The annual Super 8 Cultural Festival has opened at Rotorua Boys' High School with a pohiri "like no other".
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Super 8 partnership between eight North Island boys' high schools - Rotorua, Gisborne, Hamilton, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North and Tauranga.
Rotorua Boys' High School introduced a Pasifika section to this year's event and today's opening pohiri was "like no other", one parent said.
The pohiri featured students from a variety of cultures across the Pacific, including haka and traditional Pacific Island drums.
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