Hawke's Bay again dominated the national secondary schools canoe polo championships, which were heavily affected by the Covid-19 crisis and held at the Mitre 10 Regional Sports Park at the weekend.
The championships, which normally attract a growing entry of more than 40 teams, this year had 22 teams from 11 schools across four divisions, but just two schools from outside Hawke's Bay.
But the visitors weren't completely shut-out in the deciders, with Feilding High School winning the Senior Open final 5-2 against Napier Boys' High School. Havelock North High School beat Karamu High School 7-2 to win the Senior Girls' final, Hastings Boys' High School beat Karamu 3-1 to retain the Junior Open title, and Taradale High School won the Junior Girls final with a 5-4 win over Palmerston North school St Peter's College.