Ngā Manu Kōrero ā Kura 2026

Congratulations to all of our manu mātauranga, manu kōrero who took part in our internal Ngā Manu Kōrero competition. He manu korihi, he manu korokī, he manu kōrero — we are incredibly proud of the courage, preparation, and passion shown by all 25 kaikōrero who took flight and shared their voices. This was intended to be shared at last night’s whānau hui; however, as the hui was postponed, we would now like to share it with you here.

Anei ngā hua o te rā:

Junior Māori Section

 Cleo Arani
 Tuperiri rāua ko Parerimu

Junior English Section

 Marara Ratima
 Sivan Henry
 Tāmai

Senior Māori Section

 Kaiaia Hawke
 Gus Poi rāua ko Manaaki Kearns

Senior English Section

 Milan Moala
 Mairangi Hunia
 Lennox Samuel

Representing Ngā Puna o Waiōrea – Western Springs College at the regional Ngā Manu Kōrero ki Waitematā speech competition, our selected manu kōrero are:

• Cleo Arani (Junior Māori: Rawhiti Ihaka)
• Marara Ratima (Junior English: Sir Turi Carroll)
• Kaiaia Hawke (Senior Māori: Pei Te Hurinui Jones)
• Mairangi Hunia (Senior English: Korimako)

Kei ngā manu pīrere, koutou ko turuki ai e te hau, e mihi ana.  Like manu taking flight, you have each carried your voices with pride, purpose, and strength.

Hei tā te kōrero ‘Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu’, hēnā tēnei e mihi ana ki ngā huruhuru i rere ai ēnei manu kōrero.