For the ‘Ethnic Fortnight’, February 8- 19 2010.

Tirimoana Primary School ran a two week programme in which children were encouraged to share their culture with their classmates. The celebration included sharing cultural taonga, talking about what they represent and their significance to respective cultures. The project also engaged parents and family, with a very successful shared lunch of food from different countries: the theme was ‘something of your own culture or your favourite food.’ Tirimoana means ‘View of the sea’ and the school is located in Te Atatatu South, Waitakere. It has a roll of almost 600 students. The school encourages the celebration of diversity every day with values such as ‘Tolerance and Respect’.