Te Ngaru Wehi and Taina Te Ngahue competed at the Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition at the weekend. Te Ngaru was awarded the Te Reo Māori impromptu speech trophy but was pipped by two points for the overall award and the trip to nationals. Taina performed in the English section and while he did not receive an award both his impromptu and prepared speeches were both well received by the audience.