This year's Tairāwhiti Senior Tamararo Kapa Haka Competition was held at Houhoupiko in Gisborne.
14 teams took to the stage to perform with hopes of qualifying for the four spots available to represent their region at Te Matatini 2015, in Christchurch.
The groups who performed (in order) were:
Te Hau Kaenga ki Ngāti Konohi
Te Oranga ki Tūranga
Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Titirangi
Te Hokowhitu Toa
Te Rōpū Maumahara
Te Hokowhitu a Tū
Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti
Tū Te Manawa Maurea
Te Whatukura
Waihīrere ō Mua
Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Ūawa
Te Reo o Te Kōhanga Reo
Waihīrere
Rītana ō Mua
The teams advancing to Te Matatini 2015 are:
4th - Tū Te Manawa Maurea
3rd -Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti
2nd - Waihīrere
1st - Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Ūawa
The results per category are:
TE MITA O TE REO - 1st - Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Ūawa
KĀKAHU - 1st - Te Hokowhitu a Tū
KAITĀTAKI TĀNE - 1st - Waihīrere
KAITĀTAKI WĀHINE - 1st - Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Ūawa
WAIATA KOROUA - 1st Waihīrere
WHAKAEKE - 1st - Waihīrere
WAIATA Ā-RINGA - 1st - Waihīrere
POI - 1st = Waihīrere / Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti / Tū Te Manawa Maurea / Te Hokowhitū a Tū
HAKA TAPARAHI - 1st = Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti / Tū Te Manawa Maurea
WHAKAWĀTEA - 1st - Waihīrere
People's Choice Award: Te Hokowhitu a Tū
Here's the link to Heeni Brown's summary of the event - Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti ki Uawa win Tamararo Regional Comp