The winning Okaihau College Green players, from left, from back, Eilise Te Huia, Freda Blaikie, Siakini Taulangau, Alyssa Williams, Feleni Manufetoa, Fe'ao Taulangau, Logan Salmons, Graham Sharp, Taupiri Cowan, Tayna Munro-Beazley, Kerri Johnson and Jayden Edmonds. Photo / Debbie Beadle
The Okaihau College Green ki o rahi team confirmed their place at the top of Northland's secondary school standings, winning division one of the regional competition in Kaikohe on Friday.
It was the second consecutive regional win for Okaihau College in a competition which featured almost 200 players at Lindvart Park last week. By finishing first, the school team qualified as the top local hope for the national secondary school competition to be held in Northland in April next year.
Photographer Debbie Beadle went along to catch some of the action.
Results
Division one 1st: Okaihau College 2nd: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe 3rd: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere 4th: Bay of Islands College 5th: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Pukemiro 6th: Kerikeri High School 7th: Whangārei Girls' High School and Whangārei Boys' High School combined 8th: Northland College 9th: Te Kura Taumata o Panguru 10th: Mangakahia Area School
Division two (Taumarere Pool) 1st: Okaihau College 2nd: Te Kāpehu Whetū 3rd: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere 4th: Northland College 5th: Opononi Area school
Division two (Hokianga Pool) 1st: Springbank School 2nd: Dargaville High School 3rd: Bay of Islands College 4th: Mangakahia Area school