AGENDA
Introduction
• Methods
• Literature
Contextualising
Kapa Haka
• What is Kapa Haka
• Involvement
• The many faces
Key Findings
Research
• Cultural
• Social
• Economic
• Cultural
• Social
• Economic
CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION
 Identity
 Whanaungatanga
 Transformation
 Revitalisation and retention of reo and
tikanga
CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION
 Kapa haka exponents as role models
 Innovation and creativity
 Kapa haka as a gateway for non-Māori
 Challenges
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION
 Whanaungatanga
 Social cohesion and resilience
 Strength-based environment for rangatahi
 Transformation
 Health and wellbeing
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION
 Untapped potential
 Social media and technology
 Education
 Challenges
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
 The value of kapa haka
 The economic potential
 Entrepreneurialism
 Kapa Haka’s ‘silent’ economy
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
 ‘Productivity activity’
 Kapa haka as a business
 Whanaungatanga
 Challenges
 Sustainability
POTENTIAL STREAMS OF RESEARCH
 A range of research is needed to
identify depth and breadth of the
impact, benefits and value of kapa
haka to Aotearoa society
 MC&H and Te Matatini to take key
roles as lead organisations moving
forward