Te Tipua School pupils (from left) Ollie Nicholls, 9, Ivansin McWilliam, 10, Ariella Yates, 11, Georgia Hammond, 10, and Alex Young, 10, help prepare food for their hāngī. PHOTOS: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING

The whānau of Te Tipua School were treated to a hāngī to celebrate the end of term on Friday.

Te Tipua School principal Gareth Scott said the pupils had been very involved, helping to dig the pit, prepare the food and stack the firewood.

Te Tipua School pupils stand beside the burning logs of the hāngī they helped prepare to celebrate the end of the term.

Mr Scott said the pupils had ripped up 15 loaves of bread for stuffing to feed about 50 parents at the gathering.

Te Tipua resident Adrian Harden offered his hāngī-making services and the rest of hard mahi was done by his wife and children. Mr Harden said it was good to teach the school children the process and he benefited from a feed at the end of it.

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