Wainui School

04/09/2026

🏆 GOOD LUCK TEAM WAINUI AT AIMS GAMES! 🥳🏐🏀

The wait is finally over! This Monday, our incredible Wainui School athletes are heading off to compete at the 2026 Zespri AIMS Games!

Months of early morning trainings, hard work, and dedication have all led to this moment. We are so proud of the grit, talent, and sportsmanship you’ve shown leading up to the tournament, and we know you are going to represent our kura with pride!

A massive shout-out and thank you to all of our amazing coaches, managers, and parents who are traveling with the team to make this unforgettable experience possible.

Go out there, give it your absolute all, support each other, and most importantly - have fun! We are all cheering for you back home!

Show 'em how Wainui does it! Bring it on! 🌟💪

02/09/2026

🧁🍳 MAGIC IN THE KITCHEN! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

Our Garden to Table kitchen has been a hive of activity this week with some serious baking and special cooking sessions!

Here is what our talented young chefs have been up to:
🧀 International Flavours: We cooked up a storm with our international students, making delicious green cheese fritters and homemade beetroot dip using fresh produce from the garden! We are going to miss these wonderful students so much when they leave next week. ❤️🌏
🧁 Cupcake Marathon: A HUGE shout-out to our Year 6, 7, and 8 students who baked and iced a massive 279 cupcakes for Daffodil Day! That is some serious teamwork and dedication for a great cause! 🌼🎂

Our tamariki are learning so many amazing life skills in the kitchen, from measuring and knife skills to working together under pressure! 👏✨

🫙 REMINDER: As we start prepping yummy preserves for Ag Day, we are still looking for clean, spare glass jars! Please drop any extras off at the school office or kitchen. Thank you! 🙏

01/09/2026

🌱🔨 BUSY BEES IN THE GARDEN! 🌿✨

Our Garden to Table team has been hard at work outdoors, taking on some huge projects and making our garden beds thrive!

Here’s what our amazing tamariki have been up to:
🌱 Lush Growth: We’ve been weeding our garden beds and harvesting heaps of fresh, delicious greens for the kitchen. Everything is growing so fast!
🌿 Native Planting: A group spent time planting natives in the bush area, including the flaxes saved from the recent court clearing.
🔨 New Picket Fence! Our Year 7 & 8 group put real tools to work to build a new timber frame for the rock wall area. They recycled our brightly painted pickets from the old fence to secure the space - it adds so much fun colour to the garden! 🎨🧱

A massive shout-out to Jenni for her endless hard work keeping our garden and bush area looking incredible! 👏💚

🫙 COMMUNITY APPEAL: We’re starting to prep preserves for Ag Day over the coming weeks and are in desperate need of spare, clean glass jars! If you have any at home, please drop them into the school office or kitchen. Thank you! 🙏

Stay tuned for our kitchen update coming soon! 🥖🧁👇

28/08/2026

Daffodil day!! Great organisation from students Jackson and Hayden!!
Dressed up in yellow and we took an “ icy plunge” for awareness for cancer!!
$300 donated for cancer every dollar raised helps support vital services, research and advocacy in our community!

26/08/2026

🌼💛 2 DAYS TO GO UNTIL DAFFODIL DAY! 💛🌼

The countdown is officially ON! This Friday 28th August, Wainui School is going yellow for the Cancer Society, and our Year 7 & 8 Student Leadership Team has lined up an awesome day for our kura! 🥳✨

Here is what you need to know:

💛 WEAR YELLOW: Dress in your brightest yellow clothes or accessories - we’ll be taking a whole-school photo to mark the day!

🪙 GOLD COIN: Bring a gold coin donation to support vital cancer research and care across Aotearoa.

🥶 THE ICY PLUNGE: Ready to brave the school pool?! Participation is totally optional, but anyone wanting to jump in just needs to bring their togs & towel and let their teacher or student leader know on the day! (Our littlest tamariki only need to dip their toes in! 🦶💧)

🧁 SWEET TREAT: Everyone who takes the plunge gets a yummy treat made by our Garden to Table team!

Let’s turn the school yellow, brave the cold pool, and raise heaps of money for an incredible cause! 💛✨

22/08/2026

📣 CALLING ALL CRAFTERS, MAKERS & DECLUTTERERS! 🛍️✨

We are bringing those ultimate country-festival vibes to our Wainui School Ag Day & Gala 2026 on Saturday 31st October, and we want YOU to be a part of it! 🌾🐮

With hundreds of local families coming together from across Wainui and the Hibiscus Coast for a massive Saturday of animal judging, rides, games, and entertainment, it’s the perfect high-traffic spot to showcase your products or clear out pre-loved goods!

We are looking for:

🎨 Market Stalls ($50): Homemade goodness, handmade crafts, plants, artisan goods, local produce, art, and unique gifts!

🧸 Second-Hand Stalls ($40): Held inside the school hall - ideal for clearing out pre-loved toys, clothes, books, and household treasures (just like a car boot sale, but indoors and dry!).

⚠️ Please note: We are fully catered for food, so Wainui School will be running all food and treat stalls on the day. We are looking exclusively for classic market and second-hand merchandise stalls!

Spots are limited, so head over to our website to fill out the Market Stall Sign-Up form, and our team will be in touch!

👉 Sign up here: www.wainui.school.nz

Tag a friend below who needs a stall or needs to clear out their shed! Let’s make this market bustling, vibrant, and full of local talent! 💛

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

The last heat of MasterChef 2026 year7 &8’s

20/08/2026

Check out our amazing Wainui Students at the Tough Guy and Gal Challenge.

Well done gals for your epic interviews!

Reporter Adriana is at the 2026 Tough Guy/Girl Challenge in Kumeū, ...