Te Waka Huia scoop aggregate sections at Te Matatini

FINALIST: Te Arawa group Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao put on a rousing performance in the finals. PHOTO/HAWKES BAY TODAY

Two Te Arawa teams were named among the top nine at Te Matatini at the weekend. While local groups didn't feature in the overall top three, there were plenty of local winners in the aggregate and non-aggregate categories.

Judges marked each group for those categories during the first three days of competition, which started in Hastings on Thursday, as well as choosing their top nine finalists.

On the finals day on Sunday the slate was wiped clean and the groups performed for overall placings only.

Full results - Te Matatini 2017

Overall winners and ranking - Te Toa Whakaihu Waka (Duncan Mclntyre Trophy)
- Whangara Mai Tawhiti
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi

Language Excellence - Te Kairangi o te Te Mita o Te Reo (Mobil Oil Te Reo Excellence Trophy)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Te Matarae i Orehu

Entrance - Whakaeke (Te Taonga a Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Te Matarae i Orehu

Traditional Chant - Moteatea (Te Taonga a Te Kani Te Ua)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Te Kapa Haka o Ruatoki

Action Song - Waiata-a-ringa (Te Taonga a Ikaroa)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Te Matarae i Orehu

CROWD PLEASERS: Te Arawa's Te Matarae cotinue to do their group proud during their performance in the finals. PHOTO/HAWKES BAY TODAY

Poi (Te Taonga a Aotea District Maori Council)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Te Matarae i Orehu

Haka (Te Taoka Te Ngakau Aroha o Te Waipounamu)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Whanau-a-Apanui
- Hikurangi

Exit - Whakawatea (Te Tainga Whakamaumahara ki a Wi Te Tau Huata)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Te Matarae i Orehu

Non-aggregate awards

Written Language Excellence - Te Kairangi o te reo tuhi (Mobil Oil Te Reo Excellence Trophy)
- Te Matarae i Orehu
- Nga Tumanako
- Te Whanau-a-Apanui

Choral - Waiata Tira (Te Taonga a Te Ropu Waiata Maori o Aotearoa)
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Nga Tumanako
- Opotiki Mai Tawhiti

Male Leader - Manukra Tane (Te Taonga a Dr Bruce Gregory)
- Te Matarae i Orehu
- Tauira Mai Tawhiti
- Te Waka Huia

Female Leader - Manukura Wahine (Te Korowai Manukura Wahine/Te Taonga a Atareta Maxwell)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Iti Kahurangi
- Te Matarae i Orehu

Costume - Kakahu (Te Taonga Whakamaumahara ki a Wairakau Paia Waipara)
- Te Waka Huia
- Te Matarae i Orehu
- Nga Tumanako

Moteatea Original Composition - Moteatea Titonga Waiata Hou (Te Taonga Whakamaumahara ki a Ngahiraka Busby)
- Te Tu Mataora

Poi Original Composition - Poi Titonga Waiata Hou (Te Taonga Whakamaumahara ki a Ngahiraka Busby)
- Te Tu Mataora

Haka Original Composition - Haka Titonga Waiata Hou (Te Taonga Whakamaumahara ki a Anaru Skip Paenga)
- Tauira Mai Tawhiti
- Te Tu Mataora

Waiata-a-ringa Original Composition - Waiata-a ringa Titonga Waiata Hou (He Tohu Aroha na Te Whenua Moemoea)
- Tauira Mai Tawhiti
- Te Tu Mataora

Best Original Composition Overall (Lyrics and Music) - Titonga Waiata Hou (Te Taonga Whakamaumahara ki a Taa Kingi Ihaka)
- Te Tu Mataora
- Tauira Mai Tawhiti