Matariki - the Maori New Year

Matariki - the Māori New Year

Check out how students have been celebrating Matariki this week in the photos below:-

Our kapa haka girls waiting to perform at the Matariki Concert on Tuesday night

Whaea Briar stencilling a moko

Samoan Dance Group in their new puletasi and lavalava

Miss Legge - Samoan Dance Teacher in her lei

Year 2 constructing kites for Matariki

Year 5 Matariki stars under construction

Year 2 sharing fruit platter





Learn more about Matariki on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website
Click here for Matariki resources

World Refugee Day

On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20th, we commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. This year, World Refugee Day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee.

What is a refugee?
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, treated badly because of their cultural background, or natural disaster.

Click on the link to learn about Yusra's story
"I’ve met so many who have lost so much. But they never lose their dreams for their children or their desire to better our world. They ask for little in return – only our support in their time of greatest need" — UN Secretary-General, António Guterres