Tūtū Kā'ika is the last group to represent Aotea rohe at Te Matatini 2015 at Pūtaringamotu, Christchurch. The rōpū was formed in 2009, and placed with their strong debut performance at the 2010 Aotea Regionals. This advanced them to the national competition, Te Matatini o Te Rā, held at Waiōhika, Te Tairāwhiti in 2011. While striving for kapa haka excellence, for Tūtū Kā'ika a greater emphasis has been placed on w'ānau wellness, higher education, and creating employment opportunities for their community. Members of this whānau adhere to their mottos, 'Kia ka'a, kia maia, kia manawa tūtū kā'ika' and 'Papa'hu' - or 'Flames on!' Their male leader is Clive Tongaawhikau Jnr (Ngārua’inerangi, Ngāti Ruanui), and their female leader is Kotuku Kaiki (Ngāti Maniapoto, Taranaki). The group's tutors are Clive and Wharekuka Tongaawhikau.

Te Matatini 2015. Every two years, Te Matatini organises the Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival, where top kapa haka teams from New Zealand and Australia compete for the honour of being crowned the best of the best. The festival started in 1972 and is now the world’s largest celebration of Māori traditional performing arts, attracting over 30,000 performers, supporters and visitors. The competition is held over four days with 45 teams split into three pools, Te Ihu, Te Haumi and Te Kei. The three teams with the highest combined marks from each pool will compete in the competition finals. The nine finalists are then judged afresh to determine the new Toa Whakaihuwaka - overall agreggate winner. Kapa haka teams are required to perform six disciplines within their performance piece - whakaeke (a choreographed entry), mōteatea (traditional chant), poi (light ball swung on the end of a rope), waiata-ā-ringa (action song), haka and whakawātea (exit). They must perfect every discipline in a polished 30 minute performance.