Tag: Botany Downs Secondary College

By Times Junior Journalist Manayah Peiris In our small corner of Auckland, it’s amazing to find young people making a difference. Harrison Eagle, head boy...

Cleaning up for summer Cockle Bay has had a spruce-up getting it ready for summer. Leos from Howick College, Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, and students from...

By Hope Milo, UoA Communications Student Amina Ahmad Baker has won the Howick Youth Council’s Visual Arts Showcase accolade for 2024. The Botany Downs Secondary...

By Ashley Fillet I had the privilege of captaining the Botany Downs Secondary College (BDSC) First XI girls’ team this season. After a stellar 2023...

Eight brave east Auckland school pupils will be pushed to their limits in one of the country’s toughest adventure races. The Botany Downs Secondary College...

Tayla Peters is a teenager who’s loving her footy and making every opportunity count when tackling her playing schedule in the winter oval-shaped ball...

Skilled school students with an eco-friendly eye for clothing design have their unique creations on display at Ormiston Town Centre. The centre’s Wearable Wonders arts...

Several imaginative east Auckland school pupils came away winners from this year’s Toi World of Wearable Arts (WOW) competition. Bucklands Beach Intermediate School pupil Abby...

The two people convicted over the violent death of a former east Auckland school pupil can finally be named. Former Botany Downs Secondary College pupil...

Fijian pupils on an educational exchange have delivered a vibrant showcase of Pacific culture at an east Auckland school. A group of about 100 people...

East Auckland’s Kate-Lynn De Klerk is rapidly making a name for herself as a rising star of the martial arts. The Botany Downs Secondary College...

By Youth Project NZ As part of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, pupils at Botany Downs Secondary College are working with Youth Project NZ,...

Talented east Auckland cheerleaders have come away winners from a recent major competition. Teams from All Star Fame Cheerleading, which is based in Ben Lomond...

An Auckland Council contractor is no longer employed after allegedly defecating in bushes near a popular local playground earlier this year. The man was spotted...

Last year PM-elect Christopher Luxon described local personality Rev Dr Richard Waugh as “Quite possibly the most interesting man in New Zealand”. Richard and...

Twenty seven individuals from six east Auckland colleges have been nominated for the Auckland College Sport awards to take place later this month. The College...

Move over Ryan Fox, east Auckland could have their next professional golfer on the way. Year 13 Botany Downs Secondary College (BDSC) pupil Jordan Jones...

The man vying to become New Zealand’s next prime minister has already cast his vote in this year’s general election. Botany MP and National Party...

Jesslyn Zhou, Jada Pule’anga and Jennifer Lum took the top prizes at the third annual Focus Art Competition. The Focus Art Show was hosted by...

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...

People were evacuated from an east Auckland supermarket after police received a report of a "bomb threat". A police spokesperson says a report was received...

After an exciting weekend of schoolboy rugby, four east Auckland schools are off to their respective 1st XV finals.  With an unbeaten round-robin season under their belt, Saint Kentigern...

Police are working to identify the person behind a concerning social media post containing a threat to carry out a shooting at an east...

Police are investigating after a person allegedly posted a threat online saying they were going to carry out a shooting at an east Auckland...

National Party leader Christopher Luxon has accused the Labour Government of engaging in personal attacks against him because it doesn't have a record to...

Botany Downs Secondary College has unseated favourites Macleans College to win the East Auckland Secondary Interschool Chess Championship. Both teams have qualified to the...

Botany Downs Secondary College (BDSC) athletes had an outstanding weekend at the New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) national touch and athletics championships from December...

Howick Hawks outfielder Tui Amosa is among the four young baseballers who have received a development player contract with the Auckland Tuatara for the...

Jordan Jones, a year 12 student at Botany Downs Secondary College, is making his mark on the golf circuit. He was the captain of the...

Six students from local schools have been named in the Blues rugby U18 development squad. Harry Fayers, Ezekiel Kolo, Tevita Naufahu, Xavi Taele and Dickie...

As part of Howick 175 events and celebrations, we have asked Howick/Pakukranga residents to share some of their memories. Today we hear from is...

After two years of cancellations due to Covid, the Upper North Island Secondary Schools (UNISS) competition was able to get underway again at Howick...

Budding young east Auckland politicians have seized the chance to quiz the Government about major issues including housing affordability and mental health. Three local teenagers...

Four Botany Downs Secondary College alumni competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham which wound up this week. They were Kirsten Fisher-Marsters , Niu Osika...

The Art Lounge's Inaugural Generation Z Art Competition's winners have been announced. Eight local schools nominated students to compete in the competition. The pupils spent Monday,...

Botany Downs Secondary College students have won a regional culinary challenge and will now compete in the nationals in September. Wei-Zin Chan and Ashley Hewlett,...

A young Tim Anderson from Dannemora grew up under the flight path of Auckland International Airport which sowed the seeds for a flying career...

Northcross Intermediate (junior section) and Epsom Girls' Grammar School (open) have won first place in the Auckland regional Showquest event held on July 6-7...

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)...

A team of five from Botany Downs Secondary College has struck gold in the annual Imagine Cup Junior AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Good Challenge. Last...

The record-breaking results are in for east Auckland's finest moth pod hunting competition. Students, teachers and parents from a variety of Howick Ward schools attended...

Two people charged over the death of east Auckland teenager Connor Boyd will go on trial next year. Boyd, 18, was injured in Auckland's CBD...

Former Botany Downs Secondary College student Tafito Lafaele is one of five Auckland Rugby players named in the Black Ferns squad. The college said on...

Aryan Bhatnagar intends to use the next five months investigating one of the biggest issues facing young New Zealanders. The 18-year-old former Botany Downs Secondary...

A young Botany Downs Secondary College (BDSC) student's life has been transformed by a BDSC old boy and Big Buddy mentor. Big Buddy provides father...

A Botany Downs Secondary College student has achieved the world's leading youth achievement award. Emma Twentyman went through a number of challengers to receive her...

The Art Lounge NZ Auckland hosted the first East Auckland School art competition. Eight local schools nominated students to compete in the Generation Z Art...

Students Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) will soon celebrate the 30th National University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival featuring some local schools. SGCNZ...

When Steph Kernot welcomed a second cat into her home in 2020, one of the first things the animal-lover did was head to the...

Did you know that the first 1000 days of a child's life into adulthood is crucial for brain development? Taking about the different stages of...

Two students from Botany Downs Secondary College, Jake Fanstone and Shalom DeSouza, along with Lily Moore from Howick College, have been selected for the...

An east Auckland school was placed into lockdown as police worked to locate an allegedly stolen vehicle on Wednesday morning. A spokesman for Counties Manukau...

The Tag Football Junior South Eastern Tournament at Pulman Park held last week proved another success. There was an increase in entries from 23 teams...

A combination of passion for the environment, fashion and all things crafty attracted schools from all over South Auckland to enter the 2019 Eye...

Six local schools, 10 teams and 38 students from different schools were all on a mission to banish an invasive species of moth pods...

Two Botany students have won a cooking competition in grand style. On Saturday March 30, the Manukau Beautification Trust held its annual Eye on Nature...

Teachers, industry experts, volunteers and more than 160 students from different colleges participated in the annual BizTech Labs Competition at the Botany Downs Secondary...

They are master chefs in the making. Natasha Pheng and Farzana Rahimi of Botany Downs Secondary College (BDSC) were thrilled to win a cheque...

More than a dozen local students will be presented with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award Gold Certificate at a ceremony in Auckland on July...

Kate Hatley’s short film `From a Hospital Bed' captures hitting rock bottom after falling off a skateboard....to struggling to walk again after two years. A...

There's something incredibly inspiring about having 1500 young students from all around Aotearoa, all tirelessly practising their violins, lugging around huge double basses, and...

A construction company has been ordered to pay up more than $13 million to remedy massive and widespread leaky building defects at Botany Downs...

  Is stereotyping prevalent in New Zealand School? The Zonta Club of East Auckland thought it was worth debating at the annual schools debate between...

The Stage Challenge Foundation is excited to announce that after an enthralling nationwide tour which involved more than 15,000 participants from 170 schools, Henderson...

Botany Downs Secondary College has taken out first place in the Stage Challenge RAW Division with their performance Endangered species. The Stage Challenge is New...

This month, around sixty community groups and local colleges are setting out to deliver Auckland region’s Yellow books. The deliveries are an annual part...

He might be playing for the big guns now, but Tone Ng Shiu hasn’t forgotten where he came from. The 22-year-old All Black Sevens star...