As the flame is extinguished, and Aotearoa reflects on its most successful Olympics - the dominance of haka, waiata and tino rangatiratanga flags was also noticable this year.
Ngāti Porou wāhine - Lisa Carrington - has become the country's most decorated Olympian - and the successful women's sevens team had the world in awe as they performed their haka after receiving gold.
Matai O'Connor sums up the representation of Māori ki nga Orimipia 2021.
