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**This year we are planning to be in FLAVA as well as to perform for assemblies at school. There may also be some trips off-site to share our** **skills.** **Welcome to the Kapa Haka Group for 2013.** **It is great to have so many of you back for a new year and to have some keen and fast-learning newcomers.** **We are lucky to have Whaea Mabyn to lead us again this year.** **Thank you Whaea.**
 * Welcome back to Kapa Haka 2014** **It is really awesome to be working with such a tight team of experienced Kapa Haka people** **and to welcome new ones.** **This year we have Whaea Marama coming on a Thursday as well as still being supported by Whaea Marie, Whaea Mabyn and Whaea Lowson.** **Thank you to all those inspiring helpers and to you folk for turning up every week to practise.** **Enjoy the year.**
 * On this wiki, as well as links to the songs (and some of the actions) that we are learning this year there will also be photos of some of our events we take part in.**


 * In Maori Language Week we visited the YMCA to perform for them. Here we are ready to start and listening to Whaea Mabyn.**




 * When the Opihi Services Academy group joined with us, it was awesome. They were so loud that we were taken by surprise.**


 * It was awesome. We are looking forward to them coming to visit us at school. How loud can they get?**



Practising with the rakau.


 * Another awesome performance at the Highfield School Sports Assembly today, 14.09.12.**
 * Many thanks to Whaea Deb and Whaea Mabyn and Mrs Aldridge for pushing us to new achievements.**
 * We performed the Aoraki Haka and Aoraki e to welcome and support Shane Archbold when he visited our school.**

[|Highfield Kapa Haka at FLAVA] Click here to see video of us at FLAVA August 2012

KAPA HAKA group 2012. You are awesome! You are working so hard. We are really proud of you. We'd also like to thank Whaea Mabyn, Whaea Deb, Matua Tim and Whaea Aldridge for their time and help as well as the students from school who have given us feedback and ideas. Nau mai, haere mai Here you will find links to waiata, photos of events and other information relating to Kapa Haka at Highfield School, Timaru