Te Wharekura o Mauao

Ngā angitūtanga Hākinakina - Wāhanga 1, 2026

Bay of Plenty secondary schools kiorahi regionals, Rotorua,9 Māehe
- 7th place

Bay of Plenty secondary school touch rugby regionals, Pāpāmoa, 16 Māehe
- 2nd place, lost final to Western Springs College, qualify for Nationals

NZ Secondary Schools Waka Ama nationals championship, Tikitapu, 22-25 Māehe
- W6 500m semis and finals cancelled due to weather

Placings of 1st to 3rd would have progressed to Te Ihu (Championship) - other placings would have progressed to Te Takere or Te Kei depending on times.

Caelyhn Paul - 6th W1 250 m Te Kei Final

U16 Girls
4th W12 250m Te Ihu Final
9th W12 250m Te Ihu Final
10th W12 250m Te Ihu Final
4th W6 250m Te Ihu Semi
11th W6 250m Te Ihu Semi

U16 Boys
6th W12 250m Te Ihu Final
5th W6 250m Te Kei Final

U19 Girls
5th W12 250m Te Ihu Final
8th W6 250m Te Ihu Semi
10th W6 250m Te Ihu Semi

U19 Boys
9th W12 250m Te Ihu Final
12th W6 250m Te Ihu Semi

North Island Secondary Schools Athletics championship, Papakura 27-28 Māehe
Tangaroa Elder, 5th in senior boys shotput, qualified for nationals (personal record throw of 14.63m)
Puataata Rakete-Wiri, 4th in senior boys discus, qualified for nationals (personal record of 39.7m)

PĀNUI OHORERE: Paraire 27/3/26

Kia ora e te whānau, nā ngā āhuatanga mōrearea ki ngā rori o Tauranga Moana, kua whakatau mātou ki te whakahoki wawe ngā tauira ki ngā kāinga i te ahiahi nei.
We have decided to send students home early today because of the impacts of last night's storm on the roads and rising river levels (high tide is 3pm) around Tauranga Moana. We want tauira home safely as soon as possible.
Buses will depart from the wharekura around 1.30pm and drop tauira to their usual stops. Please arrange to collect them early today.

2026 WHAKATAETAE Ā ROHE: RURUTAO

He tira taumata rau! I te Rāhoroi ka hori, i tū anō ngā kaiwhakaari Rurutao o Te Wharekura o Mauao ki te whakataetae ā rohe o Waiariki, i Rotorua. E ono ngā whakaari o Wiremu Rurutao i whakaaturia e rātou ki te atamira.

Koinei ngā ekenga o ā tātou tauira:

- Best Understanding of the Text for all 6 scenes performed
- Best female actor: Parihaka Marsh (Tau 12)
- Best male actor: Nikau Parkinson (Tau 12)
- Best under 16 year old male actor: Te Otinga Harris (Tau 10)
- Best 5 minute scene for The Merry Wives of Windsor: Nikau Parkinson, Tuara Rahiri (Tau 12), Mikaere Webster (Tau 13), Te Whei Ao Harris (Tau 12), Robert Beilby (Tau 12): qualified for National Shakespeare Schools Competition. Directed by Mikaere Webster & Tuara Rahiri.
- Runners Up 15 minute scene for Richard III: all tauira performed
- Direct Entry student to National Shakespeare Schools Production: Kaiaia Pitua (Tau 12)

Nō reira he mihi nui ki ngā tauira, ngā kaiako katoa i tautoko i tēnei tira, mehemea i tū koutou ki te atamira, he hāpai ō ki muri rānei. "Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia e kore e whati".

He mihi mutunga kore ki ngā kaiako whakaari Rurutao: Whaea Jenny Brown rāua ko Whaea Mary Meikle. Mei kore ake ko kōrua, e kore rawa ēnei tauira i whakaeke pēnei ai.

Kei wareware tātou, ka haere tonu a Tohu Edwards (Tau 13) ki Rānana i te tau nei, hei mema o te tira Rangatahi Rurutao o Aotearoa, kia whakaari ki te atamira Globe!

Ināianei ka huri te aronga ki Te Whanganui ā Tara, ka tū anō ēnei tauira ki te whakataetae ā motu a te wikeena 29-31 Mei.

Kōmata ā Rangi 2026

E te iwi, whakanuia ā koutou uri kua eke i te tau nei. Kia tae atu ki te tihi o angitu, kia tū rangatira ai i te Ao!

Ko te Kōmata ā-rangi he kaupapa hou ka whakanui uri i te taha whai mātauranga. Hei tuatahitanga tēnei kia whakanui i ēnei uri i tō rātou ekenga mātauranga. Kia kairangi te whai me te tutkuki i te mātauranga te aronga.
Kōmata ā Rangi is our newly established academic prizegiving at Te Wharekura o Mauao. This is the first year we are honouring our tauira in this dedicated way, creating a distinct space to celebrate excellence in Whai Mātauranga.

He kaupapa whakanui i ngā whiwnga kairangi nō roto mai i te Tohu Mātauranga i te tau ko hori. Ko te take ko tū ki tēnei takiwa o te tau ko te p**anga o ngā whiwhinga aromatawai ā-waho, aromatawai hiranga, katahi anō ka p**a. He mea whakawhirinaki ana ki ngā raraunga katoa, ā-waho, ā-roto.

This kaupapa recognises those tauira who achieved the highest academic results across our kura-wide marau in 2025. By holding this event at this time of the year, we are able to fully acknowledge and incorporate confirmed external results and any scholarships attained. This ensures that our celebration reflects the full scope of our tauira achievement.
Whai Matauranga - Intellectual Autonomy- ko ngā tauira whakaihu waka ā-tau, ko ngā uarā me ngā tōmairangi e mihia nei te taha ki te puku mahi ki roto i te karaehe
Ko te aronga o ēnei whakawhiwhinga ki te Kura Pakeke ki roto i ngā mahi mātauranga Tohu Mātauranga.
These awards focus specifically on our kura pakeke tauira (Tau 11 to Tau 13) acknowledging those who have excelled in senior academic pathways.

"Toroa e, taku manu rererangi, e roha ōu parirau hei kāhu raupī mōku!"

He toroa whakakoko tēnei kua rere ātiu ki te ao, he uri whai mātauranga, he uri ka waihanga i ōna anō huarahi.

Tēnei tō kura e whakamānawa atu ki a koe, Mārire Te Ripo Eruera, i tō whakawhiwhinga i te Karahipi mō Te Reo Rangatira, me te Karahipi mō Te Reo Māori i ngā whakamātautau o 2025.

'He toroa whakahoka ka t**a ki te rangi, he uri whai oranga, he uri ngākau māhaki'

He tūranga wātea ki Te Wharekura o Mauao a te tau 2026.
Pānuitia ngā taipitopito ki kōnei:

Pou Whakarito (Pouako Hauora, Ringa Whakamahereora) – Education Gazette Ko Te Wharekura o Mauao he kura ā iwi ki Tauranga Moana mō ngā tauira Tau 7-13. E rapu ana mātou he ringa whakamahereora hou, ka taea te whakaako i ngā kaupapa hauora ki ngā uri.