Hutt Valley High School Alumni

💯 Years | We're looking forward to welcoming everyone back to celebrate 100 years of Hutt Valley High School. A friendly reminder that due to limited seats in a small number of venues, we need you to book a seat in advance for these two events:
▪️Teachers, Staff & Board Member Reunion on Friday, 7 August from 4-7pm.
▪️Principal's Welcome & Mihi Whakatau on Saturday, 8 August at 10am-10:45am, and repeated again from 12:00pm-12:45pm.

Please use the booking form below to ensure you don't miss out! Bookings close on Wednesday, 5 August at 5pm, or when we've reached maximum capacity for an event.

Reserve A Seat - HVHS 100th Open Day Celebrations We're are looking forward to welcoming back former students and staff members to celebrate 100 years of Hutt Valley High School. Due to limited seats in a small number of venues, we need you to book a seat in advance for these three events only: Staff & Board Member Reunion on Friday, 7 August from....

🎶 100 Years | One of the planned highlights of our upcoming 100th Celebrations on Saturday 8 August will be a massed musical performance of our school waiata, E Tipu. Alumni, current students, and staff are warmly invited to take part in this special item, bringing our community together.

Alumni joining the massed musical performance of E Tipu: along with your instrument, please bring a music stand. At the 100th Open Day these can be stored on-site with your instrument.

To help everyone prepare, you can download the instrumental parts to practise in the lead‑up to the big day in August 2026, and watch a live recording of E Tipu, see the links below:

▪️Bass Instruments (Easy) e.g. bass guitar, double bass & tuba
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17lcbYGrUMjT4eKg346R0ZvdaMuQfSD-C/view?usp=sharing
▪️Bass Instruments (Intermediate)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kSRxXOvOnjN1TKfHOQdyoBL5NR0DI76s/view
▪️B Flat Instruments e.g. clarinet, trumpet and tenor saxophone
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pHlBommEH2EijBWLcfHA7lSo1vzP3BgW/view
▪️C Instruments e.g. violin & flute
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10qOpXqN4j06Qno3QlJ7Hlbqy8GMVwGBE/view
▪️E Flat Instrument e.g. alto saxophone
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12e6nkjYw881icn1qww44rqZIboQjWl77/view
▪️Guitar, Chords
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q9lVpl7Ozk7x--yln1mScSTABMUbN3z_/view
▪️Viola
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13K_Ww36DDJ0Kkz_S3e4wkr2s5xFBDA2g/view
▪️Watch a live performance of E Tipu
youtube.com/watch?v=xqaVIZ9hOzc

For any questions, please email Nicholas Kovacev (Assistant Head of Learning Area – The Arts/ Head of Music) at [email protected]

🏉 Calling all 2014 HVHS Rugby Boys 1st XV team members & supporters! Our volunteer archivist, Judith Gardiner is tidying up our rugby records and we need the help of our alumni community to review the names listed in the second row of the photo to identify the missing player's name. To help, please comment below or email Judith at [email protected]

▪️Back Row: Jason Hoffmann, Thomas Curtis, Matt Girvan, Renata Hemopo-Tarawhiti
▪️Third Row: Benjamin Ogo Fa’atagi, Seluimatai Sina, Jonty Gill, Brady Reynolds, Alex Barber
▪️Second Row: Keoghan Harrison, Patrick Murray, Ephraim Tali, Kyle Lancaster, [NAME MISSING], Mr. Brett Fastier (Assistant Coach)
▪️Front Row: Isaac Paku, Jeremiah Paku, Simaota Siu, Jeffrey Evans, Timothy Amaru, Dylan Pohe, Malachi Paku
▪️Absent: Zane Collingwood, Kade Riddell, Ene Tanuvasa, and Mr. Francois Herquet (Coach).

🎉100 Years | Join us for our Centenary Celebration!
There is a fantastic range of HVHS and alumni-hosted events lined up on Friday, 7 August and Saturday, 8 August. Because different events have different registration details, we’ve put everything in one place for you.

👉 Visit https://hvhs.school.nz/100years/ to see the full schedule and find out how to register.

⚠️ Please note: Registrations for the 1950s Luncheon, 1960s Dinner and the 1970s Meet n Greet are now closed.

A huge thank you to the many incredible alumni who are busy organising events for former students to catch up! We really appreciate all your hard work in pulling these reunions together.

Alumni Newsletter - 3 July | Latest news about the Centenary Celebrations, Alumni Hosted Events, 100th Merchandise, Decade Reunion Rooms, 100th Timetable, 100th Event Booking Form, Upcoming Massed Performance of the School Waiata, HVHS Yearbooks Available Online & More!

HVHS is wrapping up Term 2 today. We'll hopefully see you in Term 3 for our 100th celebrations!

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🎫 Have you got tickets for our major production? Don't worry, urine luck! There are still some available. Grab your tickets via TryBooking, click the link below:
https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing/18776
🚽 URINETOWN opens next Tuesday!
Bold. Smart. Ridiculously funny.
Don’t miss it.
📅 Performance dates and times:⁠
▪️Tuesday, 30 June – 7pm
▪️Wednesday, 1 July – 7pm
▪️Thursday, 2 July – 7pm (Understudy Cast Performance)
▪️Friday, 3 July – 7pm
▪️Saturday, 4 July – 2pm (Matinee)
📍 School Hall, Hutt Valley High School.
🧻 Get your tickets now!

Celebrate 💯 Years. Support the Next Generation.

To mark Hutt Valley High School’s centenary, we are proud to offer this limited-edition collection of commemorative wines, featuring a Shiraz, Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

Created as a lasting memento of this significant milestone, each bottle celebrates the people, memories, achievements, and connections that have shaped our school community over the past 100 years.

More than a keepsake, every purchase helps invest in the young people who are part of our school community today. Funds raised will help create opportunities, remove barriers to participation, and ensure more students can access the experiences, connections, and personal growth that come from being involved in school life.

Whether you're a former student, staff member, whānau member, supporter, or friend of Hutt Valley High School, your purchase helps honour our past while investing in the next generation.

✨ Raise a glass to 100 years, order your wine here:
https://alana.co.nz/pages/freedom-wines

📢 HVHS CLASS OF 1988-1992 REUNION
With HVHS reaching its 100th birthday, it's a great excuse to reconnect with old classmates from the class of 1988-1992. Close friends, old acquaintances, familiar faces — everyone is welcome!

Share some old memories, create new ones, and maybe even dust off the old dancing shoes and have a boogie!

🎫 Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/BDXL
📅 Date: Saturday 8th August 2026
🕖 Time: 8pm private party (but Abandoned is open to the public before then, so feel free to rock up earlier!)
📍Venue: Abandoned Taproom, Petone
38 Fitzherbert Street, Petone, Lower Hutt
⚠️ Tickets are limited, so grab yours early!

First two drinks included with your ticket. The kitchen will be open if you are peckish. Abandoned caters for most dietary requirements, so don't forget to indicate if you have any when you buy your ticket so that we can advise them.

🎶There'll be music from the era - so if you have any bangers from those high school years that you want to hear, don't forget to mention them!

Please share with others from our year — we don't want anyone to miss out! (We know that a number of you may no longer be based in Wellington, but if you happen to be visiting or planning a visit, it would be great to have you in attendance!)

Calling all students who started in 3rd Form in 1980!

We would love to reconnect with all our old friends from our HVHS years (1980-1984) and this a once in a lifetime chance to catch up and reminisce! We’ve booked a private room upstairs at the Speights Ale House in Petone on Saturday, 8 August. The cost for the venue, a welcome drink & nibbles is $30 per head. There will also be a cash bar.

How to Register & Pay:
▪️ To register for the event email Carolyn Crawford-Smith at [email protected] with your full name (maiden name too please) and contact number by 30 June 2026.
▪️Make your payment by depositing $30 per person into the following BNZ account: Carolyn Crawford-Smith, 02-0466-0248382-008, and please use your full name as the reference.

Please note: Because we need to pay a venue deposit and pre-order food, we are unfortunately unable to offer refunds once paid.

For any questions, please call Carolyn on 022 034 7117 or email her at [email protected] and remember to register by Tuesday, 30 June!