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Matariki marked our first-ever Kapa Haka House Whakataetae

As part of our Matariki celebrations, Sancta Maria College came together as a whole kura for our first-ever Kapa Haka House Whakataetae, held on the school turf.           Throughout Term Two, all four houses — Akaroa, Hokianga, Kororāreka, and Waitematā — worked hard in preparation, practising during Navigation classes under the […]

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2025 Twilight Cultural Festival performance line-up and eateries

Our annual Twilight Cultural Festival is on Friday 10 October 2025 starting at 4.15pm.  It promises to showcase the talents and tastes of our cultural diversity within the school within a vibrant atmosphere of our wonderful kura.  Join us in the courtyard between B & C Block from 4.15 – 7.45pm.  Please see the sitemap, food

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Year 7&8 South Eastern Zone debating team brings home a WIN

A small group of Year 7&8 students went to Bucklands Beach Intermediate to compete in the SEZ debate competition during term 2. Their prepared debate was against Sommerville Intermediate, where they were arguing in favour of “exams being a productive way to assess students”. They won this debate and of the six teams that entered,

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Sweeney’s ‘behind the scenes experience’ with Bic Runga

On 5 September 2025, I got the incredible chance to see Bic Runga’s concert rehearsal! This amazing opportunity was all organised by Play It Strange & Auckland Philharmonia; it all started on 25 August, when I suddenly received an email from Play It Strange. It was about Bic Runga and an exclusive alumni invitation to

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Walk the Line 2025

Walk the Line is an annual event held within NZ Fashion Week, promoting young designers to showcase their original textiles within five categories: High Fashion Streetwear Avant-Garde Cultural Fashion 2025 Theme: Timelessness Bree Pennington (and her model Matea Timmermans) and Ashley Ip (Year 12) were selected to enter the category of ‘High Fashion’ for Walk the

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