MasterChef winners Karena and Kasey Bird have spoken about dealing with unpleasant statements made both online and in print during their time on the show.
For the second time in two weeks, Te Puke's main street was festooned with pink flags yesterday as retailers dressed their windows in anti-bullying messages for Pink Shirt Day.
The contest was judged by the district's favourite sisters.
They started the day with an assembly at Fairhaven School, where they urged kids to "Stand up, speak up and stop bullying".
They shared some of their experiences during the MasterChef contest and said how that had changed how they saw bullying affecting people.
They said they had to take some difficult statements both online and in print and felt that people made comments because they were able to hide behind their computer screens or phones.
Their message for Fairhaven students was to not accept bullying from anyone - to speak up about bullying and to stop behaviour and tell an adult.
The sisters also visited Te Puke Intermediate school to deliver the same message.
After the school visits, they arrived in Jellicoe St to check out shop front windows.
The contest was organised by the girls' aunt, Nicky Bird, who is the Rangatahi Mai co-ordinator for Maketu Health and Social Services Hauora. The owner of Sew and Sews, Debbie Lagas, was a delighted winner. She said it had taken her about five hours to perfect her window.
The Bird women were impressed that it was "on message" and the anti-bullying slogans had been added to pink flags across the top of the space.
Meanwhile, students from Te Puke High School were also part of an anti-bullying campaign.
The Revolution Tour, organised through Equippers Church, has been touring New Zealand for the last two weeks delivering the message "Stop the Bull" - an anti-bullying campaign.
With seven teams on the road, they have visited more than 200 schools throughout New Zealand and yesterday they were in Te Puke.
Revolution Tour member Jazz Thornton said it was inspiring to see all the children get behind the tour when they visited different schools.
"At the end we get all the children to stand up who want to stop the bull in their school and so far every single student in every single school has."