Twitter photo from Nikau Cafe

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The capital city’s New Zealand Festival was launched with lots of noise tonight in Civic Square.

Twitter photo from AnonyMs

Two hundred young drummers, led by Strike, were joined by hundreds of singers from community choirs with top band Kora, for a performance of more than an hour.

Percussion instruments included cymbals, free-standing drums, drums attached to scaffolding, snare drums and rattles.

As well as the massed drumming, music included fun, soul and r&b.

The New Zealand Festival continues till 16 March.