Definition

Te Ao Haka categories are types or styles of compositions or pieces within a discipline.
Examples of categories for each discipline are listed below.

Mōteatea: aroha, tangi, pao, pātere, karakia, apakura, ngeri.

Waiata ā-ringa: aroha, poroporoāki, whakahāwea, whakatoi, ngahau, tangi, whakanui, whakapapa, karakia, pōwhiri.

Haka: ngeri, taparahi, pōwhiri, whakatūwaewae, peruperu, tūtū ngārehu, manawawera.

Poi: single short, double short, single long, double long, quadruple.

Whakaeke, whakawātea: kaupapa whānui, whakanui, aroha, whakapapa.

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Categories

Te Reo Term

Ngā Wāhanga

Te Reo Definition

Ko ngā wāhanga i Te Ao Haka ko ngā momo, ko ngā kāhua rānei o ngā titonga, o ngā mahinga rānei i roto i tētahi pekanga. Ko ngā tauira mō ngā wāhanga kei ia pekanga kei raro nei e rārangi ana.

Mōteatea: waiata aroha, tangi, pao, pātere, karakia, apakura, ngeri.

Waiata ā-ringa: waiata aroha, poroporoāki, whakahāwea, whakatoi, ngahau, tangi, whakanui, whakapapa, karakia, pōwhiri.

Haka: ngeri, taparahi, pōwhiri, whakatū-waewae, peruperu, tūtū ngārahu, manawa-wera.

Poi: te poi poto kotahi; ngā poi poto e rua; te poi waeroa kotahi; ngā poi waeroa e rua; ngā poi e whā.

Whakaeke, whakawātea: kaupapa whānui, whakanui, aroha, whakapapa.

Curriculum

NZC