Mai i Terawhiti ki Pipinui, mai i Rimurapa ki Ohiro, whakawhiti atu ki Turakirae, e tiro ana ki te pae maunga o Remutaka ki Tararua. He mihi tēnei ki te tūpuna whenua me te manawhenua o te iwi o te Kāhui Maunga ko Te Atiawa, ko Taranaki Whānui.
Toitū a Tarikākā, toitū ngā uri o Te Atiawa e! Tihei mauri ora!
Te Reo Māori
Te Reo Māori sits independently. Currently, we are offering Te Reo Māori through year 9 to year 13, NCEA levels 1, 2 and 3, Diplomas through Te Wananga o Raukawa and various Kaupapa Māori subjects through Te Kura. Te Reo Māori is a compulsory full year programme for our new students entering our kura at year 9 and our senior students will be offered Scholarship Te Reo Māori.
Te Ara a Māui
Te Ara a Māui is our new Whare ako (Learning Space)which is located in the lower corridor in Rooms 5 and 6. This is Onslow College’s space for Tauira Māori, kaupapa Māori, and the growth and development of all things Māori. The office space is next to Room 5 and acts as a Wā hui, a safe space for our kaiako(teachers) to gather and discuss issues. The ingoa Te Ara a Maui, is derived from the various journeys of our tupuna Māui as he grew and developed into the famous rangatira he was. Māui was a leader of his people, he was entrepreneurial, mischievous, and worked beyond the restraints that were put upon him. At all times, like our Whare ako and our kaiako, Māui worked for his people.
Kapa Haka
Onslow College has a new kapa haka and a team of four tutors. We practice on Thursdays after school. This year the group has participated in pōwhiri and we have traveled to events to tautoko our Māori students who are performing. We are currently in preparations for the 2026 Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa, the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competition, held on Wednesday 1 July - Saturday 03 July, in Mt Maunganui, Tauranga.
Mahi Whakanui
Ngā Manu Kōrero
In 2024, at the Ngā Manu Kōrero regional speech competition, co-hosted by Onslow College and Tawa College, Onslow Yr13 student Billy Paratene won first place in the Korimako Senior English Speaking category, and Yr 10 Scott Picard won 3rd place in the Ta Turi Carroll junior English category. Billy then went on to win 3rd place representing the Te Whanganui a Tara ki Otaki at the national Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition in Auckland, an exceptional result!
In 2025, Scott competed in the Korimako (Senior English) section, winning first place overall. His outstanding performance also earned him the awards for Best Prepared Speech and Best Male Speaker. This national victory follows his first-place win at the regional Ngā Manu Kōrero competition in Te Whanganui-a-Tara back in May.
This is a phenomenal achievement for Scott, and the entire Onslow College community is incredibly proud of his success. We extend a huge thank you to all the staff, whānau, and students who supported Scott and the team on their journey to the competition.