Scott Picard, a Year 11 student from Onslow College, recently took home the top prize at the Ngā Manu Kōrero national finals in Whanganui. This prestigious speech competition for secondary students promotes fluency in both te reo Māori and English. A Clean Sweep of the Awards Scott competed in the Korimako (Senior English) section, winning
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Onslow’s Adventure Racing Club recently completed its annual tramp on the Atiwhakatu Hut Track. A group of 23 students, who have been training together all year, participated in the trip. The tramp served as a training opportunity for the two teams heading to the national finals for the Hilary Challenge (senior students) and Get2Go (junior
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Earlier this month, a group of our students attended Kura Wānanga alongside Wellington High School, held from Thursday 4th – Saturday 6th September. Kura Wānanga is a Māori-led leadership series designed by Māori, for Māori, and of Māori, with the aim of supporting Year 12 and 13 rangatahi Māori to grow into confident, capable leaders
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Year 13 student Ingshwan Zhang was chosen as one of the 12 finalists from more than 140 entries in the prestigious 2025 Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award with her story ‘I Saw Her at the Train Station’. This year’s judge was award-winning writer Anthony Lapwood. In his opening comments at the award evening on September 9th,
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Well done to all our students who took part in Winter Tournament Week 2025. A huge thank you to everyone who supported them — your time and effort made these opportunities possible and ensured Onslow College was represented with pride across all sports. Not only is Onslow College a space for creativity and innovation, it
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