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Kapa haka festival comes to Warkworth

Local Matters

October 28, 2018 12:00am

Local Matters


Oct 28, 2018 12:00am

Hundreds of students from Auckland and Northland schools will descend on Warkworth School on Saturday, November 3 for the Kaipara Cultural Festival 2018.

The annual celebration of kapa haka and Maori culture has been running for more than 25 years.

The day will open with a powhiri to welcome performers and visitors onto the senior campus of Warkworth School in Hill Street at 8am sharp, with performances starting in the hall at 9am and running all day. Performers will include several Pasifika groups and will come from as far afield as Takapuna, Waimauku and Paparoa.

Entry is free, and the school PTA and local fundraising organisations will be running a variety of stalls selling food, drink and merchandise.

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