What a creative group of staff and students we have with the way they utilised our extended covered deck.  What a great way to keep the energy levels high and balanced with fresh air and exercise on a rather wet day.  Ka pai Jellyman and Coleman classes.

What an absolute spectacle of creative arts, fun memories, and animals of all sorts, for our 2018 Spring Show.  This day is always one of Rapaura School’s favourites as I believe it truly represents the collaborative support that Rapaura School staff, students and family share. I acknowledge the staff who support each child, the students for […]

The entire tamariki group of our kura, Rapaura, participated in the annual Taiopenga Festival on Tuesday 23 October. We had a junior and senior group perform.  The students displayed mana and pride as they confidently displayed there learning of waiata, poi and haka. Throughout the year the tamariki are guided by Kuia Merehira and supported […]

On Friday, to celebrate Conservation Week, Corey Mosen and his famous kea dog Ajax visited Rapaura School. Corey has been working in conservation around the world for more than ten years. His biggest passion is with our native alpine parrot the Kea and Corey has played a significant role in protecting, advocating and monitoring Kea […]

What a great couple of days our six mountain bikers and one basket ball had in Nelson competing against other Y7/8 students of Nelson/Marlborough provinces. I was the lucky one that represented such a fun, determined group of boys who participated fairly and came away feeling proud of their achievements. The mountain bikers had five […]

Congratulations to the two Y4-6 teams who represented Rapaura School at Rugby 7’s tournament today at Landsdowne Park.  A special well done to our competitive team who came home in second place which allows them to travel to Nelson to compete next week. A big thank you to the coaches and parents who supported the […]