One Tree Hill College NZ

On Thursday June 11, One Tree Hill College students performed at ShowQuest 2026.

This year, our dance presentation was titled Te Wairua Over Technology
The rise of AI brought many people trying to profit off its knowledge. In the urge to create art at the click of a button, humanity gets left behind.
In this story, an AI closely studies the students pursuing dance in an attempt to recreate Te Wairua - which is the unity of human’s spirit, emotions, and culture.
Will the students choose Te Wairua or technology?

Led by Student Captains, Joelantah Asela and Sydney Powell, students presented dances ranging from several dance styles reflecting and celebrating some from the many diverse cultures at One Tree Hill College. These were Hip Hop, Semi classical- Bharatnatyam, Hawaiian Kumu Hula, Singkil from the Philippines, Jazz, Contemporary and a finale live singing with "Know who you are" from Moana by Pauline Halatoafa depicting that students definitely chose Te Wairua with the strong clear message that AI can replicate art but it cannot replicate the soul and passion that fuels it.

Students were handed the following awards:-
Excellence in Music (Soundtrack)
Recognition in Culture
Recognition in Drama
Excellence in Art

This week we are celebrating Pride Week. Pride in Schools Week is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity within our school community, learn more about the history and significance of Pride, and show support for creating a school where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected.

There are lots of awesome activities happening this week to celebrate, so make sure you check them out!

To finish the week, students and staff are encouraged to wear rainbow colours, a Pride shirt, or the colours of a Pride flag on Friday, with a gold coin donation for Tawa's non-uniform day.

As part of Samoan Language Week, we are exploring important Samoan values. Matafaioi, which means responsibility. This also happens to be one of our school values. This value reminds us of the importance of contributing positively to our families, school, and community by taking ownership of our actions and supporting those around us.

Give these Samoan phrases a go !

Celebrate Samoan Language Week with us by learning a few simple words and phrases so don’t be shy, give it a try!

Malō le soifua maua ma le lagi e mamā. Ou te fa'atalofa i le paia ma le mamalu o le tatou aiga mai Le Kolisi o le La'autūtasi auā ua maua fa'amanuiaga ma le Ali'i, ua mafai ona tatou fa'ailoa ai le Vaiaso tāua lea, le vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa.

Greetings to you all and welcome our family at One Tree Hill College. The Lord has blessed us and has allowed us to acknowledge this week, Samoan Language Week.

There are lots of great activities happening this week to celebrate Samoan Language Week. Be sure to check them out!

Our Annual Pink Shirt Week was a roaring success.
We has so many activities throughout this week to spread the pink Shirt message of kindness and standing up against bullying, from friendship bracelet making, a bucket for Give a Compliment, Take a Compliment, chalk drawing positive messages and a design your own Pink Shirt competition.

As a part of our work with the other Kāhui Ako schools, we carried out fundraising for the charity Voices of Hope. VoH do important work in the mental health space for young people in Aotearoa. In total we were able to raise over $700 for Voices of Hope which is an amazing effort.

Last week, 6 of our senior students attended the Model United Nations Assembly at Rosmini College. These students represented their allocated nations, Botswana and the Netherlands, exceptionally well and had the opportunity to collaborate with other schools while debating matters of world politics and social concern.

This week is Japanese Language Week.
There are lots of exciting events happening every interval and lunch time. If you wants a chance to design your own sushi or watch some Ghibli Cinema, check it out!

The winter sports season kicked off this weekend with OTHC teams competing strongly and enjoying themselves. Special thanks to all the coaches, managers and supporters.