1 Feb 2019

Wellington city gets a poi lesson ahead of Te Matatini

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 1 February 2019
The pop-up poi performance, led by New Zealand's oldest kapa haka group Ngāti Poneke, is one of many events to mark the up coming Te Matatini festival.

The pop-up poi performance, led by New Zealand's oldest kapa haka group Ngāti Poneke, is one of many events to mark the up coming Te Matatini festival. Photo: RNZ/ Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

Wellington's waterfront came alive yesterday as the city embraced the art of poi ahead of the biggest celebration of Māori performing arts in the country, Te Matatini. A pop-up poi performance was led by New Zealand's oldest competitive kapa haka group, who invited anyone along to learn the technique. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui went to take a look.