Pink Shirt Day was celebrated enthusiastically in Whanganui on Friday, with schools and organisations turning out in pink.
The day is a global event aimed at combating bullying which began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobia after a classmate was picked on for wearing
a pink shirt.
Staff and students of Whanganui Intermediate presented a sea of sparkly pink at their school assembly on Friday afternoon.
There were pink skirts and shirts, pink wigs and hats, pink onesies and bandannas - and even pink hair dye.
Teacher Mike Wallace, who organised the celebration, said there had been a full day of events to raise awareness of bullying.