The Rotorua-based group Te Matarae i Orehu has won the annual national kapa haka championship.
Gisborne hosted this year's festival, which saw 42 teams from Australia and New Zealand vying for the title of greatest kapa haka team in the world.
The winning team did a 25-minute performance in front of a crowd of more than 10,000 at Sunday's final.
The festival's executive director, Darrin Apanui, says the festival far exceeded his expectations, with more than 25,000 people through the gates during the past four days.
