"Mānawatia a Matariki" is a phrase in te reo Māori that translates to "Honour, acknowledge, and welcome Matariki". It's a greeting used to celebrate the Māori New Year, which is marked by the rising of the Matariki star cluster (also known as the Pleiades). 

Our students have been learning about the Māori tradition of Matariki, and also the ways in which other cultures acknowledge and describe the origins of the star cluster Pleiades. 

We are looking forward to sharing our learning with you next Thursday the 19th of June as we have our Matariki Celebration Assembly and Shared Kai.

Thursday will be a busy day for us as we will also have our Cross Country that morning. Whaanau, Parents, and Grandparents  are welcome to join us from 10am. 

10 am: The Cross Country Run will begin. All students will be running together on a track designed by our teachers Mrs Baigent and Miss Hart.

10:30 am: Morning tea (a cup of tea and a biscuit will be available for whaanau in the staff room).

11:00 am: Matariki Celebration Assembly in Rūma Tūi. 

12:00 pm: Shared Kai.

Our students have been planning some Matariki kai for whaanau and we welcome you to bring some along to share as well.

After we have shared kai together you are welcome to take your children home, or we will have some Matariki activities for them to do until the usual pick up time. 

We had an awesome day planting trees on Monday. The children were extremely focussed and worked very hard to plant approximately 600 native plants with the help of staff, whaanau, the farmers and the team from Trees for Survival. We were all very proud of our effort. Some of the BNZ team came along to provide us with a yummy bbq lunch, and we acknowledge the support of Fonterra who provided the seedings which were planted by the students last year. Thank you to our families who assisted on the day.

This is the year for Board of Trustee elections. These come around every 3 years and the current Board is meeting to discuss the process of election next week. If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact Angela in the office click here for more information.

The Principal role has been advertised in the Education Gazette and the Board of Trustees will keep you informed of the process as necessary.