Niue Performance Evening

17 March 2016 Great turnout and support from family and friends at last night’s Pasifika Celebration evening. The evening provided an opportunity to celebrate student achievement and the Niue group gave us a preview of their upcoming Polyfest performance.  Wow!  Our students, staff and community were blown away with the end result of all their […]

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Kapa Haka Students Perform at Polyfest 2016

14 March 2016 Henderson High School returns to the Kapa Haka stage at Polyfest 2016. Whaea Rere and Whaea Helen have been working with students since Term 4 of last year in preparation for the competition. Anaru Nathan, Joachim Tuhura, April Taite, and Anahera Harris have excelled so far and have been outstanding role models […]

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Teenagers Love a Good Argument, Debating Kicks Off

7-8 March 2016 Our senior and junior debating teams took part in their first challenges this week. Both teams made strong arguments. The seniors moot was “that academic streaming should be banned in secondary schools” and won convincingly. The junior topic was “should Waitangi day be replaced by New Zealand day” and they also made […]

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National Tag Tournament

26-28 February 2016 Our talented young sports woman Ivi Kapeli-Esera played at the National Tag Tournament at the Trust Stadium on Friday 26-28 February. It was Ivi’s first time playing at National level and she said it was great fun. Her team played 6 games over the weekend at 30 minutes a game. What a […]

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Zeal – The Home of Young Creatives

26 February 2016 The students were hyped when Zeal showed up at lunch time on Friday. It was a chance for Zeal to strut their stuff with the latest beats and spot prizes and to give a taste of what they are about. Zeal’s goal is to provide every young New Zealander with the opportunity […]

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