Dave Burbery is among the hundreds of students who partied through central Tauranga streets as part of the annual Bay of Plenty Polytechnic student lunch time parade.
Dave started the polytechnic's Certificate in Radio Broadcasting three weeks ago and will complete the course in November.

Pictured above: Dave Burberry is starting on a life long dream at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic this year.
See below for video interview with Dave and footage of the parade.

About 26 other students from the radio course and hundreds more participated in the parade, which had the theme ‘New Beginnings'.
Dave, 33, is pursuing his dream to work in the radio industry, which he has wanted to do since age 15.