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Te Rangiwewehi, of Rotorua, fourth in aggregate N.P.S. South Taranaki choir, which came third N.P.S. Second Polynesian Festival March 24 1973, saw the second Polynesian Festival held once again at Rotorua, and by the time the festival ended on the Sunday morning, the thousands of people gathered at the Rotorua Racecourse to look, listen, praise and criticise, had witnessed yet anther feat of the culture of Polynesia—Maori and Island. As the winning teams were announced, it was hard to determine the thoughts and moods of the other competitors and their supporters. That there should be moans of disappointment was to be expected, yet when the kui and pakeke of the winning team went forward to receive the award for her club, the very humility of Ma-wai-hakona Auckland Anglican perform their winning haka N.P.S.