Te Waka Huia retains Tāmaki regional title

Defending champions Te Waka Huia have secured the number one spot again at the Tāmaki Makaurau Regional Kapa Haka Competition held at Aotea Centre today.

A total of 17 groups took to the stage today and yesterday to vie for one of five spots up for grabs at Te Matatini in Wellington next year.

Here are the full results:

Waiata tira:

1^st  - Te Waka Huia

2^nd - Ngā Tūmanako

3^rd - Te Roopū Manutaki

Manukura wahine:

1^st - Te Waka Huia

2^nd - Te Manu Huia

3^rd - Ngā Tūmanako

Manukura tane:

1^st - Te Taha Tū

2^nd - Te Waka Huia

3^rd - Ngā Tūmanako

Kākahu:

1^st - Ngā Tūmanako

2^nd - Te Waka Huia

3^rd - Te Manu Huia

Reo:

1^st - Te Waka Huia

2^nd - Ngā Tūmanako

3^rd equal - Te Taha Tū, Te Roopū Manutaki

Whakawātea:

1^st - Te Manu Huia

2^nd - Te Taha Tū

3^rd equal - Ngā Tūmanako, Te Roopū Manutaki, Te Waka Huia

Haka:

1^st - Te Waka Huia

2^nd - Te Roopū Manutaki, Ngā Tūmanako

3^rd - Te Taha Tū

Poi:

1^st - Te Waka Huia

2^nd - Te Manu Huia

3^rd - Ngā Tūmanako

Waiata ā-ringa:

1^st  - Te Waka Huia

2^nd - Ngā Tūmanako

3^rd - Te Manu Huia

Mōteatea:

1^st - Te Waka Huia

2^nd - Ngā Tūmanako

3^rd - Te Roopū Manutaki, Te Manu Huia

Whakaeke:

1^st  - Te Waka Huia

2^nd equal - Te Roopū Manutaki, Te Taha Tū, Ngā Tūmanako

Raumati section winners:

3^rd - Te Tai Tonga

2^nd - Te Toka Tū Manawa

1^st - Angitū

Overall winners:

5^th Te Roopū Manutaki

4^th Te Taha Tū

3^rd - Te Manu Huia

2^nd - Ngā Tūmanako

1^st - Te Waka Huia

You can watch Te Waka Huia's full bracket here: