Last month’s Polyfest Festival in Manukau saw the WGHS Kapa Haka group competing in Division Three.
After months of practices with extremely talented and dedicated Kaiako (instructors) Nettie, Delysia Norman and James Singe WGHS’s wāhine proudly took to the stage and gave an outstanding performance at Polyfest. This followed a full-dress rehearsal the previous Monday with the Boys School.
For their efforts, the Westlake Girls walked away with the following placings:
Overall: 4th placing
Section placings
Aggregate sections
Haka Taparahi-Female Haka 1st
Whakawātea (Exit): 2nd
Waiata-ā-ringa-Action Song: 3rd
Non-Aggregate section
Manukura Wāhine Leader: Dileesia Henare: 2nd
Kākahu Wāhine -Best Dressed Female Group: 3rd
Congratulations to Nettie, Delysia, James, Matua Eddie Hudson and all of the incredibly talented students.
One attendee at the full-dress rehearsal had this to say about the performance.
“The Westlake Girls performance was breath-taking. This is clearly due to the commitment of an amazing group of young taitamariki who performed with passion, dignity and mana that shone through in every movement and in every voice from the moment they walked on stage.
“To their Kaiako – wow! You bought out the treasures in each of them and knitted them together to become one voice, one force! You guys had me on the edge of my seat.”
