A crowd gathered at one end of Sydney Airport Terminal Building as the group performed items while waiting for Mr Watt's arrival. He represented New Zealand at the Opera House opening ceremony Rev. Kingi Ihaka who travelled with Ma-wai-hakona as chairman of the Polynesian Festival Committee, greets the Rt. Hon. Hugh Watt, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand after his welcome at Sydney Airport, while Aunty Dovey, leader of the group, waits to add her welcome