Words and Photos by Fiona Toloa, MHS Leadership Team

A huge thank you to the Polyfest teachers in charge who sacrificed their time and energy into our groups.  We could not do this without you. 
 
Thank you also to all of our supporters with supervision, helping with the fundraising, coming to the fiafia nights and coming to the performances  – thank you. 

Below is a table of the ASB Polyfest results for 2016. 
 
Kapa Haka (Ariana Stone)
 2^nd - Manukura Wahine Hine Te Iwaiwa  
2^nd – Most improved
3^rd – Waiata-a-ringa
2^nd – Poi
OVERALL – 3^rd Move to Division 2 in 2017
 
Samoan (Linda Sime, Ann Papalii, Delvin Godinet)         

Speech Competition: 3rd in  Y13 girls - Jennifer Suatauoloa
 
Co-ed Samoan group competition:
1^st equal – Entry
1^st – Exit
1^st – Uniform
3^rd – Group Dance
1^st – Sasa
2^nd – Group Song
1^st – Time keeper – Mafutaga Faaleaoga
3^rd – Taupou – Vienna  Kopelani
2^nd – Taualuga
OVERALL – 2^nd place (by ONE point)
 
Tongan (Petra Priest, Kalyan Chandra, Sam Oldham, Patrtick Lee)
2^nd Tau’olunga
 
Niuean (Penny Bradford, Temu Pasese)
1^st – Senior boys speech competition – Kealii Hekau
2^nd – Lolongo tapu foou
 
Cook Islands (Katrina Leatinuu, Dylis Fong)
3^rd – Overall most improved group
 
Indian (Raghunath Singh. Graeme Dumper, Latika Sharma)
Non-Comp – performed well
 
Middle Eastern (Gurpreet Kaur, Dallas Howell)  
Performed well
 
Filipino (Soriano Meliton)
Performed well