Te Kura Takiwa o Opononi
Manaakitanga - Respect - Honesty
Ko Tangikura te maunga
Ko Waiarohia te awa
Ko Te Kura Takiwā o Opononi te kura
E titiro ana ki Te Wahapu o te Hokianga Nui a Kupe
Ki te ao mārama
2024 Term Dates
Term 1 Tuesday 30 January - Friday 12 April
Term 2 Monday 29 April - Friday 5 July
Term 3 Monday 22 July - Friday 27 September
Term 4 Monday 14 October - Friday 13 December
Upcoming Events
Term 1
16 April - BOT hui, 6pm
29 April - Term 2 starts
29 April - Powhiri 9am
30 April to 3 May - Papa Taiao wananga - Ngunguru Marae
3 May - Waka Ama Regatta Kohukohu
17 May - Pink Shirt Day
21 May - BOT hui, 6pm
8-11 July - NASA Event
For more dates see our school calendar here.
Whanau Update
11 April 2024
Principal Message
Congratulations to all our hard-working students this term. There are so many accomplishments we have seen this term.
Waka Ama Nationals - Rotorua
Our Waka Ama crew put Hokianga on the map down at Rotorua and those students worked hard on their achievements.
Our girl's team made it into the Semi-Finals Championships!
Our boy’s made it into the Middle Division Finals!
Well done to you all!
2024 Harbour Swim - 8 April
Our brave swimmers took on the Hokianga Harbour this week and all students achieved their goals! Well done to you all for facing your fears and just doing it.
Awesome work!
Te Kohatu o Paki Poa
Matea-Potiki Wikaira-Pia
Melody Woolston
Te Taitokerau Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Festival 2024 Ōkaihau College
Our Kapa Haka Rōpū are just about to perform at Okaihau College tomorrow 11 April we are behind them all the way and look forward to growing this Rōpū for our 50th Kapa Haka Festival at Opononi Area School in 2025. See our Facebook page for information and photos. Their performance videos will be available to view on https://tehiku.nz/
Live stream is available on both days check times on the performance schedule by visiting Te Hiku’s website. The link is available on our Facebook page.
Calendar at a Glance
Term 1:
Swimming Sports
Harbour Swim
School Photos
Waka Ama Nationals
Te Tai Tokerau Festival
Term 2:
Area Schools Sports Tournament
Senior School Ball
Nga Manu Korero Regionals
Matariki Festival
Term 3:
Inter school sports
BOI BEAST Challenge
Open Day
Practice Exams
Term 4:
South Hokianga Junior Kapa Haka Festival
NCEA Exams
Prize Giving
Leavers Dinner