Kapa haka teams that come from the Iwi nation perform and Tūhoe people gather to celebrate.
[3] Many people have played key roles in the festival over the years including Te Makariini Temara who died in 2017.
[1] In 2023 there were 16 groups divided into junior and senior who presented over two days, and due to the 50 year celebration it was not a competition.
[1][8] Te Hui Ahurei is the platform where Tūhoe can facilitate new ideas, embrace new challenges and cultivate traditional values as a people.
Teams compete judged on acts that include waiata tira, whakaeke, wero, haka peruperu and karanga.