Numbers at Te Matatini have been building up over the week, and will crescendo for a sold out finals on Saturday.
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Hundreds of spectators were so keen for the they started lining up at 3am, four hours before the gates opened.
Numbers at Te Matatini have been building up over the week, and will crescendo for a sold out finals on Saturday.
See all the pictures as teams take the stage and visitors queue for hours on the first day of the "Olympics of Kapa Haka".
Of the 14 groups that performed on day one, only three will qualify for the finals.
The first performers are taking the stage at the national kapa haka championships, with more than 2000 people and 55 groups set to perform.
The drum has a special meaning to the people of Taranaki that many groups have paid tribute to this week.
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