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Start of 2024 Gallery

An exciting year ahead. A February 1 gallery of some of the great learning started in each class.
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Pōwhiri

A pōwhiri is a formal ceremony including speeches, waiata, and the sharing of kai.  Pōwhiri is led by the senior students of the school. This is a lea…
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Predator Prevention

Can New Zealand become predator-free by the year 2050? Students in Room 2 want to be more than just spectators in this bold initiative.

How Lucky Can You Be?

Luck - Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions:  "it was just luck that the first kick went in". Oxford …

Sweet Treats for Our Feathered Friends

Calling all nature enthusiasts and bird lovers! Room 9 has taken a delightful plunge into the world of caring for our native birds by creating a speci…

2023 Athletics Champions Achieve Three in a Row

The pathway for success started with athletics training sessions in Term 3, leading up to the Wairakei Primary School Athletics Day. For some, that da…

Whakaoti Rapanga

I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho - A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions.
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What do the students think?

During our ‘Your Voice, Your Choice’ inquiry in Term 3 this issue was forefront in the eyes of the students as a key political policy. Many students w…

Combining Patterns and Culture

Room 13 learnt about beats, loops, teamwork, and rhythm whilst working with Māori rākau to create a short musical piece to Tutira mai. Māori used thes…

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