This year's Tai Tokerau Maranga Mai E Te Iwi regional competition was held at the ASB Kensington Stadium in Whangarei.
13 teams took to the stage to perform with hopes of qualifying for the four spots available to represent their region at Te Matatini 2015, in Christchurch.
The groups who performed (in order) were:
Te Whānau o Tukua o Punga
Hātea Manawanui
Te Pū Ao Hawaiki
Te Tārai o Rāhiri
Ngā Pūriri o Taiamai
Ngā Uri o Tūteauru
Hokianga
Waerenga Te Kaha
Te Pū Ao
Muriwhenua
Hokianga Te Puna ki te Ao Marama
Hātea
Ngā Kohinga
Here's a link to our photo gallery of the groups: Tai Tokerau Maranga Mai E Te Iwi - Photos
The four teams advancing to Te Matatini 2015, representing Te Tai Tokerau, are:
4th – Te Pū Ao
3rd – Hātea
2nd – Hokianga
1st – Muriwhenua
The results per category are:
WAIATA TIRA:
3rd - Ngā Puriri o Taiamai
2nd - Te Pū Ao
1st equal - Hokianga / Hātea
KAITĀTAKI TANE:
3rd - Muriwhenua
2nd equal - Waerenga Te Kaha / Te Pū Ao
1st equal - Hokianga / Hātea
KAITĀTAKI WAHINE:
3rd - Hokianga
2nd equal - Muriwhenua / Hātea
1st - Te Pū Ao
WHAKAEKE:
3rd - Waerenga Te Kaha
2nd - Hokianga
1st equal - Te Pū Ao / Muriwhenua / Hātea
MŌTEATEA:
3rd equal - Hokianga / Waerenga Te Kaha
2nd equal - Te Pū Ao / Hātea
1st equal - Muriwhenua
POI:
3rd - Te Pū Ao
2nd equal - Hokianga / Hātea
1st - Muriwhenua
WAIATA Ā-RINGA:
3rd equal - Te Pū Ao / Hātea
2nd - Hokianga
1st equal - Muriwhenua
HAKA:
3rd - Waerenga Te Kaha
2nd equal - Hokianga / Te Pū Ao / Muriwhenua
1st - Hātea
WHAKAWĀTEA:
3rd – Te Pū Ao
2nd – Hokianga
1st – Muriwhenua
Here is the link to Heeni Brown's summary of the event: Muriwhenua advance to Te Matatini as Northland's number one