Pāpāmoa College students have held a mufti day to raise funds for Rainbow Youth after a drop-in centre for young people was gutted by fire this week.
The Historic Village building was shared by Gender Dynamix, an organisation that serves the needs of the gender-diverse community, and Rainbow Youth who use it as their drop-in centre. Police are treating the fire as suspicious.
The college's mufti day today was part of a Pride Week at the college to show its support for the Rainbow Youth community.
Teacher Nic McCartin said the school had been hosting events all week, including karaoke, chalk art, face painting, and a scavenger hunt. The week ended with the mufti-day fundraiser.
"It is about awareness for people in the LGBGTQ+ community and to know they are not alone.