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Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. What a privilege it is to be Tumuaki, Principal of Onerahi School.

Onerahi School is a friendly and caring place to learn and work, and sits in a prime position in Onerahi, a seaside suburb of Whangārei. We connect closely to Parihaka, our maunga and Hātea, our awa and we take great pride in being able to walk the lands of our ancestors.

The school is close to Matakohe Limestone Island, Dragonfly Springs Wetlands and the Marine Reserves of the Whangārei Harbour. We make the most of learning opportunities in our local community and contribute to the future of our environment.

Achieving Green Gold status as an environmental school in 2017 recognised our commitment to a sustainable future. We have fruit and vegetable gardens, beehives (our honey is delicious), we make Kawa Kawa balm, and we are continually looking for ways to make improvements. The Garden to Table programme is now in full swing and our tauira are engaging in learning new skills and utilising our produce in the kitchen.

We value people’s culture and identity and their connections to Aotearoa New Zealand. Understanding who we are, where we belong and our relationships with people and places are important aspects of our kaupapa.

Our vision, Onerahi School - A Place to Thrive, drives all that we do at Onerahi School and empowers students, their wh?nau and staff to grow as learners. We are grounded in whanaungatanga, manakitanga and manawa reka as we continue our pathways into the future.

We are on an exciting journey designing a rich local curriculum and building capacity in Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga. As we define Onerahitanga and acknowledge what we do well here at Onerahi School, we invite you along on this journey. This will shape our future together.

At Onerahi School one of the questions we are always asking ourselves is “why” and this has led to a culture of innovation and development. We are recognised in local, national and international circles as a progressive school and visits from teachers, administrators and leaders of education is common. All our visitors recognise and admire the culture they see and feel within the school.

We are proud to work and learn at Onerahi School. Haere mai. Come and see us anytime.

Annmaree MacGregor

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What's happening at Onerahi Primary School?

Upcoming Events in April

Mon 27

ANZAC DAY - School Closed

27 Apr 2026 - 28 Apr 2026

Wed 29

WPSSA Winter Sports

29 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2026

Latest Notices

ANZAC Invite, Kaitiaki Shirts and a Long Weekend

24 Apr 2026

Kia ora koutou,

Our first week after the holidays has built on the success of Term One. Tamariki arrived full of smiles and jumped straight back into their learning. We have a number of exciting events planned for the term ahead and the first one off the ranks is Senior Camp next week. We wish everyone that is travelling to Mangawhai the very best and would like to thank our parent helpers for offering their time in support

With our local ANZAC Day ceremony happening at the Onerahi Community Hall from 11:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday, we have a dedicated group of students attending and presenting a wreath created by the school. If you would like to take part in the service as a member of our kura, the group is meeting at the hall at 10:50am and you need to be in full school uniform. Thank you to Ms Slaney for leading this endeavour and supporting our tamariki. The Onerahi Community Association invites everyone to attend and I’ve attached their flyer to this post.

You may have noticed some explosions of orange around our school. That would be our Year 5 and 6 students wearing their kaitiaki shirts in recognition of the important leadership roles they play in our kura. Alongside the numerous roles they take on (such as road patrol, librarians, wet day monitors, etc.) they are also responsible for modelling our school values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, and manawa reka to the younger members of our kura. Thank you to our Year 5s and 6s.

With that, have a great long weekend and we will see you back here on Tuesday.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Danny Hamilton

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

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End of Term 1, 2026

2 Apr 2026

Kia ora koutou,

As Term 1 comes to a close, we would like thank everyone for supporting such a great start to 2026. It is true that the news can be very challenging to process these days, with a heart-breaking number of people living in unsafe environments. We should all be suitably proud of the space we have created together at our kura. Our tamariki feel safe, heard, and are set up to thrive. We genuinely wish you the very best of times over the break and look forward to sharing tales of adventure when we return on Monday, April the 20th.

Here is a link to the last newsletter for Term 1: Newsletter

Ngā manaakitanga,

Danny Hamilton

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

Neurodiversity Week and the Newsletter

16 Mar 2026

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome to Neurodiversity Week! We have a range of speakers coming in each day this week to share their expertise. Simply arrive at the library at 2:00pm each day and join us for thought-provoking presentations in a supportive environment. Here is the schedule so you can pick the topics that interest you: