During their performances they taught the children the art of haka and poi which was exchanged with Siva, traditional Samoa dance, from the children and a powerful rendition of 'Te Iwi E'.

Visitors to the 31st Aloha Festival at Tempe Beach Park on March 15-16 will be immersed in the sights, sounds and tastes of island culture, from Hawaii to New Zealand, ...

Te Matatini has undergone immense evolution since its inception 53 years ago. From its origins as the New Zealand Polynesian Festival in 1972 in Rotorua, to its rebranding as Te Matatini – “the many ...

The hau kainga have been practising their poi and rehearsing the pōwhiri since ... the Cook Islands, Fiji, and Samoa. It now ranks as the third-biggest NZ opening week of all time, behind Hunt ...

Judges awarded points for disciplines including poi, haka, waiata tira ... could give live translations in five different languages: Samoan, Cook Island, Mandarin, Tongan and English.

Te Matatini began life in 1972 as the Polynesian Festival, at the inaugural festival in Rotorua seventeen kapa haka performed alongside six Polynesian groups representing Samoa, the Cook Islands ...

Groundbreaking New Zealand DJ Lady Shaka is a proud femme queen turning international dance floors into a celebration of joy ...

as well as visiting the University of Samoa and the New Zealand High Commission. During their performances they taught the children the art of haka and poi which was exchanged with Siva, traditional ...

“USO” stands for United Samoan Organization, but the prison gang welcomes all ethnicities into its membership inside and outside of Hawaii’s prisons and jails. In 2013 the U.S. Department of ...