Nineteen Māori nurses graduated this morning at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi's graduation ceremony in Whakatāne.
Close to 3,000 students graduated and took to the main street of Whakatāne to celebrate their achievements.
Since the establishment of the newly re-developed Te Tohu Mataora degree, there's been a high number of Māori who have graduated.