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Christmas in shoebox – Fundraising
10th November 2021
We would like to extend a big ‘THANK YOU’ to the Huanui College community who have made both gift, shoebox, wrapping paper, and monetary donations ($500!) today towards Christmas in a Shoebox that is collecting gifts for 2 – 17 year-olds who may not be receiving much this Christmas. In light of the generous amount […]
University of Otago Junior Mathematics Competition Winners
5th October 2021
2021 is the 36th year of this highly successful competition. This Mathematics competition was for students in Years 9 to 11 with the emphasis on problem solving, so they were to expect surprises! It was the first time this competition had been online and our students demonstrated both grit & resilience as they preserved as […]
Huanuian #2 – OUT NOW!!
12th October 2021
Featuring articles from Asha Huddleston, Alice McGregor, Daniel Mao and more, this issue of the Huanuian shares stories straight from our students about their passions. Gary Payinda relates his work with the Rescue Helicopter, and we learn about what it takes to become an award winning orator from Takaimaania Ngata-Henare. Thank you to all of […]
Harrison Syers organises a Multi Sport Tournament for our Junior students
24th August 2021
Well done to Harrison Syers for organising an AIMS games multi sport tournament as a run-up to the AIMS games (unfortunately these were cancelled due to Level 4 restrictions). A huge effort involving logistics and organisation, thank you Harrison for making this happen for our students – they had a fantastic time! A special thanks […]
Whangārei prefects connect to create a video for Level 4
2nd September 2021
During Level 4 lockdown, the prefects of several different Whangārei High Schools came together to make a supportive video. This video is available to view on the following link – thank you everyone for your work in keeping us connected in these times of isolation. Kia kaha. Click here to watch their video
Jasper Miller Waugh and his team create a “Covid Mapping Tool”
2nd September 2021
As part of GovHack (an AU and NZ data science competition), a team of local kids from Questionable Research Labs created a “time of interest” covid mapping tool with a smooth timeline slider to make it easy to see locations at times of interest. Our Year 11 student, Jasper was the lead developer on this […]
Jacob Urlich awarded a $9000 Agricultural Scholarship.
10th November 2021
From a strong field of 14 candidates, Huanui College’s Deputy Head Boy Jacob Urlich has won the Whangārei A&P Society annual $9000 agricultural scholarship. A&P Society President Evan Smeath said there was a strong field of 14 for the scholarship and this was then shortlisted to six. “The scholarship was closely contested, with a high […]
David Hamilton offers Composition Workshop to Music Students
24th August 2021
On the penultimate day of Term Two, Music IGCSE and A-Level students were treated to a workshop led by New Zealand composer David Hamilton. For IGCSE Music students, David gave us an insight into the composing process of one of his works, explaining how he set the lyrics effectively and used the piano to accompany […]
Global Citizenship Certificates awarded
24th August 2021
On Friday Grace Wiegersma, Harrison Syers and Natalya Newman were awarded their Global Citizenship certificates at a graduation ceremony run by Study Northland and Massey University. These students had completed a four week online program in Global Citizenship alongside students from Northland and India. In a world where travel and cultural exchange is restricted, this […]
2nd place in Northland Mathex Competition
24th August 2021
Fifteen teams (60 students) competed in the annual Mathex competition, this year held at Whangārei Boys’ High on Thursday (12th August) night. This challenged our students both strategically and mathematically. Congratulations to Toby Hamilton, Rachael Jackson, Carolyn Betterton & Sam Brown for winning second place in the Year 9 Competition. Well done!