Wakari School

18/09/2026

Campers have returned! 😀

17/09/2026

Update from Year 5 camp:

The Y5 campers have been having an absolute blast at Waiora!

After a wet start yesterday we have had a wonderful Thursday with the sun out. Many great achievements have been completed on everything from abseiling to archery! All the children have been trying new things and working hard to push their comfort zones, well done!

We are on track for an arrival back at school tomorrow at approx 1:45 - 2:00pm.

17/09/2026

2026 Junior Kapahaka Performance

Watch our Junior Kapahaka Group in action

16/09/2026

14/09/2026

Hi families,

You may remember Rob Cope speaking in Dunedin about keeping our kids safe online.

This year, Rob launched a new nationwide initiative called Wild Dad, aimed at getting kids off screens and giving dads a chance to connect with other dads while having awesome weekly adventures with their kids.

Wild Dad is for dads, but where a child doesn’t have a dad involved in their life, a granddad, uncle or other strong and consistent father figure is very welcome to be part of it too.

The Dunedin Wild Dad Outpost has been running for the past few months, and the dads are getting together this Wednesday night to plan their adventures for the next term.

If this sounds like something that could be a great fit for your family, now is a great time to get involved. Head to www.wilddad.com, sign up for the Dunedin Outpost, and then come along to the planning night:

Wednesday 16 September - 7:30pm
The Rope and Twine, 67 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin

Come along, meet the other local dads and help plan the adventures for the next term.

Welcome to WildDad WildDad is a place for us dads to be dads — alongside a bunch of other dads — all doing epic, real-world stuff with our kids. ​ WildDad is a global community for dads who show up, do epic things, and raise stronger kids. Join other dads building grit, courage, and confidence...

13/09/2026

REMINDER: Summer Sports Registrations - close this Wednesday!

Registrations for Term 4 Summer Sports are now available and will close on Wednesday 16th September.
As we have a deadline to enter teams with Sports Organisations, we CAN NOT ACCEPT LATE REGISTRATIONS.

To enroll: https://www.wakari.school.nz/sports/sports-signup-forms/

Sports on offer for Term 4 are:

Flippaball – Year 2 upwards (Sunday games)
Touch – All ages (Thursday games)
Futsal – All ages (Tuesday- Year 1-4 games or Wednesday- Year 5/6 games)
Girls Only Smash Cricket – Year 3-6 (Monday games)

If you are able to help as a team manager during games, please indicate this on the form when enrolling. Teachers take on the coaching roles and run practices at lunch times. We do welcome parents to come along and help run practices at lunchtimes though, so if you are available please indicate this when signing up.

It is important to note that if you do sign your child up for a sport that they are committed to play for the whole season. It is very hard on teams and coaches if children pull out once registrations have closed.

10/09/2026

REMINDER - Sausages tomorrow

To order sausages, please use the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/hwdKbVLxyS
Orders can be made anytime during the week, as long as it is done by 9am of lunch day. Orders will only be processed if your school account has credit.

All proceeds from Friday sausages go towards school camps.
We appreciate your support!

08/09/2026

Wakari Kapahaka Performance 2026

Tikanga Wakari Polyfest Performance at the Edgar Centre - 8 Sep 2026

07/09/2026

Polyfest Livestream

livestream link for 2026: https://vimeo.com/event/6160998

Wakari School is scheduled to perform at 11.56am today

06/09/2026

Summer Sports Registrations Now Open

Registrations for Term 4 Summer Sports are now available and will close on Wednesday 16th September.

As we have a deadline to enter teams with Sports Organisations, we CAN NOT ACCEPT LATE REGISTRATIONS.

To enroll: https://www.wakari.school.nz/sports/sports-signup-forms/

Sports on offer for Term 4 are:
Flippaball – Year 2 upwards (Sunday games)
Touch – All ages (Thursday games)
Futsal – All ages (Tuesday- Year 1-4 games or Wednesday- Year 5/6 games)
Girls Only Smash Cricket – Year 3-6 (Monday games)

If you are able to help as a team manager during games, please indicate this on the form when enrolling. Teachers take on the coaching roles and run practices at lunch times. We do welcome parents to come along and help run practices at lunchtimes though, so if you are available please indicate this when signing up.

It is important to note that if you do sign your child up for a sport that they are committed to play for the whole season. It is very hard on teams and coaches if children pull out once registrations have closed.