National Publicity Studios Two men try their skill with fighting tops String figures, whai, which are widely known, were of great interest. The name of a figure was called out to start the competition and the winner was the first to finish it. Competitions were also held in hand games, mate rawa, stick games, ti rakau, dart throwing, teka, knucklebones, koruru, and draughts. mu torere, and races on stilts, poututeko, were held. During the day Maori handicrafts and products were sold—taniko weaving, kits, piupius, pois and the special bread which uses potato leaven. Of particular interest was a stall selling preserved Maori foods, kanga wai, pikopiko, karengo, tawhera, taroi and paua preserved in fat. Action song, poi and haka competitions had been held the previous day at the Whakatane War Memorial Hall. The interest was so great that standing room only was available. The three judges were Messrs Peter Awatere, Mate Remeti and Mate Harowira. Mr Awatere, speaking on behalf of the judges, said that the This lady proved to be the most skilful competitor at hand games, winning the contest highest marks, 293 out of 300, had been given to the youngest group of performers from the Ruatoki primary school. This was because, although they made some mistakes, they showed more of the fire and verve of the old-time Maori. He strongly criticised some modern trends; allowing women to precede men as the group entered; turning with backs to the audience; merely saying words in a haka instead of expelling them; paying more attention to actions than words in some action songs.