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1st place: Lead Male - Paora Ammunson
1st place: Lead Female - Simone Baker
1st place: Haka
1st place: Moteatea
1st place: Kakahu (Costume)
1st place: Te reo
2nd place: Waiata Tira (choral)
3rd place: Whakaeke (entry)
3rd place: Waiata-a-ringa (action)

He Kupu Whakataki:
Te Puke ki Hikurangi is the name that was originally taken by our ancestors in the performing group at Papawai Marae during the time of the Kotahitanga Maori Parliament (1890’s). It was also the name of the famous newspaper from Wairarapa that was used to carry the messages of the Maori Parliament to iwi across the country. The mountain top at Hikurangi was a place in the Pacific Islands that our ancestors ran to at the time of Te Tai o Ruatapu – The Great Tsunami of Ruatapu. The name is therefore a metaphor for salvation. We intend for our group to be a source of salvation for our whanau and hapu. The language, words and themes in our items are largely drawn from the wisdom of our ancestors.

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Group Profile:
Kaitataki Wahine - Kaiako:
Simone Baker
(Papawai, Ngati Porou)
Kaitataki Tane - Kaiako:
Paora Ammunson
(Papawai, Te Arawa)

Nga Wahine
Christine Ammunson
(Papawai - Te Arawa)
Lilly Arahanga
(Kiribati)
Meikura Arahanga
(Ngai Tahu, Te Arawa, Hauraki, Nga Puhi)
Shakira Baker
(Papawai - Ngati Porou)
Liz Hemi
(Papawai - Tuhoe)
Olivia Hemi-Hardman
(Papawai - Tuhoe)
Charlene Kupa-Caudwell
(Ngati Kahungunu)
Piriairani Peretini
(Papawai)
Denise Riwai-Baars
(Ngati Hinewaka - Ngai Tahu)
Christine Robertson
(Hamoa)
Deb Savage
(Ngai Tumapuhiarangi)
Ngaire Statham
(Papawai - Ngai Tahu)
Moana Te Whaiti
(Papawai - Ngai Tahu)
Pikitia Tuuta
(Papawai - Ngati Mutunga)

Nga Tane
Rawiri Adams
(Ngati Hine)
Peter Ammunson
(Papawai - Te Arawa)
Mathieson Ammunson-Fyall
(Papawai - Te Arawa)
Te Maehe Arahanga
(Ngai Tahu, Te Arawa, Hauraki, Nga Puhi)
Gerhart Berking
(Hamoa)
Pati Fidow
(Hamoa)
Huata Martindale
(Nga Rauru)
Danny Matthews
(Papawai - Papauma)
Tyler Matthews
(Papawai - Papauma)
Joe Nuku
(Whanganui)
Jason Ratima
(Ngati Hamua)
Reihana Ratima
(Ngati Hamua)
Greg Smith
(Papawai)
Manaaki Smith
(Ngati Rakaipaaka)
Beano Smith
(Ngati Toa)