10th April 2022
Lucy Murray won the regional Shakespeare Festival last evening for her memorable performance as Juliet and will be going to Wellington! Congratulations Lucy. Click here to read the Northland Advocate article on the Shakespeare Festival evening. Photo courtesy of Michael Cunningham, Northern Advocate
3rd March 2022
Championship Athletics 2022! It was unfortunate that under the current protection framework we could not hold our full school Athletics Competition as we would have desired. As one of only three other schools in the region to hold an athletics event I am grateful that some students were able to participate in a championship event instead. It was […]
16th February 2022
Cambridge International High Achievement Awards Tune in at 6pm on February the 22nd for the Cambridge International Awards Ceremony. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82021525956?pwd=d0I1RWEvL3Y4NjRITlk0Njl4R2NQUT09 Each year, Cambridge International recognises those students who have excelled in the June and November examinations. In 2021, Huanui College students attained six awards; IGCSE Level At IGCSE level, 50% of all grades were either […]
13th December 2021
Huanui College proudly introduces our Senior Leadership team for 2022: Head Prefects Emily Stolwerk Jamie Taylor Deputy Head Prefects Juliet Heaton (Whanaungatanga Prefect) Natalya Newman Kala Payinda Henry Storey Whānau Prefects Alice McGregor (Sheppard) Liam Monadjem (Blake) Ryan Smith (Ngāpua) William Tattersfield (Hillary) Prefects: Sasha Butterworth Nicholas Byles Jessica Gardner Amelie McIlhinney Scott Slatter William […]
9th December 2021
Well done to the students and their focus through unknown challenges. You have excelled this year. Whenever we view our students representing the College, either in academic pursuits; cultural activities; sports and so on, we take a great deal of pride in the way that you conduct yourselves and show what it means to be committed […]
9th December 2021
At last, after Covid cancelled ‘Night of the Arts’ and the postponed ‘Talent Quest’, we had the chance to morph the two events in the quad in ‘Showcase’. Seventeen acts entertained the whole college and four judges: our own staff, Principal. Philip Coombe, Fiona Boorer, local choir conductor and musician, Science teacher and Musical groupie parent, […]
9th December 2021
Held outside due to Covid, the quad was decked out appropriately in red, yellow, green and blue ribbons and balloons representing Blake, Hillary, Ngāpua and Sheppard. Sheppard drew the opening slot and entertained with an Abba medley. As one judge wrote, ‘Who doesn’t like ABBA?’ A great band and some slick dance moves, choreographed by […]
9th December 2021
Our annual Whānau Camps went ahead in Term 4 as soon as the Covid restrictions allowed. As always, the 2 nights away without devices created conversation among whānau members that may not normally have time at school to hang out. Nachos and burgers are regular features on the camp menus, with laughter and enjoyment the […]
9th December 2021
35 students sat in the ICAS competition this year in spite of delays due to COVID lockdowns, and the fact that our seniors were busy sitting external examinations. This online competition has 35 multi-choice questions and 5 free-response questions to do in one hour provides feedback and enrichment to schools and students. Congratulations to: Plunkett, […]
9th December 2021
Congratulations to the Huanui Bronze basketball team who fought valiantly for the top spot in the league this year, but were taken out in the dying 60 seconds of the match to lose by one goal. Nonetheless, a very respectable second place in the league and great sportsmanship was shown to the winning team. A […]