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PADI - Discover Snorkelling Adventure & Discover Scuba Course at Dive Otago

Posted: Saturday April 2, 2016

Early next term we will be taking a small group of students during sport time to Dive Otago and beyond to participate in a two day snorkelling course. This is the first time this has been offered at Tahuna.

Pulse Energy Highlanders Jersey offer

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

The Highlanders 2016 Super Rugby Season is off to a great start, with three home game wins under their belt it’s shaping up to be a great season. Thanks to Pulse Energy, some of our students had a great time in the Kidszone for the Highlanders Vs Lions game on...

Tahuna Triathletes head to Otago Champs

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

Last week Tahuna was represented at the Otago Champs for the very first time. Four top ten finishers was an outstanding achievement.

Literacy Planet

Posted: Tuesday March 29, 2016

Ready for take off!

Brother Design Stars Competition 2016

Posted: Tuesday March 29, 2016

The search for NZ's brightest young talent is on!

So what is a Technological System?

Posted: Monday March 28, 2016

Year 8 Food Technology students concentrate carefully as they evaluate a technological system.

Fabulous Fun in Food Technology

Posted: Monday March 28, 2016

Enthusiastic and excited Year 7 students have experienced their first taste of Food Technology at Tahuna!

An Iron man in the making.

Posted: Monday March 28, 2016

Cole Gibbons is a man on a mission. 3 weeks ago he won the Port Chalmers Year 7 triathlon individual event and last week at the Dunedin Triathlon Champs he added another first and did so in an impressive manner.

Tahuna Netball Update 2016

Posted: Sunday March 27, 2016

Trials have been held and all teams have been selected for the upcoming season, with our first games beginning Thursday 12 May.

Mandarin  Language Assistants enjoying their time at Tahuna and in the Otakou cluster schools.

Posted: Sunday March 27, 2016

Our three wonderful Mandarin Language Assistants have settled into life in Dunedin and are now well involved in teaching in the Otakou cluster. Here, they tell us a little more about it.

Local Grom's Shred At Colac Bay Surf Champs!

Posted: Wednesday March 23, 2016

1st and 2nd place for local surfers, Luke Rogers and Oscar Cameron from Room 16!

Dog Squad with the Otago SPCA

Posted: Wednesday March 23, 2016

Chico and Alex at Dunedin Public Hospital visiting patients at the children's ward.

Room 19's time on camp

Posted: Wednesday March 23, 2016

Room 19 went to Camp Tirohanga in Week 7, here are two students recounts of what we got up to at camp.

Term 1 Tahuna after school Art Classes.

Posted: Tuesday March 22, 2016

After school Art classes are very popular.

Exciting opportunity at the Art Gallery

Posted: Tuesday March 22, 2016

Alex Livingstone and I recently attended an art workshop with Mrs Whitson at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Year 7 Key Rings

Posted: Tuesday March 22, 2016

As well as learning safety protocol of the workshop our Year 7 students have been designing and crafting their own groovy key rings.

Recounts in Room 15

Posted: Tuesday March 22, 2016

Room 15 have been working on recounts. ( We use recount writing to retail events and describe things that have happened)

Current Flag Vs New Flag - What's Your Opinion?

Posted: Tuesday March 22, 2016

Students in Room 9 write their own 'Matters of Opinion' during Reading.

Otago Athletics comes 5th in the Interprovincial Athletics Competition 

Posted: Tuesday March 22, 2016

A number of Tahuna students competed in the Interprovincial Athletics competition over the Easter weekend. Otago came 5th overall, the best in 17 years!

Water Safety

Posted: Sunday March 20, 2016

Tahuna supports Water Safety through our Year 7 and 8 Swimming programmes held at Moana Pool.