As we arrived at Tahunanui with 14 excited children, 3 parent help, Miss Avant and myself, I knew I was in for a fun three days. We unpacked and headed to Rabbit Island to meet Richard de Hamel who supported us as we biked around Rabbit Island stopping off to learn about  fishing, using natural […]

It was so nice to be able to attend an inter-school event in the current climate and see the students from the schools enjoying and sharing their stories.  A big thank you to Giselle Otway who organised the event with the support of the Marlborough Tennis Club. This year we are very excited to share […]

Another amazing day we have had at Rapaura School as we watched our young leaders organise a day of fun activities for us all.  We had yummy sausages cooked for us and each class carried out activities which have been judged.  We finished the day with House Relays. Due to Alert 2 restrictions we were […]

In the end it was great to offer our students a different format of our traditional cross country as the team of staff came together today.  I thank the staff for their input with this. In this day and age, we as citizen need to understand that traditional events will look different and as a […]

Our Monday morning started well with Ruby R sharing the news of her successes over the weekend.  Ruby R was recognised as the most improved junior girls player from all Y7/8 Marlborough teams.  This is a huge achievement and one that Ruby and Rapaura School are very proud of. I asked Ruby what has led […]

Congratulations to the five hockey teams that represented Rapaura School in 2021.  You should all be very proud to have been acknowledged as respectful, skilful and talented players. It is always a proud moment to hear coaches and managers of the teams speak so highly of you all. Congratulations to the Y5/6 team who won […]

A huge congratulations to our team of competitors who participated in the series to win $1000 for our school.  We are all very proud and grateful for the great work and time you dedicated to the series.  It’s great to see representatives from NE right through to Y8.  Ka pai A big thank you to […]