Principal's Panui - 30 September 2022 Kia ora te whanau o te kotuku Earth school – The school for our lifetime. Life on earth is full of opportunities to learn. Often, these opportunities don't feel pleasant. Sometimes they feel downright awful! Here are some relevant words on this topic from an Oprah Winfrey interview with author Gary Zukav. "Even if you're in an encounter that... READ MORE Principal's Panui - 23 September 2022 Kia ora te whanau o te kotuku I share this particular story because sometimes we are surrounded by fog (tiredness) and can be blindly holding fast to a destination or way of doing things when there might be a better alternative. Facing up to the truth Sometimes the truth is staring us in the face but we cannot... READ MORE Principal's Panui - 16 September 2022 Kia ora te whanau o te kotuku 1. GIVE UP 2. GIVE IN 3. GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT Ever since I was a teenager I have loved and lived by inspirational quotes and motivational messages like the one above. I've come to realise recently that there's more than one way of looking at these messages. I realised that the... READ MORE Principal's Panui - 9 September 2022 Kia ora te whanau o te kotuku Tournament Feedback After a two year absence it was so good to be able to have 5 teams from Rutherford heading off to enjoy what tournament week has to offer. For the record we had Prem Netball at UNISS (Upper North Island Secondary Schools) at Lloyd Elsmore Park. Boys 1st XI... READ MORE