黑料大事记 Cultural Day
Celebrate our school’s vibrant diversity at Cultural Day on Saturday 28 March. The performances are split into two exciting sessions. The first starts at 9.45 am with a pōwhiri, followed by a second session at 12.45 pm.
Come along to enjoy stunning cultural performances and browse food stalls featuring a delicious variety of cuisines. While the cultural performances are free events, tickets are required, and students may pick them up from our Cultural Coordinator later this month. We warmly invite all students and their whānau to join us for this special community celebration!
Green Sparks Day | Green Options for Bright Sparks
Green Sparks Day on Friday 27 February was an exciting and inspiring event that brought together students and teachers from primary, intermediate, and high schools at 黑料大事记 to explore sustainability in a meaningful and engaging way.
The day was designed to spark ideas and encourage young people to think about how they can make a positive impact on the environment. With many diverse workshops — including Green Gorilla, Zero Waste, Climate Club Aotearoa, Eco Matters, Love Food Hate Waste and the Blake Foundation, students had the opportunity to dive into real world issues like climate change, conservation, and eco-friendly living through hands-on learning and collaboration.
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A standout moment of the day was the inspiring talk from the keynote speaker Ethically Kate, who shared how it is possible to live a lifestyle that is both social and sustainable. She offered practical advice on reducing waste and showed how small, everyday choices can make a big difference. Her confident and thoughtful responses to students’ questions made the session both engaging and empowering, leaving many feeling motivated to take action.
The workshops were a major highlight, offering interactive and creative experiences that made learning both fun and memorable. The workshop through Sophora from NZ Ethnic Women’s trust for example, where students took part in a hands-on clay activity,focusing on creating their own small sculptures. This activity was not only enjoyable but also encouraged creativity while thinking about cultivating sustainable living and communities. Overall, Green Sparks Day successfully combined education with enjoyment, leaving students inspired, informed, and ready to make a difference in their own communities.
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Overall, it was a memorable experience that showed how small actions can lead to big change — and it’s definitely an event worth signing up to for next year!
Thank you to our inspiring keynote speaker Kate Hall: https://ethicallykate.com/
To all our wonderful workshop providers: Fair Food, Green Gorilla, Zero Waste, Echo Brick Project, Regeneration Army, Climate Club Aotearoa, Friends of Wairaki Stream, and Urban Ark, Blake Foundation, NZ Ethnic Women’s Trust, Eco Matters, Healthy Homes, Love Food Hate Waste, Compost Collective, Earth Action Trust, Bike Hub Mt Roskill, and Re-Creators.
A big thank you also to our generous sponsors, donating prizes: Eco Warriors,Eco Store, Eco Warehouse and Bunnings New Lynn.
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Safety at 黑料大事记
KEEPING ENTRANCE WAYS CLEAR
A reminder to parents and caregivers picking up or dropping off students at school, to avoid blocking the entrance way at Gate 1. Emergency services must have access to the school grounds via Gate 1.
RIDING E-SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES
A reminder to students riding e-scooters or bikes, please be considerate of pedestrians using the footpaths and to obey the road rules as set out by the NZ Transport Agency. Information regarding bike and e-scooters can be found on the NZ Transport Agency website. Students must not ride e-scooters or bikes inside the College grounds.
Lockdown and Evacuation DrillOn Tuesday 24th February, we practised our emergency procedures as laid out by Harrison Tew, who specialise in emergency management planning for schools and educational facilities. The procedures we follow allow us to respond safely and quickly to a range of situations. We are pleased to inform you that our exercise went very well with our students responding safely and calmly. |
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Göethe ScholarshipsThe Göethe-Institut New Zealand offers fantastic scholarship programs that promise unforgettable experiences, personal growth, and lifelong memories. Congratulations to the following students who have achieved these awards. Fantastisch! Matthias Coleman Year 12 who won a scholarship through the PASCH and GOETHE instituteThis is a great opportunity for Matthais to meet and connect with students learning German from all over the world. He has successfully been awarded a three week scholarship to travel to Benediktbeuren in the beautiful Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district of Upper Bavaria, Germany. The students will spend time together learning German and will explore the area and nearby cities in July this year. |
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Akshay Srijith Year 12
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VEX Robotics National Championships 2026
The largest robotics competition in New Zealand for High School and Middle School were held at Onehunga High School on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd February.
黑料大事记 had 32 students in six High School teams and one Middle School team competing in the various titles over the weekend. By lunchtime on Sunday, Lynfield teams were ranked 1st, 6th, 15th, 50th, 52nd and 68th out of 72 High School teams and 4th out of 9 Middle School teams. Unfortuneately the Middle school team was knocked out in their first round of finals competition, but it was a great tournament for them. Four of our High School teams made it to the elimination rounds with two making it to the semi-finals, where unfortunately our teams faced each other.
Team 2915V won the semi final and proceeded to the final where they won the NZ National Championship tournament. They also won the Robot Skills competition which is a combination of autonomous programming points and driver control points. At the prizegiving ceremony, our team 2915V where also awarded the Excellence Award, the top award for the highest preforming team in all areas at the NZ National Championships.
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Individual Sports Honours
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Grace Parkinson (Year 10)Grace competed in the Athletics Auckland Junior Championships in Grade 14 over 28th February and 1st March. She achieved 3rd in the 400m, 1st in the 800m and 2nd in the 1500m all with PB performances! Congratulations Grace! |
Rajal Sharma (Year 13)Rajal has been selected to represent New Zealand at the World Archery Oceania Target Championships 2026 (U21 Mens Compound), to be held in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland on 16-19 April 2026. Congratulations Rajal! |
Grace Vashi (Year 10)Grace has qualified to compete at the NZ Track and Field Athletics Champs this Thursday at the Trusts Arena, Henderson. She is competing in the Women's Under 16 Steeplechase and wish her the best for the competition! |
House Sports Day 2026
The House Captains had worked hard to involve all students in the presentation of their House Mascot. They really let their creativity flow and came up with some interesting ideas to impress the judges.
With a rotation of twelve 15 minute events in the morning students tugged, ran, jumped, threw and scrambled to gain points for their house. Teachers were also given bonus point incentives to take part in events and it was awesome to see them taking part in so many activities.
Congratulations to overall winners, Lewis House who discovered participation was the key to success as the whole house ran, threw or jumped to the max!
Special thanks to our PE Department and event organisers, Mr Waddington for providing the sound system, Ms van Niekerk and her team for providing morning tea for the staff while they were all out supporting their houses and Mr Dye for all his help and expertise in organising the event.
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