Hundreds of boys at a Manawatu high school have performed a rousing haka to farewell a much-loved teacher who died just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.
Footage by Video/YouOriginal shows a sea of Palmerston North Boys' High School pupils, led by the school's prefects, as they pay their respects to English and social studies teacher Jimmy Crosswell with a spine-tingling mass haka at his funeral this week.
Fairfax reported thousands of mourners gathered at the school to say goodbye to the 30-year-old who was remembered for living life to the full and making a difference in countless lives.
Boys' High rector David Bovey told those gathered the talented teacher, who was also a keen representative sportsman, had a wonderful way of giving boys stick and praise at the same time.
The father-of-three also had a special empathy for students who were struggling and excelled as the boarding hostel's master.
