Māpua School

01/09/2026

Tennis Coaching

Term 4 tennis registrations are now open!
Vanessa runs a comprehensive coaching programme for 5-16yrs with a focus on fundamental movement skills and coordination, through to social and competitive play for more advanced players
Lessons are run out of Upper Moutere & Mapua

Contact Vanessa to register 022 4600 320
Tennis NZ Registered Coach

Many thanks

Vanessa Mairs - Tennis NZ Registered Coach
Cell: 022 4600 320
Website: www.tennisvanessa.com
Facebook: tennisvanessa

All you need to know about Tennis coaching and private lessons in Mapua and the Motuere with Vanessa Mairs

01/09/2026

Yesterday was the beginning of The Great Māpua Grocery Grab 2026! This is one of our major school fundraisers, sponsored by Four Square Māpua. Ticket books went home yesterday with the youngest child in each family. We have two weeks to sell as many tickets as we can. Prizes for best sellers each week! Look out for Belinda at school, near the big tree, to hand in your sold tickets and to grab another book to sell.

01/09/2026

I was a very proud tumuaki today.

This morning we got a call from Silky Otter Cinema. Seven of our students had attended a movie there on Friday (Teacher Only Day). Silky Otter were so impressed with the boys behaviour and manners that they dropped a movie pass into school for each of them today.

Thanks Beau, Paddy, Finn, Tumanako, James, Taigh and Thomas for being awesome and showing our school values when you're out and about. We are very proud of you!

01/09/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE - MĀPUA SCHOOL OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS 2027

Kia ora Whānau,

Each year, the Māpua School Board carefully considers our projected roll and the number of places we are likely to have available for students living outside our school’s home zone.

After considering our expected in-zone enrolments, current roll and available capacity, the Board has determined that 0 out-of-zone places are likely to be available at Māpua School for 2027.

As a result, applications for new out-of-zone places will not be invited for 2027 and no out-of-zone ballot will be held.

We know this will be disappointing for some families who had hoped their tamariki might be able to join Māpua School. We really appreciate the interest families continue to show in our kura and the confidence this reflects in our school community.

Students who live within the Māpua School home zone continue to have an entitlement to enrol at Māpua School. This notice also does not affect any student who has an existing entitlement to enrol under applicable transitional provisions of our enrolment scheme.

If you live within our home zone and have a tamaiti turning five during 2027, please get in touch with the school office if you haven’t already done so. Even if their fifth birthday is later in the year, having them on our expected enrolments list helps us plan as accurately as possible for staffing, class organisation and learning spaces.

If you are unsure whether your home address falls within our enrolment zone, or whether your child has an existing entitlement under the enrolment scheme, please contact the school office and we will be happy to help.

Ngā mihi
Sharon Prestidge
Principal
Māpua School

30/08/2026

Krankin' Kids run some fantastic afterschool and holiday programmes for tamariki interested, or keen to be interested in mountain biking.

30/08/2026

Morena e te Whānau

Our parent education session with John Parsons for tonight has been postponed due to illness.

I'll let you know when we have an alternative date organised.

Ngā mihi
Sharon

28/08/2026

The Great Māpua Grocery Grab 2026 is about to launch!

Coming your way soon - a chance to win a grocery grab at Four Square Māpua, as well as support Māpua School. (Winning!)

We'll be launching this fantastic fundraiser on Tuesday, so please check with your children, as every whānau will have tickets to sell. If everyone gets in behind this, we can raise precious money towards keeping the great work going on our physical environment AND subsidise buses to production rehearsal in Motueka. (Winning again!)

Launch: TUESDAY Sept 1st
Drawn: Wednesday September 16th

We only have 17 days to sell sell sell!!!

1st prize $1000.00 60 second Grocery Grab at the Māpua Four Square
2nd prize $200.00 Māpua Four Square voucher
3rd prize $100.00 Māpua Four Square voucher

There will be 2 weeks of top 3 sellers of the week who will receive a juicie and token for their house and every sold book will receive a token for their house.

Upon draw the top 3 sellers will receive:

#1 $50 Māpua 4 square voucher
#2 $25 Māpua 4 square voucher
#3 $25 Māpua 4 square voucher

After another successful campaign last year raising $17k ...........let's give 2026 a red hot crack to match or better the $$ this year.

28/08/2026

The staff are fully engaged in our ‘teacher-only day’ investigation of the writing curriculum. We really appreciate this time to up-skill and apply the new learning to our teaching. Thanks Māpua school whanau!🥰

27/08/2026

Term 4 tennis registrations are now open!
Vanessa runs a comprehensive coaching programme for 5yrs+ with a focus on fundamental movement skills and coordination, through to social and competitive play 🎾🎾

Contact Vanessa to register 022 4600 320
Tennis NZ Registered Coach

26/08/2026

The Maunga/Intermediate team had a beaut day out last Friday at the annual Winter Sports Tournament. Players got to choose to play hockey, netball or football against other schools in our cluster. Our values of respect, resilience and ready to go were on display throughout the day and, as ever, they made us proud with their effort and behaviour.
A big thanks to our parents who managed the teams: Amber B, Emma G, Vanessa N, Sarah VL, Belinda E, Kate M, Frank S and Emily R. We so appreciate the time you give up to support y(our) tamariki.