It's the final day of heats at Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata, at Nga Ana Wai Eden Park in Auckland.

The competition is really heating up, despite the persistent rain.

The die hards are undeterred in their ponchos and on their tarpaulins.

Māni Dunlop was joined by the event's MC Julian Wilcox (who also hosts RNZ's Māpuna), to find out what was coming up.