GROUPS & ACTIVITIES Kapa haka
We began our year by welcoming our new whaˉnau and aˉkonga to the school with a Mihi Whakatau on the Quad. The kapa haka group was poised and ready to welcome our new students to College. They were led with confidence by our leaders (Ihaka Cate and Armani Lemalu) and they gave the new students an awesome experience of their performance ability. We are also so grateful to have Matua Te Huaki and his whaˉnau in support of this kaupapa to begin the year. Following on from this day, we held our annual kapa haka breakfast
launch and we were very excited to see so many new whaˉnau in attendance. It is also great to see our numbers increasing with kapa haka attendance doubling from last year. It was a lovely morning connecting with whaˉnau and meeting new students who are keen to be part of kapa haka at College. Our existing students were able to perform to all our attendees and to showcase their skills. Another way in which we can develop the students at College is by giving them the opportunity to learn from Matua
Te Huaki, who is an amazing tutor with a wealth of knowledge and experience. His commitment to kapa haka and tikanga and the support that we receive from his father, Wiremu, and mother, Tihi, is second to none. It is always special being together as a College community and hearing the boys perform haka and waiata together. We represented the school with pride at our first Ngaˉ Manu Koˉrero competition this year, with three outstanding speakers – Kiniwai Morgan, Cole Moffatt, and Alexander
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