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Wahanga 1 Nau mai hoki mai ki a tatou tauira katoa, o rātou whānau me ngā kaimahi o Te Kāpehu Whetū whānui, tīhei wā Mauriora. E mihi kau ana ki ngā tauira hou ki te kura nei me ou koutou whānau whānui, haere mai haere mai whakatau mai rā. Ka mihi hoki ki ngā whetu o Matariki ki te whakanui i te tau hou maori, ngā whetu tēnā koutou katoa. Hēoi te tūmanako kia pai mārika te wahanga tua rua o tēnei tau, mauri tū mauri ora kia tatou katoa. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 10 Kia ora e te whanau And like that our 2025 TKW year is almost over!!! Wednesday will be our last day of kura…..and what a year it has been!!! From Matua Bom Gillies tangi in Te Arawa…..to Iron Māori In Tāmaki. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 9 Kia ora e te whanau WE are running down to the last week and a half of the year! Talking about running I had the honour to watch our 2x Iron Māori teams and 4x Iron Māori solo competitors yesterday in Tāmaki Makaurau. Triathlons aren’t easy but we have sent Te Kāpehu Whetū teams through to compete since 2022. Again, we were the only kura/school present and probably had the youngest athlete our Year 9, Kwade Cooper. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 8 Kia ora e te whanau Term 4 is coming to a close in two and half weeks but still plenty to complete. We had a fantastic Promotions course for the Academy last week and this week we had the Takawaenga (Paetata/Paetawhiti) Academy Taster programme at Cassino Lines, Parua Bay and Whaea Petina took all the kōhine out for the Mareikura Rising programme out Mokau. We had an amazing Graduation dinner last Friday and now our Tuakana ākonga have left the building!! Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 7 Kia ora e te whanau A beautiful night on Friday at Te Kāpehu Whetu - 2025 Graduation Dinner. An opportunity to acknowledge all our ākonga who have shown commitment and achievement across the Three Pou (Kia Māori, Kia Mātau, Kia Tū Rangatira Ai). It was also the time to honour our Year 13s who graduated that night and were presented their TKW hoe, carved by Poai Niha, as recognition of their time with us as ākonga of Te Kāpehu Whetu. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 6 Kia ora e te whanau WE are into the last few weeks of 2025…it’s still very busy pls check key dates - Paerangi are on exam prep or have finished for the year with only the Year 13 Graduation Dinner this Friday evening. - Paetata and Paetawhiti are finishing off key learning activities for the year and then NEXT WEEK will be taking part in prep programmes for 2026 including an Academy Intro course for our tai tama tᾱne and the Mareikura Rising programme for our Kōhine (more info TBC) Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 5 Kia ora e te whanau As we move toward the end of the year, we still have heaps of mahi on!!! Including Careers expo at Paetawhiti tomorrow, Paenuku Rā Mākete this Thursday, promotion course for Academy, Cadet course for tama years 7-10 and Mareikura Rising course for kōhine years 7-10. Keep an eye out for panui! In addition, we will powhiri our new TKW Tāmaki Pouhere (Principal), Dr Will Flavell this Friday 9.30am, Maumahara before heading up to the info hui. If you want to come to the powhiri or attend the info hui feel free to pop in. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 3 Kia ora e te whanau This Thursday 23rd October is a planned union strike by teachers and support staff. If this is to go ahead, the union are required to notified us by tomorrow. At this point Te Kāpehu Whetū will be open for all students to attend. Should the strike go ahead we still have ample staff, who are not union members to support the day. We currently have 12 staff who will be at kura. This is more than sufficient to cover student/staff ratio Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 4 - Wiki 2 Kia ora e te whanau Unfortunately, we have just been notified of rolling Teachers Strike action this week. Tomorrow Monday 13th we will discuss with staff who is involved and what cover we can put in place. The affected days this week are: Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE