Te Wharekura o Manurewa overjoyed for new school
A $240 mil investment in Auckland school property is expected to address overcrowding in schools and create extra capacity to support growth in Auckland. Around $24 mil will be spent on a new kura in...
View ArticleTaranaki schools combine to compete at regional kapa haka compeition
Three Taranaki schools will combine to take on Aotea’s top secondary school kapa haka teams at the Aotea regional competitions. The Aotea regional's will be held this Friday 30 June, a day after the...
View ArticleKapa haka preserving Whanganui and Taranaki dialects
Whanganui and Taranaki's regional languages are being preserved through the art of kapa haka says expert Tamzyn Pue (Ngāti Maru).North Island: West Coast
View ArticleWoman urges whānau to make it safer for Takatāpui
30-year-old Kara Beckford identifies as a proud Takatāpui, who draws inspiration from the likes of world reknown artists Mexican indigenous Frida Kahlo and intersex-born Julian Huxtable.28202Kura...
View ArticleTributes flow for Hori Pomana at Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga Festival
Tributes flowed for the late Hori Pomana, former pou at Te Puutake at James Cook High from the groups who performed at Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga this weekend.80852James Cook High School – Te...
View ArticleGroups vie for chance to represent Tāmaki at secondary kapahaka nationals
This year, Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga consists of 12 groups vying for a spot in the national secondary schools kapa haka competition.69042Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolTāmaki MakaurauTe...
View ArticleLate withdrawal sees Mauao wharekura enter secondary touch nationals
For the first time, Te Wharekura o Mauao will compete at the National Secondary Schools Touch Tournament. 144615Kura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolSportsTe KāeaTouch Rugby
View ArticlePaeroa College makes history at SAS Touch Nationals
Paeroa College have made history at the SAS New Zealand Secondary School Touch Championships taking out their first title in the mixed grand-finals against Howick College.112420Kura Tuarua - Secondary...
View ArticleRotorua Boys take National Secondary School Touch title
Rotorua Boys' High School has won the overall honours at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Touch Championships, beating Hamilton Boys 4-3. The scores were tied up at half-time, but Rotorua came back to...
View ArticleNikayla Williams awarded $10,000 scholarship
Results for almost 168,000 NCEA students were released today online by the qualifications authority with almost 28,000 logging in within the first hour152861EducationKura Tuarua - Secondary...
View ArticleTeenage son's heartfelt solo for his late father
A haka stalwart has been remembered onstage at the biggest Polynesian festival in the world. Damon Heke passed away last year after a long battle with cancer, and his son Rehia Henare-Heke continued...
View ArticleChildren's Commissioner calls for recording of bullying stats
The Children's Commissioner is calling on the government to enforce annual reporting by schools on their bullying rates and their prevention guidelines. 90884EducationAbuseBullyingKura Tuarua -...
View ArticleOpportunities for young business entrepreneurs
Northland Secondary students have been given an opportunity to bring their business ideas to life under a national economic strategy to boost rangatahi enterprise. Students were given 3-days to...
View ArticleSecondary kapa haka nationals to welcome the masses
Hundreds will descend upon Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North, for the opening of the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka competition. 122753Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolRereātea
View ArticleRangatahi showcase secondary schools haka nationals online
Forty-three haka groups have made their way to the Manawatū - Horowhenua region for the national secondary school kapa haka competition 'He Pouwhenua He Puapua'.153917Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary...
View ArticleRaukura set to leave it all on stage to vie for top spot
Raukura is back with another chance to claim the title at the He Pouwhenua, He Puapua secondary schools national kapa haka competition.180136Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolPalmerston NorthRereātea
View ArticleHukarere is back on the national stage after 8-year break
Today will be the first time Hukarere Māori Girls College will be gracing the national kapa haka stage without their brother school Te Aute.180136Kapa hakaKura Tuarua - Secondary SchoolRereātea
View ArticleMāori boarding schools bring fight to national stage
Two of the remaining five groups from Māori religious boarding schools, Hukarere and Te Aute used the national stage today as a platform to raise the issue of keeping schools like theirs...
View ArticleQuestions why kapa haka doesn't gain university entrance
Fresh off the He Pouwhenua, He Puapua secondary schools national kapa haka competition stage, former Māori Medium students and Māori Performing Arts leaders are asking why the hours of sacrifice don't...
View ArticleMore charter schools to become character schools
Six more charter schools are set to become designated character schools next year. The Ministry of Education says a character school has a particular character which sets it apart from ordinary state...
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