Hautapu School Community

Congratulations to Alfie for winning the poster competition and to Oscar for getting his logo design selected for the Battle of the Schools cycling competitions.

Like the mighty tree, they stand tall and proud. The Kauri Class cheers for the Chiefs out loud. With Hautapu heart and Waikato pride, we'd love to have you by our side. Go the Chiefs!

This was the poem written by Joel and his mum Julianne, that won Kauri Class a visit from The Gallagher Chiefs rugby team, organised by Porter Group. We were privileged and very excited to host Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Ollie Norris, Benet Kumeroa and Josh Jacomb.

The children enjoyed chatting to their rugby idols, hearing about their sport journey, asking the players some interesting questions and getting their signatures. Porter Group bought in some afternoon tea for the children, gave them each a beanie and donated some sports equipment to our school.

We were so lucky to be the recipients of the class visit and thank all those that nominated us, especially Joel and his family.

We look forward to watching the Chiefs in the final on Saturday and hope they feel our Waikato pride down in Wellington.
GO CHIEFS!!

Last Friday, Hautapu School had the privilege of welcoming a special visitor, The Honourable Louise Upston, MP for National, accompanied by Linda Meerkerk, MP Support Advisor.

Our guests were warmly welcomed by two of our House Leaders, alongside Mrs Bennett and Mr K. As part of the visit, Kaden proudly shared his pepeha before leading into a tour of our school.

During her time at Hautapu, Louise was keen to learn more about our learning programmes, classroom environments, and the opportunities and challenges currently facing schools within the education sector.

It was a valuable opportunity to showcase the wonderful learning taking place at Hautapu School.

On Thursday last week I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take some of our students to Ngā Hau e Whā marae for the first Te Ohu Kaiārahi o te Kapua Iti session. During this day, our students were involved in a range of Te Ao Māori activities along with other Cambridge kura. We learnt waiata, pronunciation, weaving, and played some games. It was wonderful to see this kaupapa continue and we are looking forward to the next time we are able to attend this event.

Mrs Papesch

Hautapu Panui Week 6, Term 2, 2026

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🌟 Sponsors Shout Out 🌟

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the amazing sponsors who generously supported the funding of our Student Leader t-shirts for 2026.

Your support has helped provide our student leaders with a strong sense of identity, pride, and belonging as they represent our school throughout the year. These shirts symbolise leadership, service, and responsibility within our kura, and we are incredibly grateful for your contribution towards making this possible.

Thank you for investing in our young leaders and supporting opportunities that help our students grow in confidence and leadership. Your generosity and community spirit are genuinely appreciated by our students, staff, and wider school community.