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Te Matatini ki Te Kāhui Maunga is underway at Pukekura (Bowl of Brooklands) in New Plymouth

It's finals day, Te Mātangirua (Saturday, March 1). Twelve kapa haka have performed in a straight shoot-out format after emerging from a pool of 55 groups.

Who will take the crown?

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