Brooklan Niwa (16) in black shirt at rear leads Fox House. Photos by James Beech.
Fox House pupils (from left) Jake Johnson (17), Letham Jones (17) and Willem Van Der Kaag (17).
The Wakatipu High School Kapa Haka Group welcome all to the Matatu Assembly in the school stadium on Thursday.
Pupils (from front left) Jason Lee (18), Bryce Baldey (18) and Edward Cochrane (17) join in with the rest of the entire Wakatipu High School haka group as a grand finale.
Fox House pupils (from left) Rosie Glover (16), Bella Bollinger (16) and Isabella Allan (16).
Mackenzie House pupils (from left) Bianca Gibson (14) and Skye March (16).
The Wakatipu High School Kapa Haka Group (from front left) Richard Nock (14), Brooklan Niwa (16) and Rube Peina (15), opened the school's annual inter-house haka and waiata competition on Thursday.
The Duncan House waiata with (from left) Elsie Anderson (13), Bethany Sturt (17), teacher Jenna Riley and Alyssa Waaka (17).
Arthur House pupils (front left) Sophie Millar (15) with (front right) Nikau Stuart-Tipene (15).
Pupils root for their pals during the haka and waiata competition.
Pupils root for their pals during the haka and waiata competition.
Hay House pupils were the popular winners of the Manaia trophy at Wakatipu High School's annual inter-house haka and waiata competition on Thursday.
Duncan House was second in the tournament in which more than 370 pupils, about half the school population, participated and displayed ''courage, spirit and mana'', the audience heard.
The competition was judged by Hine Marchand, Peter Waaka, Shaun Vining and Grant Adolph.
It was performed in front of hundreds of spectators in the school stadium, including parents and caregivers and kapa haka groups from
Queenstown Primary School and Mount Aspiring College, Wanaka.
