Tag: Pakuranga College

An east Auckland school has postponed a planned change to its uniform policy that had led to a petition being launched in opposition to...

By Carlos Norton, AUT Journalism Student With a mixture of tears and laughter, Pakuranga College has completed another successful Shave for a Cure event. The...

The country’s teacher shortage led a large east Auckland school to look to Asia to fill a particular role as there were no suitable...

By Carlos Norton, AUT Journalism Student A creative east Auckland school pupil has topped more than 1800 student applicants to have her work displayed...

By Carlos Norton, AUT Journalism Student Two local students had the opportunity to explore the Royal New Zealand Air Force Auckland base during the...

By Jenna Edwards Two young east Auckland hip-hop dancers have faced off in a freestyle dance battle with one dancing all the way to...

By Jenna Edwards Two east Auckland brothers have earned their spot to compete in this year’s Hip Hop Unite World Championships. Pakuranga College pupils Raūl...

A young east Auckland sportsman is about to head to the United Kingdom to compete in a competition for Ultimate Frisbee players. The 2024 World...

By Carlos Norton, AUT Journalism Student Creative east Auckland school pupil Milly Russell has a bright future in the world of art and fashion. Year...

By Jenna Edwards Pakuranga College Computer Studies teacher Michael McLeod has claimed first place in the teacher division of the global coding competition Coding Quest. The annual competition attracts...

By Jenna Edwards Two talented Pakuranga College dancers are off to Arizona in the United States to compete in the World Hip Hop Dance Championship...

By Carlos Norton, AUT journalism student Pakuranga College students showcased their musical talent to the local Howick community at the Uxbridge Theatre last Friday...

If the outpouring of support on social media at the news Billy Merchant is Pakuranga College’s new principal is anything to go by, he’s...

Counties Manukau Rugby has announced all senior games this weekend will pause for a moment’s silence to pay tribute to Cory Heather. The 33-year-old Beachlands...

Five youngsters of the Howick Pakuranga (HP) Hawks Baseball Club have been selected for the New Zealand side that will compete at the under...

Pakuranga College is leading the country in money raised for Shave for a Cure by a school. It comes after more than 40 students and...

Jack Nevines, from Golflands, is this year's winner of the 2023 Registered Master Builders Carters Apprentice of the Year for the Auckland region. Nevines, who...

Ex-Pakuranga College student Tate Miller and current year 13 pupil Liam Jennings have danced their way to success, each winning silver medals at the...

A Pakuranga College year 11 pupil has hit the big time, signing a two-year contract with one of the most prestigious National Rugby League...

Many secondary schools in the east Auckland area already have rules in place regarding cell phone usage. The National Party recently announced it will ban...

Pakuranga College was well represented at the recent U18 Men’s Hockey National Championships in Dunedin. Director of sport Clive Daniels took on the role of...

Seven east Auckland students will put their moves to the test when they represent New Zealand at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in...

For someone mad on cars, having a driver licence is gold. For Howick’s Laurie Hamlet, who is about to turn 100, it’s not a problem. As...

Pakuranga College students Depali Lamba (Year 12) and Andrea Hawke (Year 13) had a holiday experience different from most when they each embarked upon...

Year 9 Pakuranga College student Jordan Viljoen has dominated in her first season of athletics, racking up 26 medals. The 13-year-old has been at the...

By Robyn Fox To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, the Zonta Club of East Auckland awarded Natasha Astill a floral tribute of...

Two east Auckland teachers have had the opportunity of a lifetime, attending the 'School to Skies' camp run by the New Zealand Defence Force...

A former Pakuranga College student has been honoured for her design portfolio which was recognised as being one of the top 10 in New...

After an illustrious career spanning over 35 years, Kiwi Ironman legend Cameron Brown, from Dannemora, has announced that the 2023 Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand...

Bruce Neil Guyan, who was Pakuranga College's head of music in the 1960s, died at home surrounded by family on January 9. Known to family...

Adding to an already impressive sporting career, Pakuranga College student Gabby Wright has been named runner-up of the athlete with a disability category at...

Pakuranga College Earth and Space science teacher Sandy Collier was one among 13 educators across New Zealand to visit Rocket Lab's Auckland rocket building...

Pakuranga College director of Sport Clive Daniels has been named coach of the year at the 2022 Auckland hockey prize giving. Daniels had a successful...

Year 13 Pakuranga College student Eric Irani was named an individual of the year at the recent Young Enterprise Scheme East Auckland regional finals. It's...

Pakuranga College's talented kapa haka group has showcased its skills in a prestigious cultural competition. The school says the group, called Te Tai o Pakuranga, is...

This year marks the 175th anniversary of Howick and Pakuranga and districts which presents a wonderful opportunity to feature people from the area and...

Two east Auckland students have clinched silver in a prestigious singing competition. Pakuranga College Year 11 pupils Ingrid Ioka and Jessica Sayer were runners-up in...

Three past and present principals of Pakuranga College gathered have been honoured for their contribution to the school, alongside long-serving former staff member Bryan...

Pakuranga College student Tate Miller took the dancing world by storm at a hip hop championship in Arizona, collecting two silver medals with his...

The long-running Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme has historically been the starting point for a number of innovative new business ideas. And to add another...

Three students from Pakuranga College have driven to victory in a category at Robocup Junior Competition with their self-driving car. Year 10 students William Leader,...

A Pakuranga College student was named as a top 10 finalist at the Toi wearable arts competition. The college had nine students take part in...

A stunning new mural created by students is proudly being displayed at Pakuranga College. The school's whanau tutor students, who have Maori heritage and wish...

Botany Downs Secondary College notched up an 18-15 win in a close-fought rugby battle with Macleans College in the 1st XV 1B (Pool B)...

East Auckland students went to town with clippers on their friends' hair last week to raise money for cancer. Eight Kiwis are diagnosed each day...

An inspirational east Aucklander is being recognised for her courage and determination in the face of adversity. Pakuranga College student Gabby Wright won the Attitude...

An innovative business created by a group of Pakuranga College students have been making strides in their aim to promote the knowledge and use...

A student at Pakuranga College was crowned one of five winning high schoolers for a solution towards enhancing mental well-being. The Lion Young Enterprise Scheme...

A local teacher has been juggling producing short-films and teaching. Cameron Broadhurst, 43, is the head of media studies at Pakuranga College. As reported in the...

An east Auckland retirement village hosted an art exhibition featuring work by a collection of talented young locals. The showcase at Pakuranga Park Village on...

Pakuranga College hosted its annual celebration of cultural diversity in a colourful explosion of music and dance on Thursday August 5. Cultural Night is an...

Former Howickian and successful children's book author Gavin Gosney has passed away. A death notice in the NZ Herald states he died peacefully at his home...

A former Pakuranga College student has been selected as a goalie for the NZ Women's' Under 21 Hockey team. Olivia Grigg's journey into hockey was,...

For New Zealand students, the 40-hour Famine invites a certain kind of creative thinking - from being stuck inside a gondola to holding a...

Based on the 1960 dark comedy film, Little Shop of Horrors centres on a geeky florist shop worker who discovers that his exotic foundling plant has...

Covid has changed our lives forever. It's been an overwhelming Corona-coaster for students as they virtually transitioned from onsite to online learning in Google classrooms....

The long running Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme has historically been the starting point for a number of innovative new business ideas. One of this...

As part of a project to eliminate and repurpose plastics from the local environment, former Pakuranga College student Daniel Tolmie and friends Mikael Coupe,...

By David Dunlop Meet CO4, a small student-run coffee business at Pakuranga College, who, alongside all Kiwis, have felt the impacts of Covid-19. Year 13 students...

Pakuranga College principal Michael Williams says he is very disappointed with some educators saying they are not `babysitters’ as the nation moves closer to...

Schools in east Auckland were yesterday bracing themselves for news of possible closures due to coronavirus which would impact not just tens of thousands...

Students and teachers who have recently been in China where the Coronavirus has claimed more than 100 lives will not be allowed at school...

Pakuranga College students are celebrating a basketball training session alongside the NZ Breakers. On Wednesday December 4, thanks to Fuji Xerox, a mix of Year...

Anyone who has attended Pakuranga College in the past two decades will be familiar with Kim Hillgrove. It is to this lady that thousands...

GAMING In a classroom of Rive Block in Pakuranga College, exciting things are happening. The creation of software for virtual reality gaming has gripped the imagination...

Every year since 1983 Pakuranga Rotary has hosted teams from local schools for a fiercely contested debate with the Holyoake Trophy as the prize. Sponsored...

While most seniors would love to embrace technology, many struggle to connect with their iPhones. Aman Varma, a former Pakuranga College student, understands that it...

Pakuranga College hosted its annual celebration of cultural diversity in a colourful explosion of music and dance on Thursday July 25. As one of...

By Hannah Williams Pakuranga College student Shervonne Grierson is still grasping the fact she will be taking the stage at the Pop-Up Globe here in...

By Roisin Lamb Like many young men in New Zealand, Josiah and Sione Maama grew up believing that the only sport worth playing was rugby....

Two Year 12 students have been selected as Top 10 finalists in the Storytellers NZ High School Public Speaking Contest. Aakarsh Jhingan, from Pakuranga College...

With more than 100 staff and students involved in this year’s musical, Guys and Dolls the annual production at Pakuranga College, was no small...

Pakuranga College are the senior high school winners of the 2019 Vector EPro8 Challenge. On Tuesday April 30, teams of from high schools across Auckland...

For the first time in many years, Pakuranga College sent a team to the New Zealand Secondary Schools Senior Baseball Championships that was held...

Michael Williams, principal of Pakuranga College, was pleasantly surprised by a special gift he recently received of a beautiful korowai by the family of...

Young Howick Hornets and NZ age-group rising star Luke Williams will be entered into this year's AFL New Zealand National Draft and will join...

This year’s Boxing New Zealand National Championships in Christchurch was a stand-out for east Auckland, with Pakuranga College students bringing home two golds and...

The official opening of the Youth Worker rooms at Pakuranga College was a truly moving moment for Mike Turinsky, chief executive officer of Young...

By Brett Jones Cession Community is running this event as part of our wider commitment to serving youth and families in the Howick community. A growing concern that...

Placing highly in the recent Miss Auckland contest was a “dream come true” for Tiffany Pillay. The Golflands local, who has lived within the Howick...

Its fast arcade racer jumps off cliffs, slides off ramps and bashes everything out of sight. Year 12 and 13 students from Pakuranga College recently...

The teenagers who died in a devastating car crash on Friday morning have since been named as 17-year-old Nathaniel (Nathan) Quist and 13-year-old Ella...

Pakuranga College is hosting a group of Saudi Arabian educators, who are here to learn about world class New Zealand schools. Two principals along with...

Mortaza Sahar from Pakuranga College along with Shalin Shah (Mount Albert Grammar) AND Fateh Singh (Manurewa High School)  have been selected by Royal Society TeAparangi to attend the Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and...

The Pakuranga College 1st XI Boys Hockey team have qualified for the Supercity Premier Championship. This is the highest level of hockey at school level...

Pakuranga College principal Michael Williams has been reappointed as president of the Secondary Principals Association of New Zealand (SPANZ) for a second year in...

  Pakuranga College student Zariab Karkaria has won all-expenses paid place at the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand’s annual conference to be held in...

Former principal of Pakuranga College Bali Haque has been named the chair of a new taskforce set to undertake the biggest school review in...

Pakuranga College Year 9 student Ella Crowe has ranked first in New Zealand-in her age group at the New Zealand Junior Swimming Festival. The festival...

Pakuranga College director of Sport Clive Daniels and coach Josiah Maama headed off to Los Angeles recently with 13 premier basketball players from the...

Talk about great expectations. Big things are expected of Dr Lance O’ Sullivan. Described as a passionate public health campaigner, the New Zealander of the...

Pakuranga head student Meg Sutton has just returned from a trip to Australia to compete in the FISAF (Federation of International Sports, Aerobics &...

  Education Minister Nikki Kaye says cancer has made her hungrier than ever for positive change. Kaye, who only stepped into the role as Education Minister...

By Therese Henkin, Nick Krause Dumping the school decile system will remove the stigma attached to the rankings and help do away with misconceptions and...

It was something he always wanted to talk about but never really had the right words to say it. Mortaza Sahar finally plucked up the...

A group of former Pakuranga high school students Note2A+ business is gaining traction in Auckland, and they have their sights set on going international.

Smile at the students when they come in; ask them how their weekend was and be more engaging and develop a deeper appreciation for...

It’s the biggest weekend of the year for young musicians as the top high school bands and solo/duo artists play off in the regional...

BY NATHAN MORTON Young aspiring businessmen and women are being put to the test in this year’s Young Enterprise Scheme and Pakuranga College is one...

If you’re in and around Pakuranga Plaza this Saturday, stop by, say hello and do a bit of shopping at Pakuranga College’s market day. Located...