Local pupils had the chance to both perform and become leaders at the Rotorua Primary School Maori Festival (Te Ahurei o Nga Kura 2016).
The festival went for all last week at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.
Event organiser Iwi Te Whau said it had been fantastic, successful week.
"We have seen so many young people stepping up to the plate."
He said the festival had been operating for more than 40 years and was a generational event which happened every November.
Mr Te Whau said most schools started preparing early, and every term started learning new skills.