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South and Mid Canterbury schools flocked to Timaru’s Theatre Royal on Friday for the 2018 Flava kapa haka festival.
Later on, up on Church St, other young performers from Timaru gathered at the St Mary’s Church for the first of four monthly lunchtime concerts.
Reporter Greta Yeoman joined the crowds.

Flava and St Mary's Lunchtime Concert
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Winchester waiata . . . Young performers from Winchester Rural School took to the Timaru Theatre Royal stage for Flava festival on Friday. PHOTOS: GRETA YEOMAN
Classic rock . . . Timaru Boys' High School pupil Rory McLeod (17) played a cover of Pink Felid's "Comfortably Numb" at the August St Mary's Lunchtime Concert on Friday. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Ready to perform . . . Bluestone School pupils (from left) Grace Edwards, Neve Albert, Aleigha Darling and Abby O'Brien (all 12) were prepared for performing.
On stage . . . St Andrews School pupils perform kapa haka.
Caption: Riffing . . . Roncalli's Nick Goodwin (15) performs a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross" during the St Mary's Lunchtime Concert on Friday afternoon. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Take a seat . . .  Dorie School pupils (back row, from left) JR Gleave (9) and Samuel Pye (10), (middle row, from left) Sasha Williams (12), Jan-Adriaan van Wyk (10), Saruna Pakhrin (7) and Sargam Pakhrin (10), with Reuben Hart (9, front) were happy watching other schools on stage.
Warrior . . . Michelle Andrews (15), of Roncalli College, sung a cover of Demi Lavabo's "Warrior" at the St Mary's Lunchtime Concert on Friday.
Pukana . . .  Hinds Primary pupils perform a haka.
Uke songs . . . Roncalli College pupil Keevah Donaldson
Poi performances . . . Temuka Primary School's kapa haka pupils sing a waiata, complete with poi.
Behind the mic . . . Roncalli College's Alice Styles (16) performs at St Mary's Lunchtime Concert on Friday afternoon. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Haka time . . . Temuka Primary pupils perform at Flava festival.
On song . . . Roncalli College's Carl Webber (16) performs Ed Cheering's "Supermarket Flowers" at the St Mary's Lunchtime Concert on Friday afternoon. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
On stage . . . Hinds Primary School pupils perform at Flava Festival in Timaru last Friday. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Well-travelled . . . Ashburton Borough School kapa haka tutors Te Huaki Puanaki and his wife, Michelle Puanaki, joined pupils on their trip to Timaru.

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