Ngā Puna o Waiorea have taken out the Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga Festival for 2018, but it was no easy feat.
Hot on their trail was the host school's competitive group, Te Kapunga who placed second, as well as Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae who came in third.
The full results are as follows:
NON-AGGREGATE -
Kia Aroha Trophy:
1st equal - Ngā Puna o Waiorea, Te Kapunga
Ngākau Mahaki:
1st - Tuakau College
Kākahu Tāne:
1st equal - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae, Ngā Taonga Kahurangi o Te Rakipaewhenua, Papakura High School, Ngā Puna o Waiorea, Te Kapunga
Kākahu Wāhine:
1st equal - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae, Ngā Puna o Waiorea, Te Kapunga
Kaitātaki Tāne:
3rd - Ngā Taonga Kahurangi o Te Rakipaewhenua
2nd - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
1st - Te Kapunga
Kaitātaki Wāhine:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
2nd - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
1st - Te Kapunga
Waiata Tira:
3rd equal - Ngā Taonga Kahurangi o Te Rakipaewhenua, Kaipara College
2nd - Te Kapunga
1st - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
AGGREGATE -
Whakaeke:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
1st equal - Ngā Puna o Waiorea, Te Kapunga
Mōteatea:
2nd equal - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae, Te Kapunga
1st - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
Waiata ā-ringa:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
2nd - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
1st - Te Kapunga
Poi:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
2nd - Te Kapunga
1st - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
Haka:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
2nd - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
1st - Te Kapunga
Whakawātea:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
1st equal - Ngā Puna o Waiorea, Te Kapunga
Mita o te Reo:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
1st equal - Ngā Puna o Waiorea, Te Kapunga
OVERALL RESULTS:
3rd - Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
2nd - Te Kapunga
1st - Ngā Puna o Waiorea
Watch Ngā Puna o Waiorea's full 2018 Ahurea performance here: