Connection with tupuna drives Polyfest winners 19 Apr 2021 14:33 PM Te Tai Tokerau Wahine HASH(0x28c5328) A tutor of Polyfest winning team Ngā Puna o Waiōrea says rangatahi were hungry to get on stage after a two-year break from competition performance. Pere Wihongi says the Western Springs College roopu was lucky to come out on top given the calibre of kapa haka coming out of Auckland secondary schools. In a last minute change to their set, Waiōrea performed a tribute to Pīwai Te Morehu Tuhua from Ngāi Tūhoe, the composer of classics such as He Hōnore, who died a fortnight ago.