Two goldfish took one of the category prizes at the 70th anniversary Rotorua Speech & Drama Competition at the weekend.
Matilda Florence, 8, and Florence Smith, 9, performed a two-minute play, Fish, from a book of short scenes to win the category of under-14 years small group drama duo.
Asked by the Daily Post about their performance, Florence said it went "quite well".
She said it was good to have Matilda on stage with her because it helped her feel calm as she had been nervous beforehand.
Their speech and drama teacher, and Florence's mother, Bridget Donovan, said the girls took about nine lessons to perfect their play.