As of this week, students at Westlake Boys High School are allowed to wear lavalava as part of their official school uniform.
A proposal from year 13 student Jarlon Lesatele was accepted by the Board of Trustees without any contention.
The school's Pasifika community has grown from 70 students five years ago, to 200.
Westlake Boys High School Pasifika dean Che Muller spoke to Charlotte Cook.
