New Zealand - Rotorua - Rotorua Lakes High School - Green E - 1982 Photo Courtesy of Sue Carson Rotorua Lakes High School - Rotorua Lakes High School, commonly known as Lakes High, or simply Lakes, is a state school educating boys and girls from Year 9 to Year 13 - It is situated in Owhata, in the eastern suburbs of Rotorua - Opened in 1971, the school is the youngest secondary school in Rotorua and is built in the "S68" style common for secondary schools in New Zealand in this period. Special features of the school include a special needs unit, Astroturf, squash court and horticulture complex. - The school colours of Rotorua Lakes High School are navy blue, teal and gold. The school logo is a stylised waha ika (traditional Māori weapon), which contains a map of all of the lakes in the Rotorua District. - The school motto is in Māori, "Mauria Te Pono" which translates in English as "Keep Steadfastly to the Truth"