Toto's priceless response to moving pōwhiri at Tauranga Airport

They've blessed the rains down in Africa and now American rock band Toto have touched sunny skies in the Bay of Plenty, landing at Tauranga Airport.

Toto — loved for hits such as Rosanna, Africa and Hold The Line — arrived at Tauranga Airport just this morning and were welcomed into Tauranga Moana with a pōwhiri.

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Tour manager Heath Wynd said the band members were "blown away" by the welcome and sang Africa as their response.

"They've never received a welcome into a country, like that," Wynd said.

Toto have released 17 studio albums and sold more than 40 million records since forming in the 1970s.

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This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is reproduced here with permission.