Project Waste Event
It started with a good idea, but not an original one. Thank you, Chip Packet Project, for inspiring our creative project. The next step was to eat, over quite a few months, packets of nachos and chips and carefully set…
We have expanded our solar array
In the July school holidays an additional 9.5kW of solar was added to our existing array. We now have a total of 160, 370watt panels generating solar on the roof of the Ken Havill Centre for Learning. This means our…
Restoring our whenua with original Tāmaki Makaurau plants
On Thursday the 31st of July WasteWise, Kaitiaki and the trappers got their gloves on and their shoes dirty to plant 200 native trees along the northern boundary of our school. We planted 10 different kinds of trees, including mahoe,…
Student fundraiser – native timber spatulas
Year 12 student, Miles Dean has been making wooden spatulas (aka soffritto spatulas) and selling them to raise funds for his school trip - Italy Culinary Experience. These hand crafted, beautiful items are one for $30 or two for $50…
Kai to Compost to Kai – Mana Ora Youth Resilience Grant
Food Tech in conjunction with Wastewise and Kaitiaki are thrilled to be one of the recipients of the Auckland Council Mana Ora Youth Resilience Grant. Our full-cycle project, Kai to Compost to Kai, will allow the students to be involved…
The Rangatahi Environmental Action Leaders (REAL) Programme
Over the school holidays, we had the amazing opportunity to attend the Rangatahi Environmental Action Leaders (REAL) programme, a three day experience held at Ōtara marae, Ambury Regional Park, and Manukau Institute of Technology. We learned so much about climate…
O Week 2025
O Week on the Great Lawn was the place to be during lunchtime on Tuesday and Thursday, Week 4. This year there were 27 clubs, activities and organisations ākonga could sign up to, and there are many events for ākonga…
Wises in 2024
Why the name ‘Wises’? Well, a long long time ago the idea of different groups in the school focusing on different areas of sustainability was mooted. The idea was rapidly and enthusiastically embraced by kaiako and ākonga and the Wises…
Wastewise in 2024
Thank you to our Wastewise leaders for 2024, Isla Hodge and Mila Sokolich. Wastewise have had a year packed with wide-ranging activities. We began with a Wises Day in March at the Auckland Zoo, based in the education classrooms. The…