛💚💛

[@aliveandwell2965]

I always come back to this when I need some strength. Beautiful.

[@jerryrobinson5163]

There is something very special about these people. What great spirits.

[@FREE_SKAPA9]

Haati butha!

[@jordancecilia5117]

Maoris have very beautiful powerful voices wow

[@goadjacquelyn]

I love how the grandma came out and joined them. My heart is full with this.

[@JADALEIGH08]

I loved that part too. Also she's the Maori Kings wife

[@stevendavies6988]

Our elders are always joining in,we love a good dance and sing in our culture. And yes that was the maori kings wife, makau ariki.

[@nesileka4668]

@@stevendavies6988 we are blessed to have you guys with us!

[@amandamark2113]

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[@ruatea1237]

Grandma?! Thats the kings wife ( no shes not the queen shes just called jennifier)

[@cosminxxx5287]

these women look like how amazons would look in real life. Each of them look like they could give you at least 6 healthy and happy children . Very strong genetics.Naturally beautiful like flowers , trees and sea. I wish them good health and to be each day as happy as they are when they sing.

[@joshcollardey3513]

Māori always kill it in their performance

[@MsJae-sf2hf]

This is so beautiful! People of Color have such Beautiful Voices and Rhythm and such Rich Tradition, Much Love............Washington DC

[@tiggy2timez]

We the Natives of sth Pacific honor, respect and treasure our elders like no other 🙏🏾🔒 🙌🏾

[@christianlohaus1616]

Ich bin ein Deutscher, und doch trifft mich der Gesang und der Tanz immer bis ins Mark!!

[@isilelitakulua1983]

this is awesome! well done to our brothers & sisters from Aotearoa☺☺☺

[@rjayg6575]

I wish I was Maori...

[@WHUFC71]

These women are so beautiful and with voices of angels!!

[@ulaireattea7686]

Truly beautiful, what a beautiful culture. Greetings from Argentina ❤️

[@carolhunterton4690]

So beautiful to see People proud of their heritage!

[@gavinbainbridge6512]

Traditions..........never let them be forgotten, Grandma did good🤩

[@aussiemama2107]

Love my culture proud to be aussie/ Polynesian ❤

[@Lu4Tim]

Loved this 😍 singing, performance ON POINT!!! Luv our Tangata Whenua ❤

[@Praline1]

Fascinating culture, fascinating people.. this is awesome! Greets from Austria

[@atulasitani7246]

Kia tae mai tou rangitiratanga ki runga ki te whenua, kia rite ano te rangi 😇🙏💖💝 Malie wahines & arohanui ❤❤

[@oloros100]

beautiful :) greetings from Poland

[@davepaterson935]

90!? God bless.

[@Fonthandler]

I love the Tongan tradition to put money on the people they think perform well. Ka rawe Te Iti Kahurangi! To ataahua koutou!

[@queenkatrina9481]

Actually the reason why they put it on those women is because in Tongan views the two performers on the ends of the front row(in females and males) are usually high ranked so they thought it was the same.

[@p.kayes.4439]

It's called tipping in my country. LoL

[@kaajt.7544]

As African we do the same

[@shesosweet2781]

Lmao they granny took their shine and their tip!

[@cheongmyoung]

Wow we Korean have same tradition.

[@anonymousr1918]

God bless Nu Tirani

[@ansiahura6550]

Beautiful Day, Celebration and memory for such a loving cultures to come together as 1 nation.

[@jeantaylor2308]

Great yo see the older people joining in.

[@08rpfl]

Sensacional. Quanto mais vejo, mais admiro a cultura Maori.

[@jimbojet8728]

Just great to watch. Thank you.

[@tamarakennedy4976]

Deepest heartfelt respect to birthday mother and to all who presnted this love amd tradition and shared it with all who also watch here with shared love and respect though miles may seperate us we are no farther than where u place ur hand to your heart for you are here with me and i am there with u forever as one family of one creator. Love and respect..tamara

[@JADALEIGH08]

wow.. getting paid while you perform.. Love the mix of two different cultures

[@FREE_SKAPA9]

JADALEIGH08 this was a respect didn’t get paid for it

[@robc6560]

Us Maori are good in a party too 🍺 get that Maori strum on, nek minit Uncle Tui Teka comes alive again lol.. Beautiful whanau 👏🥰

[@foutautuaa4363]

brother can't u translate to English plz

[@user-vj8bg2jb9y]

Haere mai haere mai te tangata fenua o Aotearoa, my half blood from Waikato.

[@mercehidalgorequena150]

Great. From Barcelona

[@kayrolleston7359]

Beautiful 🥰

[@ritakopetzky4362]

so nice...thanks so much....

[@choco080898]

je suis fane ce magnifique groupe a t il fait un dvd ou un CD svp salutation depuis la France

[@DarioAntonio626]

Very nice. Beautiful harmony and dance movements. The young man on the far right executes each step with precision. Very graceful. What does that long cloth the ladies brought out and laid in front of the group signify?

[@ahoosifoou4211]

Its is a hand woven mat given as gift to the group. It is very expensive.

[@mosesetalemaivavalagi6239]

That's the woven mat made from pandunus leaves which woven with respect and love's it signify the green of the land and the prosperous of the kingdom's.There's another one on the other end which called 'GATU' it is made from a tree bark very significant and has the deep meaning to the people. Love from fiji😍😍

[@Tonganwarriorzz]

I really want to see this live in person!!!

[@joooodah]

Amazing thank you :) :)

[@davidmorton9886]

Absolutely awesome

[@lamanitaenmision]

hermoso, que belleza!!!!

[@Me2times]

Beautiful sound, beautiful women

[@laurelstephens1377]

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[@justineallen4702]

Beautiful

[@leont5096]

Such a good performance

[@rootzwomahn]

Exuberant!

[@quintinaabbott8432]

Can someone please translate the song. I love it

[@dwaneyocum1718]

How wonderful.

[@claudorolaz8441]

BIEN SUR ON ADORE SALUTATIONS DEPUIS LA SUISSE

[@terekiaroberts5108]

My fav group ❤️

[@tenaeramasters7935]

really

[@foutautuaa4363]

brother can't you translate to English plz

[@truebloodnz]

Awesome.

[@botello454]

Beautiful haka.

[@diannevisti1397]

That's beautiful. I want to learn how to do this

[@chrisjacque6708]

Te whanaungatanga tuwhera ki te waiata o te ao o Niu Tireni me nga papa o te ao kei hea ahau o Europa - mich hat dieser lied sehr gefallen.

[@imcavdb5465]

Proud women!

[@susie154]

Such a happy happy haka ☺👏

[@sinjah5894]

Beautiful 😍

[@niwacompaq124]

love the poi

[@user-sf5tt8oh2p]

Отлично! Perfectly!

[@bizzybeebs2200]

Man tongans are so giving...

[@randalsmith8117]

What is the first songs name? It’s so beautiful

[@stevendavies6988]

"E noho Tuheitia"🎵

[@zakhenry6214]

Ka pai Ngāwai. Whuia ō poi sis.

[@karmenedwards7594]

zak henry kok

[@raetaeta8046]

bless u mother xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@ngatibroffessor1840]

beautiful tribute....I wish we would stop preforming the short version of Ka mate and do it in its long form.

[@janadavis9694]

That is the Queen mother

[@laurietarawa1371]

Cool.

[@nahnalepaio791]

I'm looking for whaea mana ,she was kaea or one of the tutors how can I find her on Facebook anyone.maranga mai

[@vaibaker3246]

Wow

[@leonardooliveiradasilva8282]

Brasil ..

[@roovin3668]

💕💕💕💕

[@chrisjacque6708]

waiata tino pai o te iwi maori mai i te zelanad hou ka tae mai ki te whakatuwhera i te hononga ki te waiata mo te Europa

[@truebloodnz]

No disrespect but it is Makau Ariki Atawhai, not Queen. That title is exclusively used by one person, the head of the Kiingitanga, and so far only used by the late Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu. TRH is not a title used in the Kiingitanga. Ariki Tamaroa Whatumoana is the title granted to the mataamua by Kiingi Tuheitia. The Kings's daughter Ngawai Hono i te po doesn't use a title. However she could by birthright use the title Ariki Tapairu, the feminine of her brothers title, previously used by her late Grandmother.

[@TongaVision]

Malo trueblood. The Te Iti Kahurangi performed for Our Queen Mother of the Kingdom of Tonga Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho 90th Birthday. Makau Ariki Atawhai honoured the celebrations by joining 0.41-3.01 the Kapa Haka and is not referred to in the title or description as Queen.

[@truebloodnz]

+Paula Moimoi Latu Apologies, I was replying to a comment below. Thank you for your reply, and the beautiful videos you have provided of this and many other celebrations and events.

[@kaitaniwhat.v7691]

Just remember Maui tikitiki a taranga is the true king of the pacific not maui tui ariki or maui mua or maui pae or maui roto a taranga. Just remember that ay

[@zakhenry8954]

aae but when we do acknowledged her in our speech's we will address her as puhi out of respect. well maatou of Maniapoto do.

[@zakhenry8954]

That's ngaawai of course....

[@tenaeramasters7935]

ka pai whaue

[@SpinPoi]

Kia ora! I have recently completed a PhD at the University of Auckland on the health benefits of poi, and am now working on a short video about the history of poi. I was wondering if I might be able to include some of this beautiful footage in my video? I will of course give you credit. Please feel free to email me at [e-mail]. I look forward to hearing from you, and happy new year!

[@bo0tsy1]

6:50 for a fierce Haka.

[@DGIM-sf8ou]

What's the name of the song using the poi?

[@stevendavies6988]

"Timatanga Te Puea"🎵

[@nikrosevca9294]

They giggled when the skinny dude started thrusting his pelvis 🤣

[@ryssenkahananui8041]

What is the name of the first song the danced to?

[@pedroocasio5110]

E Noho Tuheitia

[@blinkyeyes5635]

Why are people placing tickets on the dancers back of neck?

[@antz5731]

This is Maori culture doing there performance in front of the Tongoan Queen in tonga.The tongan culture like to put money on people that are performing,as a sign of respect towards the performer's/performance that they showing there Queen.In saying that all the money that they collected while performing went to the Queen as a sign of respect.

[@jeantaylor2308]

Can anyone tell me what the skirts are made of?

[@bludz170]

Jean Taylor flax

[@nps149]

I need money, let me dancing!

[@skylarcash7934]

Lyrics?

[@stevendavies222]

1st "e noho tuheitia" 2nd "Timatanga te puea". Haka "ka mate"

[@kylepomanavlogs6115]

3.22

[@Thecelebritystudio]

is that money they are slipping them?

[@renatahatika6268]

aē

[@zakhenry8954]

Jessica Carpenter sure is. Tongan custom.

[@olafpeka]

Was the ngatu given also?

[@semi793]

Yes the ngatu was also given.

[@jeantaylor2308]

I’d be afraid the money would fall from the clothing. 😃

[@kylietawha636]

KorusNar

[@kingcountrykiwi7429]

Why doesn't Tuheitias wife know the actions lol.

[@kapahakadude]

Cause some have been changed since she was a performer for taniwharau

[@johnuipi4573]

kataki. ki hali. nau pehe from south high

[@anastasiafalwasser8294]

Cc

[@charlesstewart3752]

Why do they give them money

[@apomtaylor8054]

I'm Maori but I'm pretty sure they give money to people who they think performed or are performing well. It's just a Tongan tradition, they always do this.

[@reneebidois2763]

Tradition, Samoans do the same

[@kaututimaai43]

No the poi dance is better

[@kaututimaai43]

Post from nz

[@pedroocasio5110]

What's the name of the song using the poi?

[@pugzannas9530]

Pedro Ocasio Timatangia Te Puea .. It's a waiata (song) written by Te Puea Herangi or to her people Princess Te Puea. Originally performed by TPM Te Pou o Mangatawhiri .. It's another Kapa Haka group founded by Te Puea.. should be enough for you to Google the rest. :))