A "reconciliation" concert will be held at Auckland's Avondale College tonight, with Korean performers easing the scars of a stabbing attack on a teacher.
In March, Korean student Tae Won Chung, 17, stabbed Japanese language teacher Dave Warren in a classroom at the West Auckland school.
He was convicted on May 28, after pleading guilty to injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He will be sentenced on July 30.
Mr Warren was stabbed in the back while writing on a whiteboard during a lesson.
With the premier Korean male choir Primo Cantante in New Zealand as part of a tour dedicated to Korean War Veterans, its programme has been extended to include the Avondale College concert.
Held on the anniversary of the day the Korean war started in 1950, the event would be a good opportunity to reconcile the school and the Korean community, said Jun Lee, spokesman for the New Zealand Korea Veterans Love Association.
"Obviously this incident was very unfortunate, and it damaged the reputation of the Korean community," Mr Lee told NZPA.
"Koreans love peace and have respect for their teachers and elders. This incident goes against our beliefs.
"Tonight's concert is a good opportunity to bring healing and reconciliation."
Primo Cantante will also perform at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna tomorrow night at 7pm, at a concert dedicated to New Zealand veterans who served in the Korean War during 1950 to 1953.
