Heavy international politics is nothing a group of high school students can't handle.
About 70 students from around the region gathered yesterday for a mock United Nations meeting at Whanganui Girls' College.
It simulated a General Assembly meeting with each delegation having the chance to speak, debate and vote on behalf of their adopted country.
"They have to maintain that country's opinion, not their own, so they've got to do a lot of prior research," United Nations Association of New Zealand Wanganui branch president Kate Smith said.
Each delegate came decked out in the traditional dress of the country they were representing.