Turangawaewae. This year great expertise and enjoyment in the cultural arts were fully exhibited. The winning group in the senior section were Waioeka of Te Whakatohea. When this group came onto the marae to perform the heavens opened, and despite the falling rain the group continued its performance and were given a great ovation by the crowd who had remained in the rain to watch the performances. The more it rained the better the group performed and it was only right that they should win for they displayed in full their ability to perform.

The group which came second was of Te Arawa and called Ngarara Nui. The leader of this group was George Brennan who was responsible for the Te Rangiwewehi group becoming so well known. This group is very similar to that of Te Rangiwewehi and, in my opinion, will soon emerge as a winning team in future competitions.

The team which came third was from Taranaki and their leader was Napi Waaka. This group was very beautiful to watch and their poi was very beautifully performed.

The intermediate section was won by the group called Rangitikei from the west coast. The junior section was won by Ngarara Nui. Although the children in this group were very small, when the girls performed their poi they were very beautiful to look at. Yours was the glory of that day, kōtiro mā. Congratulations.

I mentioned earlier that this was the first year in which so many groups had come to celebrate the anniversary of the