Haeata Community Campus

Haeata Matariki celebration of learning. We warmly invite you to join us and spend an evening exploring our kura and celebrating the incredible learning of our ākonga.

📅 Wednesday 24 June 2026
🕠 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Come along and walk through our learning spaces, meet your child's kaiako, have a kōrero, and see firsthand what your tamariki have been learning. Whether you'd like to chat with teachers, explore the classrooms, or simply enjoy sharing your child's learning journey, we'd love to see you there.

🍔 Kai available for purchase
🎁 Giveaways and spot prizes for Haeata whānau

We look forward to welcoming you into our kura for an evening of connection, celebration, and learning.

Nau mai, haere mai!

Kia ora, coffee group on tomorrow morning in Te Amohaka from 9am for a catch up and chat. Story time in Puna Waiora with Grace for our younger ākonga and any preschoolers that want to come along- see you there!

🌈 Love Yourself Week 🌈
This week at Haeata we are celebrating Love Yourself Week!
Throughout the week, students will have the opportunity to take part in optional activities during morning tea!
M***I DAY ON WEDNESDAY 17 June - Bring a gold coin
🌈 Show off your beautiful colours 🌈
Remember that being yourself is something to be proud of ❤️
Check out the different activities on the poster!

Mō tatou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei
For us and our children after us

🎬 Nine years ago- Throw back to my first time on a set filming. Te Ara Haepapa road safety campaign #aucklandtransport #dontdrinkanddrive https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18rhWQufZA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🎭 The masks are on, and the tickets are out! For the Haeata Senior School Formal.
Join us for an unforgettable Masquerade Ball Friday 4 September 2026🕺

🎟️ Early birds tickets are now available, save $15!
Purchase through Kindo - https://shop.kindo.co.nz/app/login

Active As is transforming engagement at Haeata Community Campus 🎯

Every Wednesday, students take part in a choice-based active recreation block - from gym and turf sports to table tennis and board games.

The approach is helping create more opportunities for participation, connection, and finding different ways to be active. It’s also a great example of what happens when young people are given choice and space to move 💬🏃‍♀️

Read the story here: https://www.sportcanterbury.org.nz/newsarticle/166613?newsfeedId=1746070

Kua hinga te Totara i te wao nui a Tane
The Totora has fallen in the forest of Tane

We mourn the loss of three titans of te Māori.

Whatarangi a Professor in Accounting. Hirini in Anthropology. Tamati a degree in Linguistics. All 3 studied overseas. All experienced racism and indifference and ignorance. But what work they undertook, most of it for love and free, the time they spent away from whanau, the goals they achieved for us all. They did so much, with very little.

A small but exemplary tale: Whata came back from the US with a huge dream, to revive his people of Ngati Raukawa in the south, including Otaki. So like a good numbers guy, he starts counting. He does a type of tribal census. How many in the tribal region have te reo. How many are in key professions? He found that there was no one 5 y or younger who spoke Maori. Fast track to 2018, years after planting the seeds of Whakatupuranga Rua Mano, the tribal regeneration strategy, and having established a tribal university specialising in Reo and Tikanga, the NZ Census finds that 50% of all Māori in Otaki speak Māori!

Thank you all for your service, passion and commitment.

He mahi tonu kei te toe!
Still work to do.

Kia ora koutou, come along to Te Tai o Mahaanui for our coffee and catch up group tomorrow morning, starts just after whole school Mauri Tau at 9am.

Remember story time in the library with Grace from about 9:15 for your preschoolers and our junior classes.

Also our regular Second hand clothing giveaway table with Revive Church.

It’s all happening on Friday mornings at Haeata- come and check it out, all welcome!