
Ngā hapori (community) · Near you
The Māori community nearest you, here or overseas. Nothing is stored.
Te Tai Tokerau
Whangārei / KaitāiaTe Ataarangi rōpū, Ngāpuhi reo wānanga, and marae-based classes across the north.
Tāmaki Makaurau
AucklandTe Wānanga o Aotearoa campuses, Ngā Puna o Waiōrea night classes, dozens of kapa haka rōpū.
Waikato–Tainui
Hamilton / NgāruawāhiaThe home of the Kīngitanga. Tūrangawaewae marae wānanga, Waikato University reo papers.
Tauranga Moana
Bay of PlentyTe Wānanga o Aotearoa Tauranga, iwi-run reo nights, strong waka ama community.
Te Arawa
RotoruaTe Puia carving and weaving school, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, kapa haka in every suburb.
Te Tairāwhiti
GisborneNgāti Porou reo immersion, Te Ataarangi, and some of the country's strongest kapa haka.
Taranaki
New PlymouthParihaka history wānanga, Te Reo o Taranaki classes, Ngāmotu marae programmes.
Te Matau-a-Māui
Hawke's BayEIT reo papers, Ngāti Kahungunu wānanga, community raranga groups.
Manawatū
Palmerston NorthTe Wānanga o Raukawa (Ōtaki), Massey reo papers, Te Ataarangi rōpū.
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
WellingtonTe Herenga Waka reo papers, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Porirua, city-wide kapa haka and mau rākau.
Te Tauihu
Nelson / BlenheimWhakatū Marae reo and raranga classes, iwi-led wānanga across the top of the south.
Ōtautahi
ChristchurchNgāi Tahu Kotahi Mano Kāika reo programmes, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Rehua Marae classes.
Ōtepoti
DunedinAraiteuru Marae, Otago University reo papers, Kotahi Mano Kāika wānanga.
Murihiku
InvercargillMurihiku Marae wānanga, SIT reo classes, southern Ngāi Tahu kapa haka.
Eora / Sydney
Australia — NSWAustralia's largest Māori community. Ngāti Hawai'i-style kapa haka rōpū, te reo night classes through community centres, and regular Waitangi Day hui.
Naarm / Melbourne
Australia — VictoriaStrong kapa haka scene and Māori community groups across the south-east. Te reo classes via the Māori Association and local marae-style gatherings.
Meanjin / Brisbane
Australia — QueenslandLarge Māori and Pasifika population. Kapa haka schools, te reo wānanga, and the annual Brisbane Māori Festival.
Gold Coast
Australia — QueenslandA hub for Māori families; community kapa haka, sports clubs, and reo meetups running through the year.
Boorloo / Perth
Australia — WAWestern Australia's Māori community — kapa haka rōpū, te reo classes and noho marae weekends drawing whānau from across the state.
Tarntanya / Adelaide
Australia — SASouth Australian Māori community with kapa haka and reo nights; smaller but tightly knit.
Ngunnawal / Canberra
Australia — ACTCapital-region Māori community, te reo classes and kapa haka, and the national Waitangi Day celebrations at the diplomatic precinct.
London
United KingdomLong-established Māori community in the UK. Kapa haka rōpū, te reo classes, and the Ngāti Rānana London Māori Club.
Honolulu — Hawai'i
United States — Hawai'iDeep kinship between Māori and Kānaka Maoli. Kapa haka and haka exchanges, reo wānanga, and the Pacific arts festivals bind the two peoples.
Los Angeles
United States — CaliforniaWest-coast Māori and Pasifika community — kapa haka performances, cultural events, and reo meetups.
New York City
United States — NYEast-coast Māori community and Pasifika network, with cultural gatherings and reo practice groups.
Vancouver
Canada — BCPacific-coast Māori and First Nations community sharing kapa haka, wānanga, and cross-cultural exchange.
Tkaronto / Toronto
Canada — OntarioEast-coast Canadian Māori community; te reo classes and kapa haka alongside Indigenous Canadian kin.
Dubai
United Arab EmiratesGrowing Middle-East Māori expat community; cultural meetups, kapa haka, and Waitangi Day gatherings.