Rutherford College Performing Arts Show Case
Tuesday 4 April and Wednesday 5 April – Rutherford Performing Arts Showcase 7.30pm, follow link to purchase tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing?eid=8990&
Mana Connection for (MC4) Pasifika Youth Leadership
MC4 is a leadership programme aimed towards Pacifica Youth, led by Jeremiah Tauti, and on Wednesday the 22nd of March, a group of Pacifica students spent the day at the Te Pai centre with many others from various West Auckland schools and together we kicked off the first session of MC4 for the year. When we arrived we played a song related ice breaker which pushed a lot of us to talk with the other students and step out of our comfort zone. Afterwards we all gathered together to have a talanoa with Jeremiah about the 17-week long programme and…
Polyfest 2023
The African Fusion Group and Indian Dance Group - Polyfest 2023. Polyfest made a comeback back after last year's Covid19 restrictions that had occurred where no food stalls were operating and no audience to cheer on the performances, creating new bonds and most importantly memories to treasure. This year Rutherford’s African and Indian group had a chance to enjoy themselves. Not only did they watch all of the other performances from different schools, but students had the opportunity to look around and indulge in different cultures' food. Although Polyfest for 2023 didn't have the same Covid-19 restrictions as last year,…
Pat Hanly Creativity Award Winners!
The Pat Hanly Award for creativity, presented by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, is for outstanding creativity and commitment to the Visual Arts. Secondary schools in the Auckland region only can nominate a maximum of two students. Jemima Tichborne and Tyra Ibbott were our two top students to be nominated for this award this year. Both of them are only in year twelve! Both Tyra and Jemima were successful in being selected to receive the award, with Tyra receiving a further award of ‘Highly Commended’. Only twelve students received this additional award, which speaks loudly of the concept and…
University of Auckland ‘Future Me’ Day for Year 10 Māori and Pasifika Students
Kia orana and kia ora. On Wednesday 23rd November, a group of Pasifika and Māori Year 10 students got the opportunity to take part in the ‘Future Me' programme at the University of Auckland (UofA). The ‘Future Me’ programme is an event to inspire and encourage young Pasifika and Māori students to go to university after secondary school. We had the opportunity to hear about the UofA Pasifika and Māori students' journeys at university and attended four different workshops about subjects we may want to study at university in the future. This programme consisted of a variety of workshops to…
Visit to German Restaurant
In order to celebrate the end of the school year, the Senior German Class went out to the German restaurant Mittendrin last Friday night. Together with German language students from Glendowie College and Lynfield College and their teachers our students had a fun night, trying out the German cuisine and putting their German skills to the test by ordering food in German.
Dawn Raids Play written by Oscar Kightley (Ex Rutherford Student)
On Thursday 25th August, a group of young Pasifika Rutherfordians were taken out to the ASB Waterfront Theatre to watch Oscar Kightley’s ‘Dawn Raids’. The ‘Dawn Raids’ is a retelling of what happened to Pacific Islanders living in New Zealand during the 1970s. Many Pacific Islanders came to New Zealand with the aspiration to work and dreams of a better life for themselves and their children. Due to New Zealand's high demand for labour during the 1960s, the Labour government encouraged the migration alongside the employers for as long as the excess labour demand continued. However during the 1970s, New…
Art Student Wins Award at The Trusts 35th Arts Exhibition
Five students participated in the exhibition; Harrison Reeve (13 Photography), Samantha Vye (13 Photography), Ghazal Aghazi (12Photography), Jemima Tichborne (12 Design – portrait painting) and Tyra Ibbott (12 Design – portrait painting).Ghazal Aghazi sold one of her portrait photographs and Tyra Ibbott won 2nd prize in the Youth Painting category with her work ‘Kindness in the face of Adversity’ and walked away with $200! The judge said her painting was “Beautifully handled paintwork and very relevant subject, tenderly handled. The newspaper text thoughtfully frames the figure and the expression of the medical professional is well captured despite the mask”.We are…
Off the Wall
Our studio show 'Off the Wall' performances will be held on the 6th and 7th of September at 7.30pm in the School Hall. Dance students from years 9-13 will combine to produce an exciting variety show including some of their work in 2022. Performing in the Studio Show is part of the Dance department assessment and report grading and also provides an excellent opportunity students to experience live performance.
Tula’i Pasifika Youth Leadership Programme
O le ala i le pule i le tautua Leadership is through service Mālō e lelei, Talofa lava, Taloha ni, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Namaste, Ni sa bula and warm Pacific greetings. Tula´i Pasifika Youth Leadership Programme is a 3 month leadership programme with modules tailored to which were team building and unity and TULA’I VALUES, Identity and Culture, Leadership, Health and wellbeing, Community Project, Resilience, Contribution to community, Financial literacy, Teamwork.Our Programme is held at the NewLynn Community Centre every Wednesdays at 4:30 till 6:30. On Friday 6th May, five Pasifika students, Lua Suena, Leuatea Ioane, June Matau,…