Arts & Culture News

On 2nd and the 3rd of May 2023, the entire Year 9 cohort went to…

On Tuesday 2nd of May, 4 Rutherford College Prefects, accompanied by Ms Linda Fraser, attended…

“O le ala i le pule, O le tautua” - “The path to leadership, is…

MC4 is a leadership programme aimed towards Pacifica Youth, led by Jeremiah Tauti, and on…

The African Fusion Group and Indian Dance Group - Polyfest 2023. Polyfest made a comeback…

The Pat Hanly Award for creativity, presented by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, is…

Kia orana and kia ora. On Wednesday 23rd November, a group of Pasifika and Māori…

In order to celebrate the end of the school year, the Senior German Class went…

Five students participated in the exhibition; Harrison Reeve (13 Photography), Samantha Vye (13 Photography), Ghazal…

O le ala i le pule i le tautua Leadership is through service Mālō e…

Rutherford College hosted its first Art Show since 2012 on 1st July this year. It…

Our German class had the opportunity to attend this year's German Drama Production at University…

On Tuesday 14th June, six senior students were selected to attend an influential leadership conference,…

Sea Week is an annual weekly celebration of our seas hosted by the New Zealand…

Year 9 and 10 students were very lucky this week at assembly to be able…

Usually Polyfest is a time where all secondary schools come together sharing the stages at…

“E tama e takahi ana i tō whare puapua, ka ea te mate o Poroumata.”…

During the week of 24 May, Gareth Ward, an author, magician and steampunk enthusiast, paid…

Congratulations to the hugely talented cast and crew of Rutherford´s school production ¨You´re a Good Man,…

Malo e lelei, Kia Orana, Ni sa Bula, Talofa Lava, Fakalofa Lahi Atu, Kia Ora,…

Rutherford College Community of Learning team have been developing a student championing programme, Haere Tahi,…

In early May the Year 11, 12, and 13 Reo Māori classes went up north…

Imagine a peaceful, elegant temple. One which had beauty in and around it. This was…

On Monday, 24 May we had the privilege of welcoming author Gareth Ward to Rutherofrd…

On Tuesday, 11 May the year 13 Geography students got close to nature whilst studying…

On the Jubilee weekend, 9-10 April, we saw the first performance by our Tuvaluan group.…

A huge congratulations to our African group for winning the overall Diversity stage award. The…

Rutherford college has an impressive range of cultural groups. Amongst them are the five groups…

The theme at Polyfest’s diversity stage this year was; “healing the mind, body, soul and…

Normally, the Art Exhibitions in the reception foyer of the school involve several students' work,…

Our awesome Concert Band usually competes in the KBB Music Festival however because of COVID…

The Art Department is very proud to announce that we have not one, but two…

On Wednesday, 9 September our Dance students from Year 10-13 performed work that was originally…

Where to start… Hey, everyone! Kingston from the Sad Italians here. So, earlier in the…

Budding Year 13 photography student - Faith Tan, entered the 'Nikon Photo Day' competition last…

Year 10 Drama have been exploring different roles to perform from Bradley Hayward's play Note…

Talofa lava, Malo E lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu and Kia Ora, In light of the…

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 saw the return of the annual Fia Fia Night at Rutherford…

On Wednesday, 11 March our Cultural Groups participated in our annual Fia Fia Night. The…

Talofa Lava, Malo e lelei, Bula Vinaka, Fa’akalofa lahi atu, Kia Orana, Kia Ora and…

On Tuesday, 22 October, we held our annual Cultural Awards that took place in our…

Talofa Lava, on the evening of Tuesday, 16 October Rutherford College held our 3rd Annual…

On Thursday, 6 September the Year 12 Chinese class went to Yum Cha to experience…

On Wednesday, 14 August, the Rutherford College Concert Band competed in the annual KBB Music…

Year 11 Drama got to work with Sam Scott, Artistic director of Massive Company who…

The Year 11 Drama students have been working hard for just over a term to get…

On Wednesday, 31 July, the Cultural Committee went to Rutherford Primary to help with their…

Over the past 2 months, the year 12 and 13 drama students have been working…

Over three nights from 3-5 April, Rutherford’s dance department kicked off the year with their…

The African group of 2019 celebrated the culture of 54 African nations through traditional song…

On Friday, 22 March, the school gathered together on the field to view the Indian…

On Monday, 25 February, the Art Department took the Year 10 and Year 11 Design…

Congratulations to Emily Thorn who won the 1st place Youth Award in the mosaic competition…

The Year 13 choreographic showcase titled ‘Turbulence’, was a massive deal for the year 13’s…

Every two years Mrs Taula and teachers of her cluster group "8ve" bring their music…

Revive - Rutherford's second and last studio show of the year was held in the…

On Thursday, 9 August the Concert Band competed in the KBB Music Festival. This festival…

Last Friday the Chinese language classes took a trip to Fo Guang Shan Buddhist temple…

Some of our Music classes were fortunate to have REVERE come in to speak about…

5 weeks of learning, 5 weeks of late practices, 5 weeks of hard work for…

This year’s Kapa Haka campaign went by very quickly, six weeks felt like three.  We…

For music transcends any limits on ability, nationality, religion, or language.  Is is the most…

This year Rutherford’s Indian Dance Group formed as soon as school settled in, and we…

On the 13th of March 2018 Rutherford College held a FiaFia Night in the school…