Junior Campus Rugby

The girls’ rugby team were lucky enough to have a special guest, Alena Saili, who inspired them at training.

Māori under-18 rugby camp

Natasha Santos-O’Connell, 17, attended a New Zealand Māori under-18 rugby camp. The camp, for under-18 players, was held in Wellington after a trial back in April. She was was one of two Southland players who attended. “The camp was really good. I learnt a lot of new skills there and made a lot of new […]

Southland Hockey Reps

During the school holidays, Ben O’Connor, Caleb Devery, Ryan Smith, Reihana Unahi and Robson McKee represented Southland at the Vantage National U18 Men’s Hockey tournament in Napier. The girls who represented Southland at the Vantage National U18 Women’s Hockey tournament in July in Christchurch were Emily Kean, Madeleine Lawlor, Anita White, Tylah Templer and Charlotte […]

Taieri College Exchange

Recently we hosted Taieri College for our annual sports exchange. Games were played in great spirits and there were some intense battles! Results Senior Girls Basketball 76-28 JHC Senior Boys Basketball 97-55 JHC U15 Boys Rugby 34-14 JHC Rugby Girls 29-19 Taieri Mixed Hockey 7-2 JHC 9A Netball 27-12 JHC Jnr Boys Basketball 60-20 JHC […]

Into the Woods – Major Production

DIRECTOR AIMEE MARSHALL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CATHERINE FABRE MUSICAL DIRECTOR EMMA JARMAN Thank you to all the Hēmi Hākena whānau who attended performances of Into The Woods, presented to you by the senior campus ākonga. This timeless, yet relevant, piece of theatre is an enchanting and touching look into the nuanced lives of everyone’s favourite storybook […]

Nga Putake Korero – Junior Campus

E poho kererū ana tātou katoa! We are proud to announce that our very own Mahae Johnson has secured 1st place in the Te Reo Māori Tuakana section at the Pūtake Kōrero speech competitions! Ko Hēmi Hākena ki runga, paiā!

New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Brass Band Competiton

A huge congratulations to Daniel Saunders (Year 13) and Hannah Wilson (Year 12) who have been selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Brass Band for 2024. Daniel has been selected for the main band as Solo Tenor Horn and Hannah as a percussionist for the development band. This year’s NSSBB course will take place […]

ShowQuest – Junior Campus

On Tuesday the 25th of June, James Hargest Junior Campus headed to the Civic Theatre for a day of Showquest fun! We had worked on creating our performance, Opportunity Overload, over the course of Term 2 with the help of Senior Campus choreographers Katelyn Street-Wilson, Charlotte Blair, Anahera Unahi and Kayla Harding. Our story focused […]

James Hargest College Ball

Our 2024 Ball was a truly delightful occasion. Special thanks to the wonderful Ms Taylor and Ms Pickering for their leadership and guidance. Thanks also to the dedicated team of dance teachers. We were proud of our class of 2024 and the way they conducted themselves. It was a wonderful evening of glamour and joy.

Year 9 English – Ode to Cookie

9ENG with Ms Paulin have been working hard with their writing skills. As a creative writing task, Ms Paulin baked some cookies for her class and brought them in to create poetry about. The students were asked to go through their senses and then create an ‘Ode to Cookie’. Below is the winning poem, chosen […]