Otago Polytechnic graduands walk through central Dunedin,
watched by friends, family members and other well-wishers.
Photo by Jane Dawber.
Undeterred by light rain, several hundred Otago
Polytechnic graduands surged along George St, in Dunedin,
yesterday in an academic procession leading to the end-of-year
graduation ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall.
More than 380 students graduated in person from the
polytechnic with certificates, diplomas and degrees at the
3pm ceremony. A further 280 graduated in absentia.
Procession participants were supported by a crowd of
onlookers, including family members and friends, many of them
taking photographs.
Several members of the crowd also applauded specific
graduands as they neared the town hall. Many other delighted
onlookers also briskly moved along the main street footpaths
to keep up with the graduands' procession.
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