The Maadi Cup regatta is one of the biggest high school meets in the country. Christchurch's St Andrew's College won the 8 man race at Lake Karapiro on Saturday by just under a second.
Last night, the team from St Andrew's were greeted at the airport by a band and a Haka performed by the schools 1XV.
Around three hundred parents, siblings and friends waited at Christchurch airport to greet the team and welcome them home.