2nd place Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti at the 2015 Te Matatini (formerly known as Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Festival) FINALS Day held at North Hagley Park Village in Ōtautahi (Christchurch).

All rights go to Whakaata Māori and Te Matatini.

A traditional kapa haka performance, usually called a bracket, consists of 6 or 7 items.
Groups have the option to perform a Waiata Tira, which is nonaggregate and does not count toward the final scores and placings, as a well as 6 aggregate compulsory items whakaeke, mōteatea, poi, waiata a ringa, haka, and whakawātea.

Waiata Tira: choral item (optional nonaggregate)
Whakaeke: entrance entering the stage
Moteatea, waiata tawhito; traditional waiata, lament
Waiata ā ringa: action song a song with appropriate actions to kupu (words)
Poi: item performed with poi actions, usually by wāhine (women)
Haka: a haka where the tāne (men) come up front
Whakawātea: exit exiting the stage


Items from Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti 2015 Finals Day.
00:00 Waiata Tira | 'E Tama Hikairo'
04:05 Whakaeke | 'Hāwatewate'
08:28 Mōteatea | 'Kāore Te Tākiri'
11:44 Waiataāringa | 'Rāwinia Te Kani'
17:35 Poi | 'Te Koko Kehe'
21:53 Haka | 'Te Tarata'
26:30 Whakawātea | 'Te Ikahuirua o Te Mate'