Dunedin pupils and supporters perform between speeches.
Meiana Clarke (17) of Queen's High School, Dunedin.
Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne, of Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland, competes in the senior Maori section.
Pere Wihongi, of Te Kura Kaupapa a Rohe o Mangere, of Auckland competes in the senior English section.
Pere Wihongi, of Te Kura Kaupapa a Rohe o Mangere, of Auckland competes in the senior English section.
Pere Wihongi, of Te Kura Kaupapa a Rohe o Mangere, of Auckland competes in the senior English section.
Kaumatua and kuia rug up while they listen to the speeches.
Kaumatua and kuia rug up while they listen to the speeches.
Kayla Ratima, of Te Wharekura o Nga Taiatea, Waikato, competes in the senior Maori section
Te Matapihi Orehua Te Ahunga (10) of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti arranges water bottles for the competitors.
High school pupils from around the country gather in Dunedin for the Nga Manu Korero competition held at the Edgar Centre last week. Photos by Gerard O'Brien; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.