Presented by Te Rūnanga O Toa Rangatira and Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu, Ode to Te Rauparaha is a performance about the eponymous ancestor Te Rauparaha of the Ngāti Toa Rangatira nation.

A man whose leadership of his people had significant impacts on Aotearoa. The performance is by esteemed actor Jim Moriarty, kapa haka and reo Māori expert Ihaia Ropata of Ngāti Toa and features the percussive talents of Michael Barker.

The three performers bring together spoken word, moteatea, movement and music as a lament to Te Rauparaha and the region of Te Ūpoko o te Ika.