With deep sadness last month, our Principal, Ivan, and a small group of support staff farewelled our dear colleague and friend, Nick Wilson, the Principal of Ponsonby Intermediate School. A former PE teacher, Nick became the Principal of Ponsonby Intermediate…
Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea is proud to announce that former student Alex Barnes has been awarded a Woolf Fisher Scholarship to the University of Cambridge to study a PhD in Physics. The scholarship recognises outstanding academic…
Matt Day has been keen on motor racing for as long as he can remember. It’s a passion which has been passed down to him, starting with his grandfather who raced in the 60’s. Matt’s family has a strong presence…
Alumna (left 2025), Gladys Sudyatmiko, is continuing to succeed in the martials arts arena - she was awarded two Gold medals in pattern and sparring categories at the Auckland North/Counties of Manukau Combined Regional Championship on 26 April 2026. Gladys…
Tristram Pearson (Year 13) is rapidly becoming the photographer of choice for a number of sports teams including A league teams Blues & Auckland FC. He also photographs Balls and private events. Tristram started taking sports and events photos when…
In previous Alumni Newsletters I have shared with you the roll growth of the school – now sitting at 1800 students and planned to grow to 3,300 students some time during the 2030’s. What I think you may be interested…
Year 13 student Ollie Jurd has been named as one of ten youth ambassadors for Save The Children Charity as part of the Generation Hope initiative. We are very proud of Ollie's commitment to leadership in his local community. As…
It is with immense pride that we congratulate our 2025 Y13 Visual Arts and Art History students who have achieved wonderful results in NZQA Scholarship examinations. Congratulations to Rosa Campbell. She has received a Top Subject Scholarship Award and an…
Skylah Tainui-Takerei (Ngā Puna O Waiōrea-WSC tauira 2019-2023) is a really promising young netballer with a pretty dynamic journey so far! She was originally recognised as a talented multisport athlete – she actually played touch rugby at the national level…
ASB Polyfest 2026 was a celebration of 51 years of Polyfest history. This year, Ngā Puna O Waiōrea (NPoW) were the hosts of the Māori Stage which took place in the last week of Term 1 (30 March-2 April) in…