2011 magazine

2011

St Joseph’s M Mᾱ ᾱori Girls’ College 1

Contents

3. Principals Message 6. Guest Speaker 7 Chairpersons Report 9 PRIZEGIVING 10. Prefects/Staff 11. Class Awards 23.

Groups

26. Nga Manu Korero 29. Night and Day 30. O’Shea Competition 32. Our Sisters of the Lady of the Missions 34. Confirmation 35. First Communion 36. Race Unity 37. Kapiti College 38. Home 39. Waikato Trip 40. Visual Art 41.

Otago University 42. The Farm in the middle of Nowhere 43. Koro 44. Book Club45. Science Report 48. Gala Day49. Mohaka River Rafting 50.

Senior Dinner 52. Sports Days 53. Sports Teams 2

Principal’s Report 2011 than a pursuit of quality, meaningful qualiďŹ ca ons. Despite all the research, the interven ons, the innova ons, new programmes, and new projects etc. - MÄ ori Achievement s ll lags way behind. Kei raro tonu tÄ tou e putu ana – The rhetoric is never-ending, and we must move quickly, and aspire even higher in order to keep pace with the rest of New Zealand. We here at Hato Hohepa need to make certain that our ac ons speak louder than our words.

At the beginning of the year we established a robust Scholarship support programme for Year 13 and some Year 12. Our girls have a ended extra-tutorials, par cipated in manaaki sessions held at Lindisfarne College with other Hawkes Bay Secondary Schools’ Scholarship Candidates and visited Massey University.

At this me of the year at St Joseph’s, we set our Annual Targets for the following year. For 2011 our Targets are: To ensure all curriculum areas in Year 11, 12 and 13 develop strategies and put in place appropriate learning programmes to increase the number of ‘Merit’ and ‘Excellence’ by 5% above our 2010 results.

To ensure all curriculum areas develop strategies to raise achievement in Years 9 and 10. This includes providing opportuni es for our gi ed students, tauira with diďŹƒcul es, and for the majority i.e. our “averageâ€? students, to increase their level of achievement.

To ensure all curriculum areas for Year 10 have all forms of assessment wri en using Standards Based Assessment formats to prepare students for Levels 1, 2 and 3.

To ensure all curriculum areas work together to devise a common pathway for consistency of Research topics, for both Senior and Junior students.

A full report on these 2011 Targets will be presented to our Board at the February mee ng next year. However I feel that Targets 1 and 2 i.e. “Increasing ‘Merits’ and ‘Excellences Level 1, 2, 3 by 5%â€? and “Developing strategies to raise achievements in Years 9 & 10â€?, are so vital for our Tauira - that they will roll over and become our goals for 2012 also. E te whanau – the reality is an achieved pass is no longer suďŹƒcient to gain entry to many University and Ter ary courses as Excellence and Merit endorsements are more and more becoming the pre-requisite.

I have in the past commented on the downside to N.C.E.A. in that the qualiďŹ ca on for too many, par cularly MÄ ori, has become a scramble for credits rather

Neither have our teina (our juniors) been overlooked.

Results from diagnos c tes ng and kanohi-ki-te-kanohi conversa ons iden fy poten al high achievers in Years 9 & 10. It does not mean other students can’t rise to the challenge – in fact this can be an incen ve for those not already recognised as being academically promising, to show us what they can do.

Central to the con nuing drive for real success for every learner is the need for discipline – discipline that is consistent and supported. Every girl who a ends St Joseph’s knows our standards, our expecta ons, even before they arrive here. Indeed, the whole ‘motu’ the whole ‘ao’ does. Our College is held in high esteem across the country. On November 6th we received this email – “You guys were a ‘hit’ again. Lots of wonderful comments and huge praise about the singing, poi, behaviour, dress, everything! Thank you all so much. I feel par cularly proud.� from the organiser of a func on the girls recently a ended.

In my speech last year I voiced concern about day student absenteeism. There has been li le improvement. We have a day school roll of sixty-ďŹ ve but it has been a long me since we have had a single day of 100% a endance.

Again it is not all our Day Girls. The miscreants are mainly in the Senior School with Ministry Regula ons discouraging most juniors from not making it regularly to Hato Hohepa.

The other day I asked a Year 12, who has a shocking a endance record, whether or not she is returning in 2012. She replied ‘Yes’, whereupon I responded No! Her sister, yes, it will be a pleasure but she – right now? No! Why? Although I know she has already qualiďŹ ed for Level 2 with mainly achieved derived from her internals and that she will probably a ain Level 3 without much eort – her place here is not guaranteed unless she is willing to

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change her self-sa sďŹ ed demeanour and a end school on a regular basis.

At St Joseph’s we live by our pepeha “I o mahi katoa mahia� – we promote excellence – and a lukewarm hohum hei aha mediocre a tude is not good enough.

I reiterate, she is not the only one!

Lack of discipline and nega ve behaviour, as you are well aware, is not conďŹ ned to this College alone.

What we are seeing more and more however, are the number of parents who for various reasons allow themselves to be dictated to and blackmailed by their tamÄ hine. Bear with me while I read out a sure Guide to Improving the learning of your daughter while she is at St Joseph’s: Do not permit her to in midate you into believing she is sick again. Remember the best medicine for her is a good educa on. Just get her to school and sta will do the rest.

Do not allow her to sleep in because she has spent all night watching DVDs and tex ng. Remember – St Joseph’s is a school of Special Character and kanga underpins all formal and informal learning.

Don’t cover up for her by leaving weak excuses on the answer-phone. Remember – we are not stupid, we know what is genuine and what is not, and you don’t do yourself any favours by having us ques on your integrity.

(And this is as per nent to Boarders as it is to Day Girls) Don’t play the blame game or deal the ‘safety-card’ every me your daughter deliberately breaks a rule. It becomes tedious, because there will be consequences but remember – we have to move on. My message to all of us who have children is – “Be the Parent not the Pal�.

“Manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, wairua, awhi are strongly evident across the school. The roles of kaumÄ tua, kuia, whanau-whanui are valued for their guidance and nurturing of students and sta.â€?

I also mihi to the tangata-whenua ki a Nga Kahungunu for their contribu on to your daughters’ learning. We are grateful for the opportunity to be included in iwi hui where girls can experience ďŹ rst-hand their role as Rangatahi in the ‘manaakitanga’ process.

Today we will be presen ng for the ďŹ rst me two awards.

The sponsorship by Maisey Rika of $1,000 Scholarship for a school-leaver who will be con nuing on to Ter ary in 2012. (Maisey is one of those past-pupils who has never le – loyal to the College and commi ed to Matauranga MÄ ori – she is the embodiment of the grace and dignity of MÄ ori Women and a role model for all our tauira – Ka mihi tonu, ka mihi tonu ki a (ia) koe.)

The other award honours the memory of another beau ful lady and friend of the College who served her iwi and people well and it is ďŹ Bng that in her year of passing we pay tribute to her and especially her work for Te Ropu WÄ hine Toko-i-te-Ora – the MÄ ori Women’s Welfare League. We will remember Megan Joe with fondness and pride.

It is with consistent discipline and home and school working together in true partnership that MÄ ori Educa on will thrive. One can throw as many resources, introduce as many imagina ve programmes into the system as one likes – if MÄ ori children do not a end school regularly and stay at school, the status quo remains – we will be le behind.

2011 school year is almost over and I join with my Board Chair in acknowledging the tremendous work of all the sta – Hostel and School, our Boards, the Trustees, the Trust and Hostel Management and you the Whanau-whanui – all of you - who make certain that the work started by the Sisters 144 years ago of educa on for MÄ ori girls based on Tikanga MÄ ori and Tikanga Hahi remains constant, steady and secure.

Our successes for the year are well-documented. I quote from the brief and to the point E.R.O. Report:

Year 13 and Year 12 – my apprecia on to you for your leadership and dependability.

“Results in Na onal Cer ďŹ cates of Educa onal Achievement (N.C.E.A.) show students con nue

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to achieve above na onal expecta ons in a range of subjects. Students have opportuni es to par cipate and achieve successfully in local and na onal sports and cultural events. Whanau, trustees and sta have high expecta ons for students’ success and commit to providing them with a holis c educa on that supports them for life-long learning.

Media & Film Studies

To our School Leavers: Grace Allen – Auckland University - Bachelor of Commerce Tangiora Bartle – Navy Jennifer Ha on – E.I.T. Nursing Michellè Hessel ne – Forces, Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North Wikitoria Hira – Massey University, Palmerston North Bachelor MÄ ori Visual Arts Erena Hosford – ‘Gap’ Year, SJMGC (Too young to go to University) Tamara Johnson – Tourism Carle-Mare Kupa – Massey University, Palmerston North - Bachelor Agri. Commerce Renee Leach-Haerewa – Auckland University - Health Sciences, Medicine Maquita Lia – Auckland University – Health Sciences, Nursing Avon Matchi , Massey University, Auckland - Business Studies Kaitlin Morton – E.I.T. Hawkes Bay - Nursing Hinehapainga Rameka-Ka erns – Otago University - Degree in MÄ ori and

Cheyenne Singh – Auckland University - Law Misty-Jo Te Kani – Auckland University - Health Sciences & Media Studies Te Mihinga TukÄ riri – Victoria University, Wellington Law Kodie UkuďŹ a – Massey University, Palmerston North Bachelor Animal Science Mia Van den Broek – Auckland Unitech - Health Sciences, Medical Imaging Karmal Ward – E.I.T. Hawkes Bay - Dip. Business Studies Judea We ni – Victoria University, Wellington - Business Studies “Haere atu i runga i te ka me te pono – may the whanaungatanga and manaakitanga you share here at Hato Hohepa strengthen and upli you – ahakoa ngÄ piki me ngÄ heke o ta koutou aoâ€?.

Before I conclude – I need to announce – our Head Prefects for 2012. They are: Year 12 – Alana Broughton Year 13 – Moana-Roa Callaghan TÄ“nÄ koutou, TÄ“nÄ koutou, TÄ“nÄ koutou katoa.

Georgina Kingi, Principal.

Erena Hosford, Dux 2011

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Guest Speaker RÄ wiri Tinirau It is with pleasure that we welcomed our guest speaker; Mr Rawiri Tinirau, whose speech gave us an insight into the academic world of ter ary educa on and beyond.

RÄ wiri is a Te Rau Whakaara Engagement Advisor at Massey University, as well as a Project Manager for MANU AO, with the responsibility of implemen ng key projects, such as leadership courses, academic forums, school and community visits, and research symposia. RÄ wiri hails from Te Ä€ Haunui-Ä -PÄ pÄ rangi, NgÄ TĹŤwharetoa, Taranaki, NgÄ Kahungunu and NgÄ i TĹŤhoe.

He is also ac vely involved in other MÄ ori ini a ves, such as NgÄ Manu KĹ?rero, and is o)en called upon to judge at regional and na onal kapahaka compe ons, par cularly at secondary school level. He is the club captain for Te Waiora, a team from Palmerston North that par cipates at the annual Catholic Hui Aranga, and has tutored and led groups at Te Mata ni that have represented the RangitÄ ne and Aotea regions.

Rawiri Tinirau

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RÄ wiri is currently comple ng his doctoral thesis on the place of kanga MÄ ori in MÄ ori businesses and organisa ons.

Chairperson’s Report achieve the results that you as parents expect from them. This involves a teaching sta who are commi/ed to mee ng the curriculum requirements of the educa on system but also of great importance are sta who embrace the aspects of our cultural and religious values that are the founda ons on which our College has been built and therefore an integral part of our College. This commitment is iden ďŹ ed in the reports teachers present to the Board in their speciďŹ c subject areas that show us how they will achieve the desired outcome. These must also include how they intend to raise the number of excellences and merits for students. Their commitment is also shown in their dedica on outside of the 9 to 3 meframes. Many of our sta members go the extra mile to give our students opportuni es to achieve results that reect their ability.

It is with pleasure I present the Chairperson’s report for this year, 2011.

The Board’s current members are myself, Deputy Chair, John Tangaere, Proprietor Reps Fonz Ropiha, Mary Waitoa, Ian Hosford and Olga Peakman, Parent Reps Joanne Hoera and Ngamotu Kupa, Teachers Rep, Marek Pčpč, Student Rep, Te Rena Vercoe-Aiona, minute secretary Anecia Pren ce and Principal, Georgina Kingi. We have also welcomed the return of Lance Petersen due to the passing this year of our very dedicated Board member, Martha Mariu.

Martha’s presence on the Board and within our kura was an example of the many people who hold St Joseph’s MÄ ori Girls’ College close to their heart, those that work quietly in the wings not for any kind of recogni on but solely for their desire to maintain the greatness that can and has been achieved within the college.

Please take a moment to reect on those who have passed on, those who have spent their me dedicated to a passion that has made a dierence for us as MÄ ori for which we can all be grateful for.

This school year has again been a busy but frui-ul year.

We, as the Board of Trustees have con nued to oversee the management of the school. In our role we endeavour to ensure that your daughters have all they need to

Our sta are also taking me to meet with their students kanohi ki te kanohi, to promote the student’s par cipa on and empowerment within their journey through educa on and to be able to iden fy their strengths and weaknesses and, with the support of their teacher, create solu ons for a more individual, student focused programme. This also allows teachers to know their students be/er. We ask you as parents to support this ini a ve. Ask your daughters about their learning. Ignore the grunts and press on.

The success of each student is based on the investment of many and this includes whanau.

We were visited this year by the Educa on Review OďŹƒce, ERO. Their report reinforced the many posi ves that are in place within the school. One point they made in respect to improvement is to encourage and support whanau in becoming involved with their daughter’s educa on. The importance of this cannot be reinforced enough. A school has a limited investment in a child’s future; you as whanau have a life me investment. Hence the ‘press on’; place importance on becoming interested in your child’s educa on. Explore with them their goals and aspira ons and, most importantly, do what you can to help them achieve these, including sending them to school when they would rather stay in bed!

It is also the Board’s role to ensure that resources that support the learning outcomes are available to sta and pupils. Sta present to the board their ‘wish list’ and within reason and within our ďŹ nancial budget, all that is necessary is provided for. Upgrading and ensuring that students have access to ‘up to date’ technology and informa on is also a priority.

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We also follow up on a number of issues, from ďŹ xing and replacing items around the school, to con nual reviewing of policies and procedures. I thank you Board for never hesita ng when tasks have needed to be done. Your enthusiasm and commitment make our job easier and contribute to the smooth running of our college.

In the wake of The Christchurch earthquake, many were faced with the ques on, if an earthquake happened here, how would we cope? A small group of us from the BOT, Whanau Whanui and Hostel met to address this issue. You have received a summary of these mee ngs with an outline of our progress including a list of requirements. The me is arriving for us to turn this plan into a reality. The implementa on and ďŹ nancial commitment of this emergency plan falls on the BOT, and the Trust Board. However, we ask whanau for their support. On the board at the back of the room is a list of our emergency requirements. We ask you to have a look and see if there is anything on there that you could assist with.

Perhaps you have or know of people we could source these from, either by koha or at a special rate. Please let us know so we can get this project completed. Hopefully we won’t need it, but it is important to know we will be covered if necessary.

I would like to also thank the sta of the hostel, who are responsible for the safety and well being of your daughters, who persevere through the tough mes that are o)en experienced during the teenage years. Our thanks also go to Sister Peter who has re red having been our Hostel Manager for the past 8 years. We are grateful for your contribu on throughout these years Sister; although you are taking a well earned rest we know you will con nue to support us. Welcome to George Purvis who has added Interim Hostel Manager to his many hats.

Thank you to you, George, for stepping into this role.

To the Whanau Whanui, our unsung heroes, big thanks go to you. You are the ones that truly do the hard yards and get things done without any fuss or bother. What would we do without your dedica on?

To our students of St Joseph’s, thank you for your commitment this year. Take some me to reect on your journey this year. As you have heard throughout my report, there are a number of people responsible for ensuring you have the opportuni es that have been put before you. Your job is to take what is on oer and put together a future that looks the way you want it to be, a future which encompasses the greatness of who you are. For

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those who have dedicated their me to this, many who have been your role models, all that is asked is that you con nue to do the best you can in whatever you do and when the opportuni es arise, give back to your whanau, to your community and to a be/er future for all.

In closing I would like, on behalf of the Board, to thank all of those responsible for the day to day running of the school. We acknowledge there are many who contribute to our school, a school that con nues to be based on a solid founda on of tradi on and values.

Merry Christmas to you all and we wish you a safe and relaxing holiday season.

Ma te Atua Koutou katoa, e manaaki, e aki

Megan Morton BOT Chairperson

Some year 13 students

Alana Broughton

Prize Giving 26 November Waimihi Rota-Matchi

Te Amohaere Jeeries

Ataarangi Jahnke

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Prefects

Back: B. August-Tahihtahi, T.S mith, T. Awatere-Reedy, T. Albert, T. Crawford Front: M. Van den Broek, U. Melrose, N. Rika, Miss Kingi (Principal), K. Rameka-Bennenbroek, M. Callaghan, P. Anderson

Staff

Back Row: A. Pren ce, T. Murphy, M. Pipi, S. Cookson, J. Wiltshire, S. Knight, K. Wiki 3rd Row: T. Tuhura, A. Avery, R. Adern, S. Kumar, K. Rameka, B. Clapp 2nd Row: D. Kelly, J. Stapley, C. Spence, J. Jefferies, M. Leyden, V. Caffery

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Front Row: C. Boyd, G. Kingi, Sister Sarah, R. Wiki, K. Worsley

Year 13

Back: C.Singh, M.Te Kani, A.Matchi , R.Leach-Haerewa Middle: J.We ni, G.Allen, J.Ha on, M.Hessel ne, T.Tukariri, K.Morton, Mrs Wiki Front: H.Rameka-Ka erns, E.Hosford, M.Van den Broek, C.Kupa, W.Hira, K.Ward, K.Ukufia

Name

Award

Erena Hosford DUX OF THE COLLEGE – University of Otago Dux Scholarship Award ($5,000) J. Mills Family Scholarship [$3,000] Chemistry, English, Level 3 Te Reo Māori Grace Allen Maths with Calculus, Physics, English Oratory, University of Auckland Chancellor’s Award for Top Māori and Pacific Scholars [$35,000] Michellè Hesseltine Religious Education Renee Leach-Haerewa Prize for Writing Avon Matchitt Economics, Statistics & Modelling, Most Improved Senior Netball Player Massey University Captains Club Leadership Award ($5,000) Kaitlin Morton Biology, France Trust Tertiary Scholarship [$500 ] Cheyenne Singh History, (Principal’s Award) NGA MAHI A KUI A KORO MÄ, Inaugural Maisey Rika Leadership Award [$1,000] Mia Van den Broek Accounting, Physical Education, Diligence Yr 13 Mason Cup for Public Speaking, Service to school (Sport Prefect) Karmal Ward Classical Studies, Geography, Visual Art/Photography Judea Wetini Computing Level 3 Wikitoria Hira Massey University Course Te Reo Māori, Massey University High Achiever Scholarship (Academic) Te Mihinga Tukariri Senior Basketball Jennifer Hatton France Trust Tertiary Scholarship [$500 ]

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12M

12M

Back: N.Rika, R.Ihaia, T.Smith, T.Awatere-Reedy, I.Tuhura, T.Vercoe, B.August-Tahitahi, Mrs Tuhura (form teacher) Front: M.Callaghan, L.Mangu, F.Withers, J.Hilton, E.Keelan, U.Melrose, T.Crawford

Name

Award

Ngaroma Rika Religious Education, Chemistry, Level 2 Te Reo Māori Cup for Māori Language & Tradition, Service to School (Head Prefect 2011) Most Improved Senior Netball Player, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE YEAR 12 Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy Level 3 Te Reo Māori, Prize for Writing, Service to School (Rapukahurangi), Cup for English Language & Literature Te-O-Wai-Motu Crawford

Accounting, English, Mathematics, Service to School (Te Reo Rangahau) Academic excellence Year 12

Jasmyn Hilton Biology, Geography

Raina Ihaia Visual Art Photography Erana Keelan History Lorrae Mangu Physical Education Irihapeti Tuhura Academic Physical Education, Physical Education Moana-Roa Callaghan Service to School (Te Ao Marama), Kapa Haka Te Rena Vercoe-Aoina Physics Bobbi-Jonei August-Tahitahi Service to School (Day Student Prefect) Unaiki Melrose Service to School (Chapel), Laurie Frost Maumaharatanga Scholarship [$1,000] Te Rina Smith Service to School (Library Prefect)

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12R

Back: L.Lotomau, K.Rameka-Bennenbroek, T.Albert, M.Tanoa, T.Skipper, (Form Teacher) Mrs Ardern Front: K.O’Donnell, A.Wikaire, T.Wikaire, P.Anderson, Z.Studer

Name

Award

Te Amohaere Jefferies Service to School (Hine Marie), Te Rapu Toa Trophy Hine Marie, Senior Swimming Champion Level 3 Te Reo Māori, Academic Physical Education, Computing ICT, Religious Education Achievement 12R, Te Whaaki Albert Level 2 Te Reo Māori , Visual Art Photography, Service to School (Hine Ngakau), Yr 12 Manaaki Award Ella-May Owen English Keanay Rameka-Bennenbroek Visual Art Painting, Service to School (Head Prefect) Zoe Studer Physical Education Lydia Lotomau Mother Euphrasie Barbier Cup for Senior Scripture Reading

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11R

Back: N.Epps, H.Paringatai, T.Tipene-Matua, W.Rota-Matchi , M.Winterburn, T.Tait-Olsen, J.Kinita, (Form Teacher) Mrs Caffery Front: T.Mcllroy, M.Hilton, J.Vercoe-Pika, A.Mahani, T.Raimona, A.Ropiha, M.Morris, T.Walker

Name

Award Melanie Hilton Hockey – Fair Play Award, Health Jasmine Kinita

Physical Education, Senior Athletic Champion, Senior General Excellence in Sport

Michaela Morris Digital Information Heneriata Paringatai

Accounting, Religious Education, 11R Diligence

Tahlequah Raimona Visual Art Painting Avelon Ropiha Level 1 Te Reo Māori Waimihi Rota-Matchitt English, Level 1 Te Reo Māori, Te Manu Korihi - In Memory of Peg Scott Excellence in Music Te Rongomai Tipene-Matua Mathematics, Science, Level 1 Te Reo Māori

11R Achievement

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11M

Back: A.Senefili, E.Puha, D.Sword, S.Adams, K.Puanaki, T.Paringatai Middle: A.Hessel ne, T.Mar n, O.Herewini-Mac Dougall, S.August-Tai, J.Campbell-Endico -Davies, R.Jefferies, J.Mangu, S.Marfell, A.Marsden Front: A.Broughton, K.Watson-Walker, S.Kupa, M.Te Mete, T.Holland, W.Ha H.Wong-Pown, (Form Teacher/Principal) Miss Kingi

Name

Award

Orini Herewini-MacDougall Geography, L3 Te Reo Māori, 11M Diligence Award Rereahu Jefferies Level 2 Te Reo Māori, Accounting, Visual Art Painting Terina Paringatai Digital Information, Level 1 Te Reo Māori Kate Puanaki Economics, History, Mathematics, Level 1 Te Reo Māori, Prize for Writing, Year 11 Excellence Diligence Danielle Sword Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player, Science

Karleigh Watson-Walker Digital Information Harmony Wong-Pown English, History, Religious Education, Chapel Music Alana Broughton Senior Whaikorero

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11T

Back: R.Young, M.Puna, O.Albert, (Form Teacher) Mrs Murphy Front: N.Kokiri-Ropiha, J.Tai, M.Poiha, J.Morrison.Kokiri-Ropiha, J.Tai, M.Poiha, J.Morrison

Name

Award

Ouida Albert English, Physical Educa on, Mathema cs, Religious Educa on, Science, Level 1 Te Reo MÄ ori, Diligence Award, Achievement 11T, Snr Waka Ama Mahinarangi Puna Health

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10M

Back:

M.Tawaroa-Takiari, B.We ni, A.Atkins-Keen, A.Papanui, A.Stephens, M.Clark-Taylor

Middle: O.Ra ma, T.Herewini-Mac Dougall, T.Lyndon, (Form Teacher) Mr Pipi, A.Mar n, T.Tipene-Matua, K.Hawke Front: J.Kire-Smith, S.Brown, J.Ma hews, A.Morgan, J.Holland, S.Harris, P.Turia

Name

Award

Tatyana Lyndon English, Information Technology, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Te Reo Maori, Academic Excellence Year 10, Chris Alexander Memorial Trophy for Public Speaking, Manaakitanga Award Year 10 Autumn-Rain Stephens Physical Education, Art Module, Int Athletic champion, Int Basketball, Touch—most valuable player, General Excellence in sport Mauriora Tawaroa-Takiari Religious Education Parekaawa Turia Technology Module, Diligence Award, Volleyball— most valuable player Kema Hawke Advanced Year 10 NCEA Level 1 Te Reo Maori, Junior Oratory Award Te Waihuka Herewini-MacDougall Advanced Year 10 NCEA Level 1 Te Reo Maori, Junior Whaikorero Skye Brown Hockey—most valuable player Aurtum Martin Netball—most valuable player, Volleyball—most valuable player Samantha Harris Touch—most valuable player

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10R

Back: K.Paringatai-Hare, A.Jahnke, Z.Isaacs, T.Hawkins, T.Makoare-King, A.Owen, S.Papanui S.Hape-Franklin, (Form Teacher) Miss Worsley Front: K.Makoare, V.Hoggard, R.Chase, N.Waipouri, T.Butler, S.Haimona-Young

Name

Award

Shauney Haimona-Young Physical Education Vaida Hoggard Prize for Writing Zoe Isaacs English, Mathematics, Active Living Module Atarangi Jahnke Information Technology, Diligence Award, Service to School Naomi Waipouri Mathematics, Religious Education, Science, Social Studies, Te Reo Maori, Achievement 10R Reremoana Chase Advanced Year 10 NCEA Level 1 Te Reo Maori Anna –Marie Owen Day Student Award

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10T

Back: K.Doyle, L.Bird, N.Kiriona-Whanau, E.Albert (Form Teacher) Mr S. Cookson Front: A.Thompson, S.Puha, R.Te Are, T.Whaanga, C.Maxwell

Name

Award Eikura Albert Physical Education Kara Doyle Science, Diligence Award, Intermediate Swimming Champion

Ngaiwikau Kiriona-Whanau Information Technology Sarah Puha Mathematics Aiesha Thompson English, Social Studies, Religious Education, Te Reo Maori, Achievement 10T, Netball—most improved player

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9M

Back: T.Maxwell, P.Herewini-MacDougall, A.Silva, A.Keelan, N.Jonas, H.Hosford, P.Nuku, O.Rewiri, (Form Teacher) Mrs Jefferies Front: K.Jacobs, B.McCreadie, A.Hadfield, S.Towers, H.Takamore, E.Hug-Nicoll, K.Uruamo-Taiaki

Name

Award

Hinewai Hosford English, Science, Active Living Module, Technology Module, Academic Excellence Year 9 Elsa Hug-Nicoll Information Technology, Mathematics, Religious Education Shania Towers Te Reo Maori Bianca McCreadie Physical Education Pareputiputi Nuku Social Studies, Science, Prize for Writing Hiria Takamore Year 9 Advanced Te Reo Maori, Diligence Award, Volleyball—Most improved player Pihitahi Herewini-MacDougall Year 9 Level 1 NCEA Te Reo Maori Kahlia Jacobs Year 9 Advanced Te Reo Maori Ariana Hadfield Hockey—Most improved

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9R

Back:

J.Phillips, R.Whi ora, K.Ormond-Daniel, M.Pu-Tamainu, K.Talanoa, V.Houkamau, J.Crawford, K.Bartle , S.Te Rore, (Form Teacher) Miss Spence

Front: R.Mahutoto, D.Hurunui, T.Akuhata, C.Grinrod, B.Whai ri, R.Albert, S.Kelly-Yukich, T.Pomare

Name

Award

Valerie Houkamau

English, Physical Education, Social Studies, Academic Achievement 9R, General Excellence in Sport, Volleyball—most valuable player,, Netball—Junior most valuable player

Jesse Crawford

Information Technology, Religious Education, Te Reo Maori

Sheeanna Te Rore

Science, Diligence Award

Sharnika Whaanga-Delamere Mathematics Tiarn Pomare

Art Module

Kelsey Bartle

Junior Waka Ama, Touch—most valuable player,

Jamee Phillips

Touch—most improved

Brooke Whai ri

Netball—most improved player

Malachi Pu-Tamainu

Junior Athle c Champion

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9T 9T

Back: K.Doyle, T.Te Are, E.Tangaroa-Goomes, T.Kopua-Smith, Front: A. Thompson-Kaneri, G.Gillies, W.Paku-Paris, (Form Teacher) Mrs Rameka

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Award

Kotuku Doyle Social Studies, Diligence Award Esperanza Tanagaroa-Goomes Information Technology, Physical Education, Junior Swimming Champion Te Ao Nui Aroha Te Are English, Mathematics, Science, Te Reo Maori, Year 9 Advanced Te Reo Maori, Achievement 9T Anahera Thompson-Kanei Religious Education, Touch—most valuable player, Basketball—most promising Junior

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Te Reo Rangahau

Back: C. Grindrod, J. Holland, A. Mahani, R. Albert, K. Paringatai- Hare Middle: S. Papanui, P. Nuku, T. Mcllroy, V. Houkamau, T. Makoare-King, T. Whaanga, E. Tangaroa-Goomes, J. Phillips Front: A. Senefilli, M. Taylor, K. Uruamo-Taiaki, T. Vercoe-Aoina, T. Crawford (Prefect), U. Melrose, S. Harris, H. Wong Pown, E.Puha

Hine Ngakau

Back: T. Pomare, Z. Ihaka, M. Puna, H. Paringatai, R. Young, S. Kelly-Yukich, W. Paku-Davis, Middle row: T. Tipene-Matua , D. Sword, O. Herewini -Macdougall, T. Tipene-Matua, J. Mangu J. Crawford, S. Adams, O. Ra ma, H. Hosford Front row: A. Thompson, B. Whai ri, C. O’Donnell, T. Skipper, T. Albert (Prefect) K. Rameka Benenbroek, K. Hawke, S. Puha, E. Hug-Nicoll

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Tomairangi

Back: B. Mc Creadie, M. Poinga, J. Ma hews, M.T akiari, B. Weteni, S Brown Middle: A.S ilva, T. Herewini-Mac Dougall, W. Rota-Matchi , J. Campbell, N. Kiriona-Whanau A. Hessel ne, M. Morris, T. Kopua-Smith Front: A. HadďŹ eld, K. Watson-Walker, T. Butler, R. Ihaia, B. August-Tahitahi, P. Anderson (Prefect), A. Wikaire N. Kokiri-Ropiha, A. Thompson-Kaneri, M. Te Mete

Hine Marie

Back Row: A. Jahnke, T. Paringatai, R. Whi roa, J. Vercoe-Pikia, T. Holland, K. Doyle, T. Hawkins, K. Jacobs Middle Row: R. Mahutoto, O. Albert, E. Albert, S. August-Tai, M. Pu-Taimanu, A. Mar n, K. Doyle, T. Te Are, A. Marsden Front Row: D.Hurunui, T. Raimona, B. Kawenga, I. Tuhura, T. Jeeries (Prefect), T. Smith, J. Hilton, P. Turia, J. Tai

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Rapukahurangi

Back: V. Hoggard, T. We ni, R. Te Are, M. Hilton, J. Morrison, S. Kupa, S. Papanui, R. Chase, Middle: K. Puanaki, P. Herewini-Macdougall, S. Marfell, T. Lyndon, M. Winterburn, K. Talanoa, K. Olmand, A. Keelan, K. Bartlet, A. Owen, N. Epps Front: T. Akuhata, S. Mihaka, S. Towers, T. Wikaire, L. Mangu, T. Awatere-Reedy (Prefect), E. Keelan, H.Takamore,

Te Ao Marama

Back: W. Ha , G. Gillies, T. Maxwell, A. Ropiha, T. Walker, S. Te Rore, A. Atkins-Keen Middle: K.Makoare, O.Rewiri, J.Kinita, T. Mar n, T. Tait-Olsen, R. Jeeries, N. onas, L. Bird, A. Stephens, N. Waipouri Front: A. Broughton, F. Withers, M. Tanoa, B. August-Tahitahi, M. Callaghan (Prefect), Z. Studer, N. Rika, S. HaimonaYoung, J. Kire-Smith

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Nga Manu Korero Korimako Speech by Grace Allen We are the product of our thoughts, what we think we become.

You’re here, I’m here, but we didn’t have to be. One decision could have put us on opposite sides of the world from each other, but we’re not. Whatever brought you here; there are 3 main ideas you’re going to learn.

First, appreciate. Appreciate the idea that everything is built from the 2 key elements of our thoughts and ac ons. Our thoughts are the base of all we know, where anything is possible. All knowledge and understanding is contained within a thought. Ac on is how we choose to transform our ideas from imaginary to real. It’s with a combina on of these 2 things that technology, society and hierarchy as we know it, was created.

So by u lizing our thoughts and ac ons, we have the poten al to do anything.

Appreciate that our bodies run by themselves, our heart beats without us telling it to, our eyes blink without instruc on thanks to our thoughts. The only thing we have to worry about is our movement. Every ac on, every mo on, every decision, we make with our thoughts. The power of the human mind is beyond compare and it is said that we only access about 15% of our total brain power and look at what we have achieved.

Imagine what could be if we could unlock that other 85%.

Appreciate the wisdom of our tupuna. Who we are has been shaped by our whanau. Our morals have been handed down to us through waiata and stories. Our whole personality is made of thoughts and choices which are influenced by how we were raised. We wouldn’t be here, conversing about our Maori heritage and if it hadn’t been for the judgment of our leaders, who during the civil war and struggles in the 1800s saw that our culture could be wiped out, but took the necessary steps to make sure it wasn’t.

Second, develop. Develop foresight. Kingi Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero once said, ‘Ki te kahore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te iwi’ without foresight or vision the people will be lost.

The vital message here is to plan ahead. Foresight is something we all have but don’t always use. Every person has the poten al to do the extraordinary, but only a few are brave enough to consider the possible sacrifices on the way there. How can we move forward if we don’t where we’re going?

lent example of this when he said “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy." They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them they didn’t understand life."

Develop the ability to focus your thoughts. What you constantly think about will shape your life. Confidence and success all come from being able to concentrate and thinking of yourself in a posi ve way. Posi ve thinking a4racts posi ve outcomes and if you focus on the good in your life, you’ll realise how lucky you are. If you only no ce how hard life can be, your life will be hard. The amateur athlete has three to four mes the amount of thoughts as an elite athlete. The elite athlete works years to control his thoughts and feelings, developing a powerful focus—a presence. The amateur has his mind filled with thousands of random, useless, and worst of all nega ve thoughts. This clu4ered mind is one of the biggest obstacles to peak performance. Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford is one of the greatest examples of this. He developed an incredible focus and in doing so, gained the strength to push through pain. Maybe his amazing focus was the reason the All Blacks never lost a test while Buck was captain.

Third, you don’t know. You don’t know what anyone but yourself is thinking. You don’t know what anyone is capable of.

You don’t even know what 85% of your brain is doing. There’s a lot you don’t know...but you can find out. Your mind is the key to unlocking the poten al you didn’t know YOU had. Your thoughts, dreams and hopes are all products of your ever developing mind, and when you embrace them, you can expand the limits of your mental and physical capabili es.

We are the products of our thoughts. What we think, we become. What did you think about today that brought you here?

And where will it take you next? Do you think it’s possible that your thoughts caused your ac ons to be here, because you needed to hear what I had to say? You’re here, I’m here.

Think about it.

Develop the pa ence to learn. ‘Whaowhia te kete mātauranga’ Fill the basket of knowledge. Most of the me we are all hindered by tunnel vision and blinded by ignorance, where we focus on people’s imperfec ons. But before judging someone, learn their story. For in the words of Stevie Wonder - “Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.” Remember, we’re never too old to learn and learn we must, because old age is compulsory, wisdom is op onal.

Develop an understanding of what is important. Not everyone you meet will have your best interests at heart, so know who you are, and what you believe in. John Lennon told an excel-

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Grace Allen

Nga Manu Korero Nga Manu Korero Regional Speeches 2011 were held at EIT in Term 3. The four speakers who represented St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College were:

Ki Te TairÄ whi Ki Te Tai Tokerau Me te HauÄ uru e

Alana Broughton – Senior Maori Grace Allen – Senior English Te Waihuka Herewini- McDougall – Junior Maori Tatyana Lyndon – Junior English The day was well run and all four speakers tried their best. The English speeches had to be 6 minutes long and the Maori speeches had to be 15 minutes. Both Grace and Alana spoke again in the a)ernoon for the korero impromptu speeches. These were 3 minutes long.

During prize giving we were awarded with two second placings (Junior Maori and Junior English). Thank you to the students who came to support, those who worked in the kitchen and the van drivers. A special thanks to those who spent me helping these girls prepare their topics.

Whakamoemi a a Ihowa, tĹ? tÄ tou Kaihanga, tĹ? tÄ tou Atua. NÄ na nei ngÄ mea katoa i hanga, mai i te rangi, ki te whenua. Pai mÄ rire ki tĹ?na ingoa tapu.

E ngÄ mana, e ngÄ reo, e ngÄ karangarangatanga maha – tÄ“nÄ rÄ koutou. Mihi mai rÄ ki tÄ“nei mokopuna nĹ? Taranaki, nĹ? Whanganui, nĹ? Te Arawa, nĹ? NgÄ i Tahu, e tĹŤ whakai nei ki runga i tÄ“nei papa whenua, ki te whakapuaki i Ĺ?ku whakaaro, i taku kaupapa kĹ?rero anĹ? hoki, arÄ , kua tae ki te wÄ e akina ai te ahureinga o ngÄ mita-Ä -iwi.

E te iwi, piki mai ki runga i tēnei waka.

NĹ? runga a mÄ tou o RangitÄ whi nei E te iwi MÄ ori o runga Aotea Ko te taha tÄ“rÄ i ĹŤ mai ai e HÄ Turi, hÄ Rongorongo me te whÄ nau hoki Ka tĹŤ tana whare, ko Matangirei e Ka karia tana puna PÄ rara-ki-te-uru Ko Hekeheke-i-papa te mÄ ra a Turi I toua ki reira ngÄ hua o te whenua Ki runga o Papawhero ka toua te karaka Hei mau ake nei i te ni mokopuna Hei pÄ nui atu ki ngÄ iwi o waho Ki Te Waipounamu

E hoki atu ana ki ngÄ wÄ o mua, ki te kÄ inga tĹŤturu o te tangata, ki Hawaiki RangiÄ tea. I whakariteritea e ngÄ iwi o Aotea tĹ? rÄ tou waka, ko te hekenga roa te take. I whakakÄŤ i tĹ? rÄ tou waka ki ngÄ taonga hei kawenga, pÄ“rÄ i ngÄ manu me ngÄ hua o te whenua, arÄ ko te karaka me te kĹŤmara. Koinei ngÄ taonga-Ä nana. Ä’ngari, i mau hoki rÄ tou ki ngÄ taonga-Ä wairua. Ko Ä“nei kÄ tĹŤ taonga, ko ngÄ kĹ?rero, ko ngÄ wÄ nanga, i ahu mai i te iho atua, i te iho tangata. He reo-Ä -iwi, he kanga-Ä -iwi, Ä , ko te ahureinga o te mita-Ä -iwi e kĹ?rerohia nei. I puri a Ä“nei taonga ki te hinengaro, ki te whatumanawa, Ä i puta i roto i Ĺ? rÄ tou kĹ?rero, i roto i Ä rÄ tou mahi. I raro i te maru o te pĹ?, i kawe te waka Aotea ki tai. I tuku ruruku, Ä i tere i te Moana-nui-Ä -Kiwa, whakawhi mai ai ki Aotearoa.

I te unga mai o Aotea waka ki tÄ“nei whenua, ka ĹŤ hoki te mita me ngÄ kanga o ngÄ iwi o runga. I nohoia te whenua nei, Ä i kite ngÄ tĹŤpuna i te rerekÄ“tanga o te Ä hua o te whenua, o te rangi, o te taiao. KÄ ore Ä“tehi o ngÄ taonga-Ä - nana i rauora; ahakoa tÄ“nÄ i whai ora ai Ä“tehi, pÄ“rÄ i te karaka i whaka puria, kia tuariari. I whai ora hoki ngÄ uri a Aotea waka ki Taranaki, ki Whanganui, puta noa. Ko Tamatea Arikinui o te waka tapu o TÄ ki mu, ka noho ki a Toto. Ka puta ko Rongokako rÄ ua ko Rongorongo. Ka moe a Rongorongo ki a Turi Ariki, o te waka Aotea. Ko te hononga mÄ reikura tÄ“nei o Ĺ?ku tĹŤpuna o te waka utanganui ki a koutou NgÄ Kahungunu. Nei rÄ te mihi.

Kotahi mano tau neke atu te roanga o te noho o Ĺ?ku tĹŤpuna ki Aotearoa nei. NĹ? muri mai, ka tae mai a tauiwi, me tana reo, Ä na ritenga, Ä na hÄ ngarau, Ä na mÄ tauranga, Ä , ka mata rÄ tou ki te whakararuraru i te noho o Ĺ?ku tĹŤpuna. Tekau tau i muri mai i te hainatanga o te Tiri o Waitangi, kua tokomaha ake te iwi PÄ kehÄ i te iwi MÄ ori, Ä , e ai ki taku matua, a Ruakere Hond, mai i taua wÄ , ka huri tĹ? tÄ tou reo, me ngÄ mita-Ä -iwi, hei reo taiwhanga. Ka whakaturehia ko te reo Ingarihi hei reo matua, hei reo taikaha.

Ka mata hoki te ngaronga whenua, te ngaronga tangata. Ka ara ake ko te hunga poropi , Ä , i here ka mai ngÄ kupu i ngÄ rangi tĹŤhÄ hÄ , hei Ä rahi i ngÄ iwi ki te oranga tonutanga. Ki roto o Taranaki, ko Te Ua Haumene tÄ“nÄ , ko TÄŤtokowaru tÄ“nÄ , ko Te Whi o Rongomai tÄ“nÄ , ko Tohu KÄ kahi tÄ“nÄ . He poropi kĹ?rero ka ki te Atua, Ä , i Ä rahi rÄ tou i o rÄ tou iwi i

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Tuarua, kia hĹŤmÄ rie taku tĹŤ, kia ngÄ wari te tuku o tĹ?ku reo. Kia kaua rawa rÄ e tĹŤ whakahÄŤhÄŤ, e whakatete, e hÄ mama. MÄ taku tĹŤ, mÄ taku hÄ pai, mÄ tĹ?ku mita, ka mĹ?hio te iwi whÄ nui i ahu mai au i hea. Kia mahara hoki au ki ngÄ rerenga kĹ?rero o tÄ“nei waiata o NgÄ Ruanui: Haruru ana te rongopai, e horahia nei e te reo, ki runga ki ngÄ iwi o te motu nei.

Tuatoru, kia huri taku aro ki tĹ?ku maunga CtĹ?hea, kia whakarongo aku taringa ki te ia o ngÄ wai e rere atu rÄ , kia takahi atu au i ngÄ takahanga waewae o ngÄ mÄ tua.

Kia rongo ai au i te hÄ o Ĺ?ku whenua tĹŤpuna, kia rongo hoki au i te hÄ o tĹ?ku mita. ArÄ te kĹ?rero: Ko te tangata e ako ana ki te kÄ inga, tĹŤ ana ki te marae, tau ana.

Alana Broughton aua wÄ hĹŤkerikeri. InÄ a Tohu, nÄ na te kĹ?rero i tohua i tĹ?na iwi, Ä ka hakaina e te motu katoa: E kore e piri te uku ki te rino. Ahakoa whakapiri ai tÄ tou ki a tauiwi, he MÄ ori tonu tÄ tou. He reo tĹ? tÄ tou, he mita hoki tĹ? tÄ“nÄ iwi, tĹ? tÄ“nÄ waka – kÄ ore he Ä hua kÄ“ atu.

I te hurihanga o tÄ“rÄ rautau, i heke te tokopae o te iwi MÄ ori, Ä“ngari, ko te reo matua o ngÄ mĹ?rehu, ko te reo MÄ ori tonu, me o rÄ tou ake mita-Ä -iwi. I muri mai i ngÄ pakanga nui o te ao, ka hĹŤnuku ngÄ whÄ nau MÄ ori ki ngÄ tÄ one, ki te whiwhi mahi, ki te rapu mÄ tauranga, ki te whai oranga mo rÄ tou anĹ?. NÄ tÄ“nÄ , ka mimi haere te hunga kĹ?rero MÄ ori. I ngÄ tau toru tekau kua pahure, i whakatĹŤria ngÄ kĹ?hanga reo, ngÄ kura kaupapa MÄ ori, Te Ataarangi, ngÄ wharekura, ngÄ wÄ nanga, Te Taura Whiri i te reo MÄ ori, hei kĹ?kiri i ngÄ kaupapa whakaora i te reo ranga ra. Urungatomo ki nÄ ianei rangi, ahakoa ngÄ mahi whakahirahira Ä Ä“nei kaupapa katoa, kei te matemate haere te hunga e pupuri nei ki te hohonutanga o te kupu kĹ?rero, ki ngÄ mita-Ä -iwi.

RÄ tou e matau ana ki te pĹŤtake matua o te mita, ki te reo tĹŤturu o ngÄ tĹŤpuna. Ngaro atu he whakatupuranga pahake, ngaro noa atu te mita o te iwi.

He aha rawa rÄ te hua o te whakaora i taku mita-Ä -iwi?

Uiui atu au ki tĹ?ku kuia, ki tĹ?ku koroheke e noho rÄ rÄ ki raro i te taumarutanga o Taranaki maunga. Koinei Ä rÄ ua tohutohu mai ki a au: Tuatahi, kia pĹŤmau tonu au ki ngÄ kanga o Ĺ?ku mÄ tua tĹŤpuna, kia mana ai tĹ?ku kupu, pÄ“rÄ ki tĹ?ku tupuna a Rauru, me te whakataukÄŤ kĹ?rero mĹ?na, ko Rauru KÄŤtahi. Kotahi tonu te kĹ?rero Ä te tupuna nei, ka whakamanahia. MÄ reira, ka whai mana hoki tĹ?ku mita, Ä ka whai tĹŤranga hoki au i roto i tÄ“nei ao.

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Kei te ako tonu au ki ngÄ Ä huatanga, ki te ahureinga o tĹ?ku ake mita, Ä“ngari, koinei Ä“tehi whakaaro nÄ Ĺ?ku pahake i tuku mai, hei Ä whina i a au e kaingÄ kau ana ki te ako, ki te kĹ?rero i tĹ?ku reo, i tĹ?ku mita.

KÄ rÄ e te iwi, kei a koutou, kei a tÄ tou anĹ? rÄ te kanga me te mana ki te aki i ngÄ mita-Ä -iwi, kia kore rawa rÄ e ngaro. Ko te ara hei whakaora i ngÄ mita-Ä -iwi, kei tÄ“nÄ iwi, kei tÄ“nÄ hapĹŤ, kei tÄ“nÄ whÄ nau, huri noa i te motu nei. MĹ?ku ake, mo Aotea mita, ka hoki rÄ ki te kĹ?rero mo tÄ“nei taonga i kawea mai rÄ e Turi, e Rongorongo, ko te karaka. Kia toua te purapura ki roto i a au, kia tupu tĹ? ka, kia rauora tĹ?ku mita. KÄ tahi, ka puawai mai ngÄ hua, Ä ka puta hoki tĹ?ku mita ki te whai ao, ki te ao mÄ rama. Tihei mauri ora!

E te iwi, kua ĹŤ tĹ? tÄ tou nei waka ki uta.

E te i , e te rahi, kua ĹŤ tĹ? tÄ tou nei waka ki uta. E te NĹ?ta – ‘hakarongo mai ki te reo e tangi nei! N’ai TĹŤhoe – kei hea taku reo, karan’a ki Ĺ?ku Cpuna! Kai Tahu – kotahi mano kaika, kotahi mano wawata! NgÄ Kahungunu – kĹ?rerongia tĹ? tÄ tau reo, haere ake, haere ake! Te Tai’auÄ uru – i rawe ai te w’akataukÄŤ ake, Aotea utanganui mo te kai, mo te kĹ?rero. Koinei tonu te wÄ kia akina ai te ahureinga o ngÄ mita-Ä -iwi.

TÄ“nÄ koutou, tÄ“nÄ koutou, tÄ“nÄ anĹ? tÄ tou katoa.

Alana Broughton

NIGHT & Day The redness has seeped from the day. The fading sun was dying, drowning in the ocean. The night was slowly arranging herself, cooling everything down, and staining the evening purple and blue-black. The quiet moon replaced the disappearing sun and the countless stars replaced the contras ng clouds. The night seeks and slips its way into complete silence as it stretches in all direc ons towards the crooked horizon. The night has ďŹ nally arrived and the sky is dark with the luminous moon and the stars mastering their constella ons, drawing a/en on to their magniďŹ cence in the mo onless night. The air is cold and sharp, like breathing in knives when I inhale. I can taste the freshness in the air, on my tongue. It smells of the rain and damp earth. The night allows you to think, the way the moon emphasises the shapes of the land and how the hours pass by without being no ced.

by Julie-Anne Campbell-Endico -Davies

Light now enters the world, gazing over the horizon. He has been re-born; bleeding light into the darkness. The vivid sky is on ďŹ re as the wild sun rises, clashing with the peaceful moon, only a transparent circle in the sky. The sun spits life into the world, screaming and craving for power, bringing warmth and colours of amber, ginger and blood-red. It now gushes out light, cas ng dark, uninvited shadows upon the earth. The peach coloured clouds with their pokerfaces gather around the hot sun, but the suns rays pierce through. The sky is now golden with long strips of pink, while the rest gradually turns azure, it is ďŹ lling with birds gliding through the sunlight. The clouds have been swept away from the awless sky and the grass is now moist from the morning dew. Noise sluggishly builds up and the rest of the world awakes and binds with the day.

Julie-Anne Campbell-Endico -Davies, 11M English - Crea ve Wri ng

Photo by Chris Gin

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O’Shea Competition For the ďŹ rst me the O’Shea Shield compe on was held in the South Island at Garin College in Nelson. St Joseph’s sent a con ngent of two mini buses with 20 very capable senior girls and one junior, plus 6 sta, to represent the school in deba ng, impromptu speech, religious ques ons, oratory, drama and junior speech. The theme for the weekend was Social Jus ce which the girls used to base their work upon, either from Biblical teachings or on modern day examples of Social Jus ce within the world today.

The standard was extremely high this year but the girls made a real impact on the audiences listening to their presenta ons. The events were strictly metabled which o)en meant sta and girls dashing between the buildings to support our representa ve. Everyone did really well, but in par cular Te Kooanga Awetere Reedy who came a very close second in the oratory delivered a speech which was very popular with the audience, and Lydia Lotomau who scored highly in the Scripture Reading.

St Joseph’s at Garin College

On Sunday we all a/ended the ďŹ nal Mass which involved dance, drama and music provided by Garin College students and which was oďŹƒciated by the Archbishop of Wellington. It was a truly spiritual end to what was an incredible experience for sta and pupils alike.

Traveling on the ferry

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Te Koanga Awatere-Reedy

Garin college, nelson Religious Ques ons Erana Hosford Te Rena Vercoe Te O Wai Motu Crawford Impromptu Speaking – Grace Allen Religious Drama Moana-Roa Callaghan Orini Herewini MacDougall Paremoana Anderson Maquita Lia Hinehapainga Rameka-Ka/erns Deba ng Grace Allen Michelle Hessel ne Ashleigh Hessel ne

Grace Allen

Scripture Reading – Lydia Lotomau Junior Speech – Kema Hawke Oratory—Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Grace Allen, Ashleigh Hessel ne

Kema Hawke

and MichellĂŠ Hessel ne

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The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions

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n Christmas Day, 2011, the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions throughout the world gathered to celebrate the 150th year of the founda on of their Congrega on. Because Napier was the ďŹ rst mission, many Sisters from the New Zealand Province gathered here at St. Joseph’s at Christmas to celebrate the occasion.

On 15th August, 1861, the two Sisters arrived in France and se/led in a at a/ached to the Marist Community in Lyon. Here with a few more like-minded women, they prepared for the long sea journey to New Zealand. Imagine the disappointment of the group when news came that the Bishop no longer needed them as the Sisters of Mercy had arrived and would do the work required! What to do now? A)er consul ng with the Marist Fathers, Sister Marie decided to leave the Marist Community and go it alone! They would found their own Congrega on and call it “The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions with Sister Marie ( Euphrasie Barbier) as the Superior. The name in French is Religieuse de Notre Dame de Missions – R.N.D.M. When Euphrasie went to the Pope to discuss the new founda on and its name, the Pope said, “When did Our Lady go on the Missions?â€? “ When she went to visit her cousin St. Elizabeth, Holy Fatherâ€? was the reply. This event from the gospel of St. Luke, the Visita on of Mary to her cousin St. Elizabeth, is s ll celebrated as a special day in the Congrega on.

Euphrasie Barbier known as Sister Marie du Coeur de Jesu Euphrasie Barbier, known in religion as Sister Marie du Coeur de Jesu, and called Sister Marie, was a young French woman when she joined a French Community of Sisters whose main work was to be missionary. But because of the poli cal situa on in France at the me, the Sisters ed to England where there was more religious freedom. The idea of being missionary soon faded and the Sisters were very involved in opening schools for poor children around London. It was while occupied in this work that Sister Marie became concerned, as the Community had lost sight of its missionary calling. About this me, a Marist priest from Wellington, New Zealand called on the Sisters and asked for Sisters to go to New Zealand ,and, under the Bishop of Wellington, start a school for Maori girls.

Sister Marie was the ďŹ rst to put her hand up and, along with Sister Wilfrid, le) that Community and prepared to leave for France where they would join up with the Marist Fathers and wait for a boat to take them to New Zealand.

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The two Sisters, Sr. Marie and Sr. Wilfrid, along with their new recruits found accommoda on in Lyons and set about regrouping and working on rules and regula ons to establish an oďŹƒcial Novi ate. On Christmas Day, 1861, “ at 7 o’clock, the superior General of the Society of Mary, Father Favre, blessed the new Community, celebrated a fourth Mass and gave the habit

Emblem of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions

to Mother Marie and Sister Wilfrid. Everything was done with simplicity; the only ones who assisted at the ceremony were two young women from Lyons, M. Antoine/e Dufour, the future Sister Marie Jean, and her young sister.â€? (Missionary Beyond Boundaries, P.149) Sister Marie Jean was later to be appointed the ďŹ rst Principal of St. Joseph’ Maori girls’ College, Napier, New Zealand.

By 1864 Mother Marie had prepared four young Sisters to go on mission to Napier, N.Z. Her dream had at last become a reality.

No doubt Mother Marie was sad that she was not going to the mission herself but she Knew she had work to do for God at home in Lyons preparing young women for life on the missions.

From that small group of faith-ďŹ lled young women the Congrega on of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions

Greenmeadows loca on has grown to over 2000 members world wide. There are Sisters working in a wide variety of works, among many cultures, in over 20 dierent countries.

Mother Marie visited New Zealand many mes and enjoyed a lengthy enforced stay in Napier where she enjoyed the company of the early pupils of St. Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College. Mother Marie returned to England and on 18th January 1893 she died in Sturry, where she is buried in the Convent Chapel.

A)er nearly a hundred and ďŹ )y years the Sisters and the Marist Fathers have an important presence here at St. Joseph’s. The Marist Fathers come to our Chapel for Mass each Sunday and help prepare the girls for the sacraments, and although the College is held in trust by the Maori people, the Sisters s ll have a vested interest in the College where three Sisters live on site and help out in the work begun by Euphrasie Barbier many years ago.

Sister Marie St Jean, ďŹ rst Principal of our school

First school, Napier

Sta ons of the Cross donated by past pupils

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Confirmation On October 2nd Teremoana Walker and I were conďŹ rmed

by Bishop Peter and Bishop Charles at St Thomas Mores Church in Napier. This sacrament is one which strengthens our Chris an faith.

Before we could be conďŹ rmed Father Kerridge prepared us by teaching about the importance of this sacrament and to ensure that we knew exactly what we were going to be doing within the service.

We were conďŹ rmed with 4 others from local schools.

The service itself was beau ful. At communion we led

the congrega on in the singing of hymns and then the Samoan community sang hymns. The service was most memorable. At the oertory the Samoan community also distributed leis of lollies. At morning tea Teremoana and I were presented with Bibles and then we performed Aue Te Aroha with the kapa haka group.

I am really pleased that I a/ended conďŹ rma on lessons; it was an experience that my family and I will never forget.

Turuhira McIlroy

Receiving their Bap smal Candles

Turuhira McIlroy reading Prayer of the Faithful

PÄ pÄ I was ready for school and was slowly on my way to catch the bus. Mum was out hanging out the washing and Dad had the day o so there was no rush for the bus. Breakfast was slow and quiet; Charlie was on camp with her class leaving me the only child at home. As much as I loved it loneliness dawned on me. “DAD! I’m going! See you a er school! Yeap! Naaw, what?

Okay I will. Love you too.â€? I laughed. “MAMA! When are you going to work? No, I’m not trying to get another day o I’m just asking you! Okay, yeap whatever. Yeah, yeah, I’m going now! You too mother!â€? I ran back inside; one more person to say goodbye to. “Bye PÄ pÄ , have a good day! I’ll see you a er school okay!â€? I yelled from the kitchen. Silence. ‘Hmm‌’ I thought to myself, ‌it was unusual for PÄ pÄ not to reply, “Okay taku pÄ“pi, and work hard. Love you!â€? This was unusual. I ran to his bedroom door and knocked quietly. Silence hummed loudly within. “PÄ pÄ ?â€? I pushed open the door. “PÄ pÄ ! Wake Up, Wake Up!â€? Nothing happened and nothing ever would again. I pushed and shoved him but s ll nothing happened, I wrapped his warm blanket around him, he was as cold as winter snow. The temperature of his body didn’t rise. “Mum! Dad! PÄ pÄ â€™s not waking up?â€? Like the Incredible Hulk, Dad barged through PÄ pÄ â€™s door from the living room,

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By Erana Keelan

Mum ran exceedingly fast from the clothes line and hugged me so ght that I felt as though my veins were going to pop out. “He was really cold Mama, he was really cold‌â€? I cried in her arms. Thoughts of him cold and lying there “asleepâ€? ooded through my mind over and over again. People arrived at home, I no ced the ambulance outside. This wasn’t right, PÄ pÄ was good yesterday mowing the lawns and watching Trackside, nothing can have happened. ‘I WON’T let anything happen!’ I whispered angrily to myself.

I pushed my mum’s arms up o of me and tried to ďŹ ght my way back into PÄ pÄ â€™s room; Dad was the only obstacle as Mum had given up. “LET ME IN!â€? I yelled with anguish. The thought of PÄ pÄ lying there was killing me. With all his might Dad pushed me back. I ran with almighty power and bit his hand so hard he yelled in pain and let me go. “Why is this over him?â€? I cried. A sheet had been used to cover his face. “He won’t be able to breathe! You’re evil!

You’re all evil!� I said as I dodged past my mother, father and the doctors and into my bedroom, soaking my blankets, tears bucke ng down my cheeks without hesita on.

Who was I going to run to if I was in trouble or upset?

My grandfather, my mentor, my best friend had le me.

It was only me le against the world!

My First Holy Communion On the 2nd of October 2011 I received my first holy communion. It is a small ceremony which allows you to take the bread and the wine, the body and blood of Christ.

First Holy Communion, stood up first and received the bread, and as we received the bread we were to say ‘Nau Mai’ as we said that we received a badge and a cer ficate to prove that we had undertaken our First Holy Communion.

I felt a bit excited. I had thought I would never get this, but here I was receiving it, and now I’m finally I wanted to par cipate in allowed to take the bread and it honestly doesn’t Holy Communion so I could taste that bad. experience what the bread and the wine tastes like, and so I can also under- At first, no one was suppor ng me as I come from stand the meaning of why God sacrificed himself.

Australia and it would’ve been a hassle for my parThe prepara on for this ceremony was to be taught ents to bring my two baby sisters, but I completely by our Priest, known as Father DonDon about what understood. So I invited a friend. Her name was Kim the 7 sacraments are and why it is good, gave bread and she agreed to be my fake mum for that day. I and wine, and why receiving the bread and wine thanked her with a cheerful hug. On the day of the represents God himself. communion I was completely shocked as my Aunty came up beside me just as I was about to receive The Mass started as normal, with Father Hamilton the bread. I was so happy and shocked it brought a thanking God, and teaching us the values of God, few tears to my eyes. As soon as it was over I but in this Mass instead of everybody ge8ng up one thanked my Aunty for coming out and suppor ng line at a me, the people who were receiving their me, with a giant kiss and hug.

By Bianca McCreadie

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Race Unity Speech In the early weeks of term one, Mr Pipi asked me if I wanted to speak at the 2011 Race Unity Speech Compe on. Race Unity is a compe on for Secondary Students to speak about the unity of all races, It is organised by the Baha’i Faith in memory of Hedi Moani – a peace worker of the Baha’i Faith who tragically died while helping the homeless people in Auckland City. “For love and unity come hard when you fix your gaze oneness; we must be at one with every people.” This was a key quote for the speech topic: ‘People working in harmony.’

Leading up to regionals, Mr Pipi and I met in the Chapel, prac cing, fixing and working on the tone of my voice.

Like pu6y in his hands, I was moulded into a public speaker. My mind became obsessed; my speech was like a broken record. Going to sleep and waking up, that’s all I thought about.

On March 16th, Mr Pipi, Mrs Stapley, Whaea Ivy, myself and several girls from year 13 headed to Havelock North where we were met by Mr Kelly. Three other contestants, including Kaveshan from Napier Boys’ who had come 1st equal with Maria Edwards last year, were there also. Their speeches were highly sophis cated with intelligent words ; I was hoping that I could win, and a er giving it my best, I was placed 1st. This meant that I would not only be represen ng St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College, but also the Hawkes Bay Region in Manukau, Auckland at Na onals. Returning back to school, I started prac sing again for the semi-finals.

Time flew by. April 1st arrived. I flew to Auckland where I was met by Mr Pipi. That night the semi-finals were held in Ponsonby. The semi-finalists were split into two groups of eight; the judges were to pick three semi-finalists from each group to go into the finals on Saturday night. Daniel, Celina and I were selected to speak at the finals from my group.

A er an early morning rise, a run at the track and ge:ng ready for the day, Mr Pipi and I arrived at Manukau at 9:45am for the workshops. We listened to Aperahama say his speech which he had won the compe on with in 2010. We were then separated into two groups and set off to the ac vi es.

There were many ac vi es to take part in, from learning each other’s experiences with racism, to our favourite ice -creams. We played games like ‘Race Cards’, where we all had a card with a value and had to pair up to make the highest number. Lucky me, I had the Ace worth 50 points, however it was rather difficult as everyone wanted the ace; instead I was guilt tripped by whanau to join them.

We also discussed race issues within educa on and how our communi es could be more peaceful with youth and the New Zealand Police. We also made a friendship plate

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Mia Van Den Broek with all our names and details so that we could keep in touch.

Finally, it was me for the finals. I was the last to speak which peaked my nerves; we all were different ethnici es – Samoan/Niuean, Indian, Pakeha, Maori/Dutch and Brazilian. However, we all had the same message. I gave it my best.

As tea was served and the judges went to decide; many people came to congratulate me on my performance. As we waited, we took photos together for memories. The judges had made their decision. The winner was a young Samoan/Niuean from Sacred Heart Boys’ in Auckland. It was close between Lepau, Supre6e and I with only a one point difference. I was told that I was favourite of many. I didn’t mind not winning as I gained friends and had overcome my fear of public speaking. Before we le , a past pupil of Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hamilton approached me and congratulated me. She told me how awesome it was hearing St Joseph’s speak and that she loved the bond that the Catholic sister schools have with each other.

All the speakers and youth went to Time Zone in Manukau before heading home. On Sunday morning we headed to the airport to fly back to Napier. I said my goodbyes to Tira (from Gisborne Girls’) and other friends. To this day, we all keep in touch, which is awesome.

Thank you Miss Kingi and Mr Pipi for giving me this opportunity which helped me in the public speaking arena. Thank you to the Auckland whanau whanui for supplying us with beds, transport and yummy food. It was much appreciated.

And finally thank you to the staff and students suppor ng me. ‘Ma whero, na pango ka o te mahi’ (with many hands, the work will be done).

Tena Koutou Katoa – Maria Van Den Broek. Year 13

Kapiti College Visit hursday 29th of September, 12.10pm our eyes were captured by a group of visi ng teenage students . As we entered the dining room, we would soon discover that these young adults were a group of performing arts students from Kapi College. Together we sat and ate our lunch, then entertained our guests with compe ve games of handball. When the bell rang, we waited for instruc ons and then entered the gymnasium as an excited audience not really knowing what to expect.

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Before the performance started, we welcomed them with a whakatau. As the ďŹ rst group prepared to dazzle us with their performance, we sat re-arranged our seats and got comfortable.

A spokesperson from Kapi College introduced the ďŹ rst act and informed us that their performing arts group has been touring around schools in the North Island.

er forget. This day was voted by most if not all students as ‘The Best’ Thursday a)ernoon of the year.

Many of us raved on about the performance for days and it’s nice to know that the students of Kapi College responded by saying “You were the best audience we’ve had so far�.

Na Zoe Isaacs, Madison Clark-Taylor, Autumn Rain Stevens.

The ďŹ rst group was a band and they played some awesome music which got the audience really excited. The performances con nued throughout the a)ernoon from dances and quartets to skits and a rather entertaining song about ‘short people’. This was a big hit.

When it came to the end of the show, our school loved the performance so much; we thought they deserved a standing ova on. We gave them one that they will nev-

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Home

By Alana Broughton

Walking up the long, lonesome driveway on a cold, windy Wellington day like today, is never easy to do, especially when the endless path only leads to a dark, cold building. Without fail the memories always tease me with what is no longer – an atmosphere ďŹ lled with chirpy giggling and laughter; the loud noisy voices singing; the cheery faces and smiles of friends and family gathering around the place – nothing but faint memories of the past.

As I now walk through the hallway, I absorb my surroundings. The walls are stained and reek of stale mould. The smell suits the sight – disgus ng and dead. I walk into Grandpa’s old kitchen and am greeted by giant rats running all along the oor, chewing away at the mouldy remaining food. The once gleaming white led oor is now covered by budget sheepskin rugs covering the cracked and smashed grey-stained le oor. The room s nks of cheap perfume. All that seems le) of this room are abused remains of a once wonderful kitchen.

As I step into the house, the memories, which were not The only sign of light in here is a smear of sunlight daring so long ago faint, hit me ferociously with great detail. to enter through a crack in the wall. But there is s ll no The en re house is ďŹ lled with people who are enjoying life between these walls. This room; this kitchen; this themselves, singing and dancing. I hear the sweetest house, has been neglected, forsaken and forgo/en. sound of all, the lovely harmonies coming from the kitchen, as usual, from the same direc on as the mouth- The only thing le) of this place is a bi/er house and watering smells of freshly baked cookies. It’s Grandpa memories. Memories of what was once a home. But singing ‘Stand by me’ while he bakes his famous cookies home is no longer what this site is, or ever will be again. to feed the whole tribe. The kitchen is so beau ful.

There is life between these walls.

Alana Broughton, 11M English - Crea ng Wri ng

Photo by Elephi Pelephi

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“Waikato taniwha rau, he piko he taniwha, he piko he taniwha�

Ko te kaupapa nĹ?na nei te reo karanga ki ngÄ maunga whakahÄŤ o te motu, nÄ reira i rere pĹ?hĹŤhĹŤ mai ai te makiu, ko te tauwhÄ inga kohi moni mĹ? te hÄ hi katorika ki Kirikiriroa. He momo konohete tÄ“nei Ä i tono mai te whÄ nau nĹ? Waikato kia haere atu mÄ tou ki tÄ“nei hui hei kanohi ora, Ä ki te tautoko i te kaupapa. NĹ? mÄ tou te rĹ?pu Kapa Haka o te kura nei i mÄ ringanui kia whai wÄ ki te haere ki tÄ“nei hui. I tae oranga mÄ tou ki tĹ? mÄ tou kÄ inga taupua,Ä , i whakarire ai i a mÄ tou anĹ? mo te hui e tata nei. I tĹŤ tÄ“nei hui i te pĹ?, Ä i karapinepine te ni me te mano o ngÄ tangata mai i ngÄ moutere, ngÄ rohe me ngÄ iwi katoa o Aotearoa ki tÄ“nei tauwhÄ inga whakahirahira. NÄ , nĹ? tÄ“nei i tĹŤ mÄ tou ki runga i te atÄ mira ko pĹŤmahana, ko pĹŤwerawera, ko mÄ kohakoha, ko tĹŤ ranga ra. I waiata mÄ tou i ngÄ himene rĹ?reka kia whakamÄ ene a ngÄ taringa o tÄ“nei reo nĹ? Hato Hohepa.

NĹ? mÄ tou te waimarie hoki ki te tĹŤ ki te taha o tÄ“nei ngutu Tui a Ben Makisi, kÄ tahi nÄ ko te reo tĹ?iri ko tĹ?na. “Kua pania te korokoro ki te mÄŤere Tuiâ€?. Ka tÄ taihia Ä“ra mihimihi Ä ka tĹŤ mÄ tou ki te waiata whakamutunga ‘TÄ koto rawa iho’. MÄ rakerake ana te kitea, I pÄ rekareka ki te hunga mÄ takitaki. Ko tÄ“tehi Ä huatanga i kitea i tÄ“nei

Benjamin Makisi with St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College Choir, performing live in the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hamilton. hui, ko te kaha muia o te kaupapa nei e Ĺ?na pononga.

Heoi anĹ?, he pĹ? Ä taahua, Ä , i tutuki pai te hui i te mutunga. Hei whakakapi noa ake, ka rere ngÄ mihi ki te whanau o te kura nei, Ä ki o tatou taraiwa a Uncle George raua ko Uncle Paul. E te iwi o Waikato, te whÄ nau o Kirikiriroa, me pÄ“hea aku mihi ki a kĹ?utou ngÄ tohunga o te manaaki me ngÄ tohunga o te penapena, NÄŤkara te mihi maioha ki a kĹ?utou.

TĹŤrou Hawaiki!

Naku i nei, Lyric Bird

Our First Open Day Ever Ahakoa te makere mai o Tawhirimatea me te awhiowhio o te hau, he mahana a ngakau e ora ai tenei kaupapa.

A)er the whakatau in the gym and a short explana on by Grace and Pihitahi of what we do here, groups of prospec ve students were taken to classrooms to observe lessons.

The a)ernoon ended with everyone mee ng in the dining room over a)ernoon tea with sta and whanau.

He ai ki nga tauira hou he ahiahi miharo, he ahiahi no pai ara te kitekite, te whakarongo hoki.

Te Waihuka Herewini-MacDougall and Lyric bird

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By Rereahu Jeeries Acrylic on paper.

By Waimihi Rota-Matchi Acrylic and pencil on paper.

Visual Arts 2011 saw graphic design being oered as an op on alongside photography and pain ng at senior levels.

By Harmony Wong-Pown Acrylic and Ink on paper.

Year 9 and 10 students con nue to experience dierent forms of art throughout the year, giving them a taste of NCEA visual art.

Year 11 based their artwork on exis ng ar sts, applying ideas and technique to their own theme.

Year 12 studied surrealism and applied it to photography and pain ng.

Year 13 photographers based their work on themes they developed over the year.

By Rachel Leef Film Photography.

By Karmal Ward, Digital Photography and Adobe Lightroom

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By Tahlequah Raimona colour pencil on paper.

By Carle Kupa, Digital Photography and Adobe Photoshop

By Tira Holland, acrylic on paper based on the work of Colin McCahon.

Otago University Visit During the ďŹ rst week of Term 2, I was fortunate enough to be part of the 16 year 13 students from around the country to take part in the On Campus Experience scholarship. The OCE is a scholarship that pays for your ights, meals, tours and accommoda on to Otago and back. The main point of OCE was to be able to tour the Otago University Campus and Halls of Residence, as well as experience what life would be like as a student there.

Our ďŹ rst day was all about geQng to know each other and talking about the subjects we want to study next year. In my group, there was a range of dierent career goals, from Medicine, Health Science and Energy Studies – to – Commerce, Law and Music. City College was hos ng us and instead of the ‘marae-style’ type set up in the library, like we expected, they gave us two student houses. This was much appreciated.

Once everyone had arrived, we started with a mihi whakatau, during which we were able to walk around and do some sight-seeing. We saw some of the amazing architecture in Dunedin, as well as geQng to experience everyday life there. One really good thing about Dunedin is that most things are within walking distance. So instead of taking buses and things like that, everyone walks and bikes everywhere‌even in the rain. Another thing about Dunedin is that there are uni students everywhere. When you walk around town, the majority of the people you see are uni students. I deďŹ nitely understand now why they call it student city.

We were able to tour 7 of the many halls/colleges of residence for students; City College, Taroa, Hayward, Uni College, Arana, Aquinas and Carrington. All of the halls have names for the dierent areas of residence within the grounds, like Rawiri, Sandland or Towers, and some colleges have an area called the Dungeon. This is the bo/om oor, just above the basement, which usually hasn’t been refurnished as recently as other areas. All the Halls oer tutorials for students needing extra help and can provide around-the-clock meals for busy students. From all our visits to the dierent halls, two main points stand out. Firstly, everyone we met, even those aQng, recommended going into a hall for the ďŹ rst year.

Secondly, when picking a hall to apply to, make sure that it’s the right place for you, even if no-one else you know is going there.

We were also able to have mee ngs and tours with many dierent departments within the university. These included the Humani es division; Anthropology labs, Maori Studies, Physical Ed, The Business school, Health Sciences, The Marine Centre at Portobello and the Maori Support Centre. It was also the Otago open day on Wednesday, so we had a chance to speak the many of the dierent experts at the informa on stalls. Basically, the de-

Grace Allen partment visits were a way that we could ask ques ons and ďŹ nd out things that only a student lecturer at Otago would really know. This was really helpful, and brought up some interes ng things that most of us hadn’t heard of.

In between the tours and visits, we did manage to have some fun, with a trip to the Cadbury Factory, a night tour to the main viewpoint of Signal Hill, and dinner at FilidelďŹ os. FilidelďŹ os is apparently the best wood ďŹ re pizza restaurant in the country. (Or so the students say).

Between all of these things, lots of games and late trips to McDonalds, our group got to know each other really well throughout the week and by the end, we all le) wan ng to keep in touch.

I would like to thank Ashley Te Whare and the Maori Liaison OďŹƒcer responsible for puQng the OCE programme together this year. Without his hard work and organisa on, our week at Otago would not have run as smoothly or be as enjoyable as it was.

OCE is a really great experience and I really enjoyed Otago. Even though it is cold all the me, you get used to it.

There is so much support for students there. This is especially true for Maori students who have the use of Te Huka Matauraka (The Maori Centre) as well as the many Maori consultants within each major sector of the university. So I deďŹ nitely recommend that when you get the chance to apply for the OCE experience, do it, because you never know how Otago really is and if it’s right for you unless you go there. OCE is a great way of geQng there.

Kia Ora, Grace Allen.

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The Farm in the Middle of Nowhere I gazed at the land that was once accompanied only by the presence of an old wooden shed. It withstood the pain of silence and loneliness. Its only visitors came from the forest, bringing the gi)s of their joyful singing and entertainment by dancing in the empty sky above the land. The grass was green but it appeared to be gloomy as the souring grass looked like it had not been mown for decades.

The old wooden shed stood strong with the bea ngs it had endured. It cried out loud to be recovered with coats of paint and the warmth of people. The only warmth the shed had came from the sun which shone through the cracked glass window. The interior of the shed bore nothing but a cold, hard wooden oor. The breeze forced itself through the gaps of the oor boards, ďŹ lling the shed with a chill that would make you cringe. The only hope for this small shed was the solid protec on of its red corrugated iron roof, leQng no weather destroy its dignity.

The driveway was nothing but a river of dirt and stones. It looked as gooey as a snail’s trail, with the thick mud oozing down the track like a volcano. No-one dared to drive up it. It was mission impossible.Today the

land is ďŹ lled with joy and excitement. The freshly mown grass is infused with the scent of vibrant owers and trees, the touch so so) it’s like walking on clouds. The sight of animals running freely widens your grin as you know they will be consumed on Christmas.

The small shed with the red corrugated iron roof is no longer solitary; it is joined with a house ten mes larger. The cries for paint and tenderness were solved; the exterior of the shed is clothed with the colour of vivid purple. In my eyes it represents the remnants of what was abandoned. The peach gives it sincerity it craved.

A crackling sound is now heard when driving up the driveway. The track is now concealed with stones and shells, and s ll lies beneath the layer of mud. It is no longer a mission impossible and can be conquered by foot. This is my grandfathers farm which he bought and needed renova on. It is the farm in the middle of nowhere.

Orini Herewini-MacDougall – 11M English – Crea ve Wri ng

Photo by Elephi Pelephi

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Koro When I was very young, a dear old man close to me would sit on his deck overlooking a beau ful beach and smile contently to himself. It was his custom every evening to boil the jug, make himself a cup of tea, kiss his wife on the cheek and slowly make his way to the deck of his humble abode. As he sat there, he would listen to the birds chirping out their last hear-elt songs mourning the loss of the beauty that was the descending sun, and the crickets ďŹ dge ng and ďŹ ddling around wai ng in an cipa on for the moon that would bring with it the cloak of night.

To me, everything around my koro reected what was inside himself; beauty, life, magniďŹ cence, love, splendour, and a nge of frankness. However, whenever I voiced my opinions openly to my koro, he would just call me his biased mokopuna whom he loved with all his heart, and shake his head.

If he felt it had been too long since our last visit, he would ring my mum up and tell her to stop being rude and to bring his moko home at once.

He never had to ask twice.

On our way to their house, my mind would be reeling with excitement and joy. As we pulled into their driveway, I would jump out of the car and sprint straight up the stairs to my koro who would always be wai ng with his arms wide open. He would close his arms around me engulďŹ ng me with his hug, and would whisper so quietly only I would be able to hear it, “I missed you my moko.

Did you miss me too?� I would whisper back, “Yes koro.

I missed you so much.â€? We would stand there hugging each other for a good ďŹ ve minutes before either of us made a move to part.

Paradise was a reality when I was with my koro. He had a way of making me feel special and important. It felt like I was wrapped in a cocoon with warmth and love emana ng from the cocoon shell seeping through my pores, while joy and light sparkled and owed in a river of vibrant emo ons all around me. If I ever had any troubles or concerns, or just needed someone to talk to, I called my best friend koro, and let my mouth race. He always understood me and never once did he sound bored or annoyed when he picked up the phone to hear my problems. He cared beyond reason when it came to his family and friends and was ďŹ ercely loyal.

However, he was by no means a pushover. Disrespect, hate and lying always grated the wrong way with my koro. Whenever he saw disrespect between an elder

By Ngaroma Rika 12M

and an adolescent, his thunderous voice would roar out, freezing all those who could hear it, while he swi)ly marched over to sort out the problem. Once it was all over and he was by my side once again, he would look at me and say, “Moko, never ever disrespect and answer back to an elder, no ma/er how angry you get or how right you think you are. They are your elders and you respect them.� Whenever I wanted to protest against what he told me, the chilling and cold stare he sent my way would always silence me.

Between all the disputes he used to sort out and his aec on, he taught me that truth, love and respect were the most essen al and important values in life because they were the founda ons of an honest, safe and loving life. He always told me to treat people and things the same way as I would like to be treated and to be thankful for the things I get, not complain about the things I don’t get.

But most importantly, following his example as a rolemodel and his everyday life of hard work and labour, he taught me that the only way to get somewhere in life and to make something of myself was to work hard and fair.

He was loved by many for his views on life and honour.

However, as I should’ve known, life is not a fairy tale.

You never know what it has in mind for you, as I found out late one night in winter on August 3rd 2004.

My parents and I were on one of our holiday visits to my koro and nan’s house. It was a Saturday, and as the day was coming to an end, by 9.00pm, my vision was all blurry and my eyes all drowsy and heavy, as I was watched Mickey Mouse on TV. Sensing this, my mum said I had two minutes to be in bed. However, being stubborn as I was, I refused to go to bed, even though I was beyond red and just running on pure will. I thought to myself, there’s only one way to win this, so I stood up and headed in the direc on of my koro yelling, “Koro! Koro!�

As I neared the bathroom, I kept yelling, “Koro!

Koro!�

No. He wasn’t in the bathroom.

I ran to the kitchen s ll yelling at the top of my lungs, “Koro! Koro!’ He wasn’t there either.

I searched and ran around the whole house, my mum s ll yelling at me to get in bed, un l there was only one

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room le); the bedroom. Of course, I said to myself, why didn’t you check the bedroom in the ďŹ rst place? What a dummy.

As I neared the bedroom, I could dis nctly hear a very faint noise. You must be hearing things I thought to myself. I creaked the door open, to ďŹ nd my nan kneeling by the bed, with my koro’s hand in hers, silently weeping. My ďŹ rst thought was he had been injured. However, as I crept closer and closer, my ins ncts told me this was not so. When I was eventually close enough to see, I screamed and ran to my nan, as I stared death in the face through my koro.

I don’t know how long he had been lying there, but going by my nans puy eyes and sno/y nose, it had been a while. My mind refused to believe what I was seeing, but my eyes did not deceive me. There was my beau ful koro who struck and held the hearts of the whole tribe, lying mo onless on the bed with his cold hand between my nans.

He was a very wise man and loved by many, especially me. It was to no surprise that his death aected so many people, but when it came around, it was done in a fashion he would have appreciated and loved. ‘No frills’ was always his mo/o when it came to himself. The shock and grief I experienced were excrucia ng and I thought the world would stop spinning and collapse.

But, as his tangi passed and days turned into months and eventually years, I realised that my Koro didn’t die.

He was s ll living in the advice and love he had shared with me in those moments when it was just him and I. He gave me more than I could have ever asked for and taught me enough for two happy life mes ďŹ lled with vivid colours and euphoric emo ons. Because of him, I was able to see the good in things and work around the bad things. He was my mentor, my best friend and my conďŹ der.

But most importantly, he was my Koro.

Book Club 2011 This year Mrs Wiltshire started a Book Club with Year 10. This was held on Wednesday lunch mes.

The girls were asked to read a book “Meyers�. They also gave Mrs Wiltshire lots of recommenda ons and she enjoyed discussing her reading with them.

As a result of the Book Club, a local writer, Anna MacKenzie, came in to speak to Year 10. They were very interested in learning how she got her books published and enjoyed speaking to her about their reading. This created interest in her novels and some of her texts have been put in the library.

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Science SCIENCE 2011 – MAGAZINE REPORT Things have rolled along this year with Mrs Caffery, Mrs Kumar, Ms Knight, Ms Francis and myself ensuring that the department has func oned as smoothly as possible. It was Mrs Caffery’s last year teaching at St Joseph’s a9er a long and very successful me as HOD and Science teacher extraordinaire. Ms Knight was only with us for the year and she has moved on to another school. Her enthusiasm and passion as a Science teacher were inspiring.

2011 saw the crea on of the Science Club, an idea that has been in the back of my head for a year or two, but one I was finally brave enough to try. The ini al response from Year 9 and 10 girls was overwhelming. It was run Tuesday and Thursday lunch mes, making my weeks something of a blur.

Ms Francis, our lab technician, was a huge help to us regarding the running of the club. She was constantly full of ideas and happily put her hand up to drive the second van on our trips.

Our first project was to make science based items for the gala. Most of the ideas were successful, although the ants enjoyed the rock candy more than we did. Sadly the interest following Gala dropped off a li le but the real scien sts remained. In some ways, however, this was fortunate as it meant that we could, later on, fit the Science Club into two vans for visits to Massey University and the Science and Technology Roadshow.

Elsa Hug supported by air that extra step in the science world. Every girl exhibited devo on, commitment and sacrifice. Science Club fleshed out informa on which not only was useful to our original science class, but to other classes as well. Learning new things, enjoying the excitement of mixing chemicals, and making new things were just some of the fun experiments that we girls were able to experience while a ending Science Club.

Science Club was during our lunch break. We would eagerly scoff our lunch just to get to Science Club.

We would always run to Lab 3 to get a seat, as they

Like any experiment the Science Club journey has been one of discovery, working out what works best for us and thus it has con nually evolved. I imagine it will con nue to do so for a few years yet, in much the same way that each of you do when you begin your journey at Year 9 and finish it at Year 13.

And now a few words from Naomi Waipouri about the Science Club….

This year, I had the highest honour of being part of the Science Club. This club was formed for those years nine and ten students who were willing to take Autumn-Rain Stephens li"ing a mat

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produce Lip Balm, Bubbles, Fizzing Sherbet, Bath Bombs and Rock Candy. All was well un l our Rock Candy became demolished by diminu ve ants. The Rock Candy was then replaced by Borax which turned out to be an exceedingly useful product.

There were many obstacles which we had to overcome in order for our products to sell at gala because there was an element of experimenta on in the making of our items as we tried to perfect the recipes. We made a large amount of money at our school gala and we were all so proud of our accomplishment.

Te Waihuka experimen ng with electronics were limited – especially early on. There were a few rules which we had to accept and abide by. They were made very clear to us all.

Rule number 1- no being late, or you’re SACKED! Rule number 2- no missing a session unless you have a legi mate excuse, or you’re SACKED! Everybody had an aversion to ge8ng sacked.

Our year started with a ‘BANG’. We were organised into five groups. Our assignment was to produce an item that could be sold at our annual school gala, based on a science idea. The five groups decided to

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Our year con nued and we were given our next project. The BP Zoo Challenge. We had to create an enrichment toy for either the Meerkat or the Spider Monkey at the Hamilton Zoo. We researched informa on like vital sta s cs, characteris cs, habitat and culture of the animals to give us a fair idea of what would be the perfect toy to test their minds with. Our toys were produced with accurate informa on alongside. In no me our toys were sent away.

Not only did Science Club get taught at school but we were taught outside of school. In week two of term three our travelling uniform was pressed and the lunches were packed into the school van. The Science Department had organised a field trip to Massey University, in Palmerston North. The many hours we travelled were also hours of scien fic knowledge being interpreted in our minds. When we arrived at Massey University we were greeted by lecturers and

Massey University science class

students. It was great fun. Our first lesson at Massey University was Chemistry followed by Sta s cs and Physics. We all learnt a variety of facts and tricks to help us with our learning. By the end of the day our faces were flushed and weary.

On the way back to school we had a slight detour and stopped off to look at the impressive windmills on the Saddle Road. They are a lot bigger close up than they appear as you drive through the Manawatu countryside.

The frivolity didn’t end. We were taken to Taradale Intermediate to view the exhibits which the Science and Technology Roadshow had on display. The countless presenta ons flabbergasted us all. The main thing was that we were all enjoying the show as well as learning new facts.

By Term Four Mrs Jeffery had run out of ideas so it was our turn to conduct the Science Club. Every girl had the chance to teach the others fun facts and sta s cs about science, topped off with an experiment.

Science Club was a definite highlight of my year at school. It has taught me many things that I will take with me in life. Through the ups and downs we all s ll had a beneficial me with each other.

Learning about iner a

I would like to thank the Science department for allowing us to use the many resources that were needed. Thank You to Ms Francis for preparing the equipment. Thank you to those teachers who observed and helped us. A big thank you to Mrs Jeffery for making it all happen for us and for giving us the opportunity to enjoy extra science and making it lots of FUN!!

Naomi Waipouri

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School Gala

Karakia before Gala begins No te tekau ma rua o Poutu-te-rangi i tu mei nei to tatou nei ra hokohoko. Te kitenga mai i te koa ki runga i nga kanohi o nga ko ro. Harikoa mai tangi ana mai nga ko ro nei, engari ahakoa tera i harikoa te Whanau.

I te iwa karaka o tera ata i huakina mai nga toa na reira i aha?

I huakina hoki mai nga pahi putea. Te kamakama haere o nga ko ro ki te toa o Mrs.Tuhura raua ko Mrs.Rameka na ta raua hokona atu i nga keke. Te kitenga i te makohakoha ki runga i nga kanohi na te no reka o enei keke nei na reira he tohutohu tera kia koutou kia haere ki te hokona i enei keke.

Mai i te kaha hoko o nga ko ro, nga matua me nga kaiako ano hoki i tutaki pai i tenei hui i te mano o nga tara, rua mano neke atu. Ka wane ke to tatou nei mahi e te Whanau, me kaha ake nei to tatou mahi mo te tau e heke mai nei.

Alana & Julie-Ann

Mai i nga hamupeka puku, nga kaimoana, nga taonga o te tepu ‘Ba4ens up’, te maringa nui kia whiwhi moni mo nga ko ro mo ta ratou mahi a te Rehia ara te mahi Kapa Haka, i tutuki pai ai tenei ra na te pukumahi o to tatou nei Whanau.

Kia kaha kia maia kia u tatou kia reri ai tatou mo nga ra hokohoko e heke mai nei. Ki nga Whanau katoa i awhina mai ia tatou mo tenei ra whakahirahira tena ra koutou katoa, ki nga ko ro ki nga kaiako ki te tumuaki ano hoki tena ra koutou katoa me tenei ra. Ina kore te Whanau e awhina, e poipoia i tenei hui kia tutuki pai, ka ngaro matou i te kore mohio.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Tuwhi a te hopo ina whaakaro pera ai tatou ka pai te haere o nga ra hokohoko e whai nei. Na reira e te Whanau me reri ai koutou mo nga ra hokohoko e whai ake nei, whakareri o pahi putea na te mea e reri ai nga toa mo koutou.

Na reira tena koutou katoa.

Naku i nei, Sara-Lee Hape

Auckland / Taitokerau

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White Water Rafting on the Mohaka River On the first day we arrived we were introduced to our instructors, who would be teaching us for the next two days. We were fi ed into our wet suits and given polar fleece jackets, windbreakers and aqua shoes. We then travelled by bus to the start of the Grade 3 river where we would be commencing our adventure. Before we got into our ra9s, we were shown many ra9ing techniques that would help us to understand the challenges and dangers that we were about to encounter on the river.

Part way through our trip , we stopped on the side to take a walk through a cave that was once used as a copper mine. Our stop lasted 10 minutes and then we con nued our journey. Near the end of the trip we were all asked to jump off the side of a steep cliff and into the cold water below. Not everyone would complete this exercise which certainly tested our fear of heights and endurance. However Te Amohaere, Paremoana and I went more than once, despite the fact that we were unable to feel

our bodies because we felt so numb from the cold water. Mr Pipi took a li le more encouragement than we thought, because as he stood at the top contempla ng whether to jump or not, we had me to jump again. The beau ful scenery that we were able to see during our river journey was amazing.

On the second day, we repeated what we did the previous day. However the rapids were far greater and a more challenging Grade 4/5. Both days were challenging and rewarding and by using our safety risk management team work skills, we were able to navigate the river successfully without capsizing our ra9.

Thank you to Miss Murphy, Jason and Mr Pipi for suppor ng us and making this trip possible.

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Senior A Netball

Back Row: M. Te Mete, Z. Studer, A. Matchi Middle Row: D. Sword, T. Mar n, S. Adams Front Row: N. Rika, I. Tuhura, T. Crawford

Mission Cup On the morning of Friday 3rd June the Senior A Netball Team along with our coach Whaea Ngamata Maeva, manager, Mr Dermot Kelly, and faithful supporters Aunty Lisa Ropiha, Nana Mary Waitoa and Papa Togi Waitoa, departed the college and set off for the windy west coast. This year Mission Cup was to be held in New Plymouth and hosted by the lovely ladies of Sacred Heart College, New Plymouth. Upon arrival at the host school we were introduced to Tracey who showed us where we would be sleeping. A9er all the schools had arrived and se4led in everyone gathered outside the gymnasium for the powhiri. A9er the conclusion of the powhiri everyone returned to the hostel area for dinner. Many familiar faces were recognised by past a4endees of the tournament so the atmosphere was very relaxed. Most people decided to have a quick session of reminiscing before heading off to bed.

The tournament started early the next morning. It was cold and drizzly but thankfully all the games were to be played indoors. All teams had three games on the Saturday and two

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games on the Sunday. Once all the Saturday games had been played the teams went off to prepare for Mass. The Mass was held away from the school at a local church. During the service the tournament badges which all the players received were blessed and then distributed. A9er the Mass everyone, including parents and supporters, was invited back to Sacred Heart for the tournament dinner.

The final day of Mission Cup involved all teams playing their last two games and then the prize-giving ceremony at the end.

Our very own captain, Irihape Tuhura, was awarded one of the four most valuable players of the tournament. Sacred Heart College, New Plymouth won the overall tournament and the Fair Play award was presented to Catholic Cathedral College, of Christchurch. Although we didn’t win the girls definitely had an awesome me!

Big thanks go to Whaea Ngamata, Aunty Lisa, Mr Kelly, Miss Kingi, Nan and Paps for the support not only during Mission Cup but throughout the whole season!

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Hockey XI

Back—A Hadfield, S Brown, J Phillips, T Hawkins, R Chase, P Turia, Front—B MacCredie, T Holland, A Ropiha, J Hilton, M Hilton, J Tai, N Campbell, Goalie—T We ni

Te Toa Hockey Tournament 2011 was a thrilling year for the St Joseph’s Hockey Team because the hockey season was well played. Although we had new players with no experience at all, as the season went by, we developed and increased our skills in hockey.

This year, Te Toa Hockey Tournament was hosted by Sacred Heart College, Hamilton. This is when all Mission Schools all over New Zealand come together and par cipate in a compe on.

We were the first school to arrive, followed by all the other Sacred Heart Schools. A9er the Powhiri there was food and drinks that were placed out so that everyone could have a li4le me to get to know each other. A9erwards we returned to our motel and se4led in to get ready for the tournament, dinner was prepared; homemade Spaghe= Bolognese by Aunty Lisa and Uncle Fonz, which was one of the best meals we had on our trip.

On Monday, we were up for a big day of three hard games. We played a game against Sacred Heart New Plymouth, then our second game was against Sacred Heart Lower Hu4. The third was against Sacred Heart Hamilton. It was an awesome experience to play against girls who have played hockey all their lives and who are in rep teams. Later that night we were all invited to join all the other schools with a fun and entertaining night of dinner and quiz games. That evening we were exhausted from

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our long day. We returned to the motel to prepare for the next day and to have a good night’s rest.

On Tuesday morning we played our last game which was against Sacred Heart Napier. A9er our last game, we had four hours to ourselves, Aunty Vicki and the parents thought it was a good idea to go to the pools and relax ll Prize Giving which was at 3 o’clock. All the girls were excited to go swimming, jumping up and down; we brought the lunches with us and enjoyed our freedom.

Prize Giving was fantas c. Sacred Heart Hamilton won the Te Toa Tournament. They definitely earned it. Te Atamarie We ni was fortunate enough to receive an award for Fair Play. Even though we did not gain any placing in the tournament, the girls had a tremendous me and season. As a team looking back to the start of the year, we certainly improved very well throughout the season and we couldn’t have done much be4er.

On behalf of the Hockey team we would like to thank, Aunty Vicki (coach), Aunty Lisa and Uncle Fonz (managers) for coaching the team and encouraging us and for transpor ng us to the turf and back. To Papa Togi, Nan Mary and Ms Pren ce for a4ending most of our games, and to all those who has supported the team throughout the season, thank you.

Basketball A

Back—T Murphy, A Keelan, P Herewini-MacDougall, J Campbell-Endico4, R Jefferies, O Herewini-MacDougall, C Spence Front— A Thompson-Kaneri, T Te Are, E Keelan, T Tukariri, P Anderson, A Stephens

Junior Touch

Back—T Murphy, E Albert, W Karai ana, F Rongo, A Jahnke Front—M Tawaroa-Takiari , N Campbell, A Stephens, S Haimona, S Harris

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Senior B Netball

Back—G Allen, T Makoare-King, B August, A Papanui Front—M Callaghan, M van den Broek, J Morrison

Senior C Netball

Back Row: Mrs Thorner, H. Rameka, C. Singh Middle Row: C. Kupa, K. Rameka-Bennenbroek, U. Melrose, R. Leach-Haerewa Front Row: T. Albert, T. Vercoe-Aiona, T.Smith

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Netball 11a

Back—H Wong-Pown, K Puanaki, A Broughton Centre—O Albert, H Marsden, E Puha Front—J Pikia-Vercoe, W Rota-Matchi4, H Paringatai

Netball 11c

Back—A Senefili, M van den Broek (coach) S Kupa Centre—J Mangu, S August, T Tait-Olsen, R Tipene-Olsen Front—A Mahani, T Walker, M Poinga

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Netball 11d

Back—T Raimona, S Marfell, W Ha M Morris, R Young, J Kinita

Netball 10a

Back—A Janke, I Tuhura (coach), S Harris Centre—A Mar n, T Lyndon, N KIriona-Whanau, L Bird Front—T Butler, E Albert, S Haimona-Young

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Netball 10b

Back—M Tawaroa-Takiari, A Atkins, K Makoare Centre—S Puha, B We ni, K Doyle, T Tipene-Matua, K Hawke, A Matchi4 (coach) Front— V Hoggard, N Waipouri, J Kire-Smith

Netball 10c

Back—M Clark, S Papanui, T Whaanga, O Ra ma, A Owen Front—K Paringatai, S Hape, J Mathews

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Netball 9a

Back—K Doyle, T Pomare, G Gillies Centre—K Ormond-Daniel, V Houkamau, R Whi ora Front—T Akuhata, E Tangaroa-Goomes, S Kelly-Yukich

Netball 9b

Back—S Te Rore, R Albert, S Towers Centre—J Crawford, A Silva, K Bartle4 Front—K Jacobs, N Jonas, K Uruamo-Taiaki

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Netball 9c

Back—R Mahutoto, T Maxwell, E Hug-Nicol, D Hurinui Font—H Takamore, P Herewini-MacDougall, C Grinrod

Netball 9d

Back—P Nuku, T Kopua-Smith, H Hosford, T Te Are, W Paku-Davis Front—B Whai ri, M.Pu-Tamainu, O Rewiri

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Volleyball A

Back—P Turia, R Thorner, H Takamore Front—P Herewini-MacDougall, V Houkamau, T Hawkins

Volleyball B

Back—T Whaanga, T Makoare-King, T We ni Front—K Paringatai-Hare, A Mar n, J Ma4hews

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Waka Ama

Waka Ama A L-R—Z Studer, A Ropiha, R Young, P Nuku, B August, O Albert Waka Ama B L-R—J Mathews, R Chase, K Bartle4, T Hawkins, H Hosford, E Albert

On the 28th of March two van loads of keen paddlers le) for Rotorua’s Blue Lake and the Secondary Na onal Waka Ama Compe on. All girls were up and ready by 6.00am looking forward to a massive week ahead of them. Te Aute College arrived to join us in karakia; we sang our himene and it was me to leave. We arrived in Taupo for a lunch break and an hour later in Rotorua. We went to the Blue Lake to set up our tent before 5.00pm.

The next morning we were wide awake all ready to head

down to the Blue Lake where all our races were held. We arrived with shivers down our backs. Before we started racing we were welcomed by the local schools, then the races began. Over the next three days we were very busy with compe ve races, hot pools, hysterical ac vi es and Tenpin Bowling.

On behalf of the 2011 Waka Ama teams we would like to thank Uncle John and Aunty Julie for giving up their me and eort. Also a big thanks to Uncle Fonz and Aunty Lisa for your support and guidance throughout the term.

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