13th July 2022
Cool news! Laura Manning won the Quicksilver Rookie Lifeguard of the Year at the Surf Life Saving Northern Region Awards of Excellence. She follows in Emily Stolwerk and Lucy Manning’s footsteps who have previously won this award. Congratulations Laura, a wonderful achievement!
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 […]
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 […]
6th July 2021
Congratulations to all of our Runners who competed at the NSSSA Cross Country Race for Years 7-13 at Barge Showgrounds last week. Well done to Will Tattersfield who came 3rd and Connor Wiegersma 5th in their race. Grace Potter placed 2nd, and Rhys Jones coming 1st in his race! Well done to all that competed.
6th July 2021
Huanui College Year 11 student Takaimaania Ngata-Henare (on right-hand side of photograph) has won the prestigious Senior Māori Tā Himi Henare Memorial Trophy at this year’s Te Manu Korero Competitions held in Panguru. Takaimaania’s success was celebrated with a whole-school powhiri, the significance and purpose of which was twofold. Firstly, to welcome Takaimaania, her whānau, […]
24th June 2021
Congratulations to Takaimaania, who placed 1st at the Table Tennis competition held at McKay Stadium on the 24th of June. Well done for your hard work and dedication to your sport. Takaimaania has previously won under-18 and under-21 and women’s national titles, and is ranked sixth in the country.
22nd June 2021
NZ BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD – SILVER AWARD Congratulations to Daniel Mao for receiving his NZIBO Silver Award. The NZIBO is a programme designed to foster interest, participation, and excellence in Biology. Students first sit an entrance exam with the top 200 students who have demonstrated outstanding ability being selected to participate in a University Level online […]
4th May 2021
Congratulations to Isla Adams on her selection as the Northland representative invited to attend the 2021 Entrepreneurs in Action weekend in Wellington! Isla has received complimentary flights and accommodation and will participate in a business competition along with 78 other students from all over NZ (there are approximately 4,700 students taking part in the YES […]
2nd June 2021
Congratulations to Indigo Tomlinson one of our Year 9 students has won the ‘Fabo Short Story Competition’ for the senior section. You can read her story and the judges remarks at the Fabo Website. The competition is for kids aged 13 and under from New Zealand and Australia. Fabo offers a story starter and students […]
3rd May 2021
Congratulations to Ryan Smith and Connan Wiegersma, two more Huanui College students who have been successful in receiving grants from the Kauri Club. More info in the attached article. Click to read more