Palmerstonian 2019

TE REO MĀORI

Head of Department: Mr J. Strickland
Staff: Mr S. Lambert, Mrs A. Ruwhiu

“Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaao mārama.” have been working alongside the Science, Maths and English
departments to implement Te Reo Māori. It was also an
Nei te mihi matakorokoro ki ngā tauira kua rongo i ngā opportunity to support our teachers and to give them the
werawera o Tāne te wānanga. Mei kore ake koutou e tai mā! confidence they need to deliver a Māori content.

An introduction to Te Reo Māori is about engaging students The school haka and kapa haka also engages the students.
from a holistic perspective. It allows our students to explore One of the highlights in the Year 10 programme was that
and experience the Māori language and its customs within a we trialled a sports content where the objective was to
safe environment.The students find vocabulary activities and learn the rules of a particular sport in the Māori language
games enjoyable.We discuss the importance of pronouncing and to demonstrate the game on the playing field. This was
Māori words correctly, such as student and place names. It is a success.
important because Māori names have specific and in-depth
meaning; it may be an ancestral name or a name affiliating
to an event. Identity and understanding who our students
are and where they come from is important as it establishes
a good foundation for those in search of their own cultural
identity. I believe in order to speak Te Reo Māori, it needs
to be encouraged outside of the classroom and into the
homes. I do understand not many whānau are confident in
speaking the Māori language. However, what I do ask is that
they learn as a whānau; that is the key to success. Recently,
we have been establishing relationships with Rangitāne.
We are fortunate that Te Marae o Hine and Te Manawa are
within walking distance from our school. We were fortunate
enough to have matua Henare Kani of Rangitāne who spoke
about the future of his iwi and the exciting plans they would
like to see.

The Year 9 Haka Challenge was a success. Some staff
members and Old Boys of Palmerston North Boys’ High
School may call this an ‘initiation day’. It has come to the
point where this is student led. The haka mentors and Year
9 students give up their interval and lunch break to perfect
their performance. I must acknowledge our haka mentors
as they have become great teachers and leaders themselves.

This leads into the Community of Learning initiative where I

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NCEA Te Reo Māori
With only one internal Achievement Standard this year,
Whaea Ani Ruwhiu has focused more on the oral component.
She is using various methods to engage students and to
develop their confidence to speak the Māori language.
Through Te Reo Māori, many wānanga (discussions) have
been about the struggles and barriers of the Māori language,
the challenges of their generation, climate change, social
media and the importance of knowing who they are and
where they come from. Although our students are learning in
a mainstream system, we try and take our learnings and how
we look at things from a Māori point of view. Students spoke
about how having two languages gives you an advantage;
Te Reo Māori teaches you the important morals and values
of being connected to whānau and to the land, and being
able to speak English gives you career opportunities as
our ancestors once did, but knowing that there must be a
balance in maintaining both English and Te Reo Māori.

KĪ O RAHI

Coach: Iasiah Harrington-Barlett

Team: Maraki Aumua (C), Hunta Boyes, Chase Maniapoto,
Tama Nikora, Ryder Nuku, Ezra Petley, Tipene Treacy

Based on a pūrākau (legend) of Rahitutakahina and the KĪ O RAHI REGIONALS
rescue of his wife Tiarakurapakewai, the game is a reflection Tai Wānaga Tū Toa hosted the Manawatū-Horowhenua
of ancient story telling at its best. Ki O Rahi is indeed a fast Secondary Schools Kī O Rahi Regional Tournament at its
and evasive game and invites those who can side step, Aokautere sports field on Friday 25 October to decide who
throw accurately, hand/eye co-ordination and perform jump will represent the region in the National Championships in
shots. PNBHS, combined with PNGHS, participated in the
annual Ki O Rahi National Tournament held at the Hastings Northland in 2020.
Sports Park and 34 teams participated. Te Wharekura The Palmerston North Boys’
o Rākaumangamanga from Huntly were the favourites and Girls’ High Schools
throughout the tournament. Our team lost two games out combined team triumphed
of eight, which were both against a strong and talented over the 10  other teams,
Rākaumangamanga side and both losses were very close defeating Dannevirke High
scores. Overall, the team was placed fifth equal. School in the final.
Lafo Takiari-Ah Ching
The results are as follows: was named MVP of the
tournament.
Day 1: 34-8 win against Patea Area School (Taranaki); 33-18 Our PNBHS/PNGHS Team 1
win against Ngā Puke (Taumarunui); 31-8 win againstTKKMO of Maraki Aumua (C), Tama
Whare Tapere (Hawke’s Bay); 17-18 loss against Rākaumanga Nikora, Ryder Nuku, Lafo
(Waikato). Day 2 (Top 8): 10-18 loss against Rākaumanga Takiari-Ah Ching, Tipene
(Waikato); 15-13 win against Te Kuiti. Treacy, Hunta Boyes and
Rākaumangamanga (Waikato) beat NgāTapuwae (Auckland) Jacahn Roberts (PNBHS
in the final to be 2019 Ki O Rahi Champions. Tipene Treacy students) came first place
was selected for the New Zealand Māori Ki O Rahi team. in the Competitive Grade.

Coach Iasiah Harrington-Bartlett was a great role model in Our PNBHS/PNGHS Team 2 of Cody Garton, Blake Chase,
terms of using his expertise to enable the players to perform Manaia Takitimu, Keanu Watson and Boston Scoon Walter
at their full potential. Thank you to Old Boys Kaea Taylor and (PNBHS students) came second place in the Development
Liam Bassick for assisting and supporting Iasiah in his role Grade.
as coach.

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MATARIKI

Ngaro atu te ngahuru
Nāu mai te hōtoke
Kokirikiri mai ngā whetu kamokamo
Whakatau iho ki pae whenua, ki pae tangata.

As autumn disappears,
winter arrives
Matariki shine upon the land and the people.

Matariki was a successful
night showcasing talent
within the school,
including a few new
acts and presentations.
Finn Campbell gave
a small presentation
on his trip to Otago
University, with the
hope he sparked
interest and inspired
students to enrol at
Otago University.
Potiki Watling and
Tipene Anderson gave
a report on their trip
overseas with the
Pūhoro Science group.
Both Caleb Falkner
and Pukeariki Johnson
performed a duet showcasing a medley of songs, and this
year was the first time a junior kapa haka performed to
support the event. The night was also an opportunity to
explain in-depth the purpose of Matariki, particularly the
cluster. There are nine stars in the constellation of Matariki
- Waipuna ā rangi is connected with the rain; Hiwa i te
rangi is the star connected with granting our wishes and
aspirations for the coming year; Waitī is connected with all
fresh water bodies and the food sources that are sustained
by those waters; Waitā is associated with the ocean, and food
sources within it; Pōhutukawa is the star connected to those
that have passed away; Tupu ā nuku is the star connected
with everything that grows within the soil to be harvested or
gathered for food; Tupu ā rangi is connected with everything
that grows up in the trees: fruits, berries and birds; Ururangi is
the star connected with the winds of Tawhirimatea; Matariki
is the star that signifies reflection, hope, our connection to
the envirorment and the gathering of people. Matariki is also
connected to the health and wellbeing of people.

We would like to acknowledge Dr. Rangi Matamua for sharing
his knowledge and his book, Matariki, from where these
explanations and beautiful images came from.

The following senior students received awards of outstanding
prowess.

Tāne Te Wānanga award for leadership, putting other
needs ahead of their own and someone with chiefly
qualities – John Cole

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Te Ara Poutama award for someone who is learning and
improving, determined, motivated and engaged - Soane
Fakahau and Tipene Anderson

Te Whetu Tarake i Te Rangi award for a person of
outstanding character - Ruben Love.

MAU RĀKAU to be improved before completion. However, after six hours,
they finally managed to pull through. Xavier Bowe gained his
Te Whare Tū Taua o Aotearoa. poutoru (Level Three) and performed very well. Papa Leota,
who was our adult student, graded to pouwhā (Level Four).
Taiaha hā!
Taiaha hā! Mau Rākau is not for everyone. It has multiple challenges,
Ko wai rā! but the group overcame them and I am proud of what they
Ko wai rā! have achieved.
He taua nō Tūmatauenga
He taua nō Tū kaitaua E kore rawa te puna aroha e pakoko ki ngā taura pouwhakarae
He taua nō Rangitāne e ngunguru nei! ki a Matua Anaru Keogh rātou ko Matua Earle Karini, ko Matua
Rihari Daymond, ko MatuaTony Brooking, ko Matua Jah Nepe
Apatu, ko Matua Wayne Strickland, ko Matua Wiremu Taitin,
ko Matua Koianake Sharples, ko Whaea Tat Stanley-Mahuru.

Kaore arikarika ngā mihi ki ngā peka katoa i haruru mai
ki Rākautātahi marae. Kua ū ki te kaupapa, kua tipu, kua
whakaara anō i te ngākau o te toa. Nō mātou te honore nui.

Mau Rākau is a vehicle to revitalise the Māori langauge, its
customs and to uphold the essence of our ancestors. Three
wānanga were held this year for our group. Wānanga one
was at Te Kohanga Whakawhāiti in Pahiatua, wānanga two
was held here at Palmerston North Boys’ High School, and
the final wānanga at Rākautātahi Marae in Takapau.

Although the numbers this year were low, it benefited our
tauira (students) in terms of performing at a high standard.
Committment was important. The work and knowledge
handed down to the tauira (students) must be practiced on
a regular basis. Throughout the year, the students slowly
developed their skills in fighting. Apart from their regular
Thursday night trainings, intervals and lunchtimes were
opportunities where they could perfect the art of Mau Rākau.

During the Term III holidays, the students travelled to
Rākautātahi Marae in Takapau where they were put to the
test physically, mentally and spiritually. 150 people attended
the grading. This was also a great opportunity to establish
friendships with other tauira (students) from around the
North Island. Reihana Wetere, Jade Falkner, Aydin Newell
graded for their poutahi (Level One). They performed
extremely well and completed their grading in under two
hours. J.P Rounce, Caleb Falkner and Cody Garton graded
for pourua (Level Two). There were a few areas that needed

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NGĀ MANU KŌRERO SPEECH Results:
COMPETITION 1st Equal Place - Murray & Vernon Club
3rd Place - Kia Ora Club
Ka rere atu taku manu kōrero ki a ngāi taiohi i 4th Place - Albion Club
whakakipakipa i te hunga whakarongo kia wana ai te 5th Place - Phoenix Club
hoe o Taringa. E rere rā taku manu, e rere rā. 6th Place - Gordon Club
Brothers James and Piripi Pinfold-Whanga have a talent
for formal speaking. They represented Palmerston North SUPER EIGHT KAPA HAKA
Boys’ High School at the regional Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech
Contest hosted by Hato Pāora College. Piripi’s topic in the Tomo mai e tai mā ki te whaitua o Rangitāne whenua, o
Korimako English section was “Return to your mountains Rangitāne tangata!
and be purified by the winds of Tāwhirimātea.” In the Sir Turi
Carroll English section, James spoke on the topic, “What is Nei ngā hau o mihi e huri āwhio nei ki ngā kapa i tae tawhiti
the use of knowledge without action?” James was placed mai nō te tonga, nō te uru, nō te rāwhiti, nō te raki
third in the Sir Turi Carroll section. It was great to see an array
of talented speakers within the Manawatū/Horowhenua We were fortunate enough to host the Super Eight Cultural
regions. Three speakers from Manukura and one speaker Festival at Palmerston North Boys’ High School. The Te
from Rangitikei College were placed first and represented Reo Māori Department played a big role at the powhiri
Manawatū/Horowhenua at the National Ngā Manu Kōrero (welcoming).
Speech Competition held here in Palmerston North in
September. Special thanks to Ms. Power and Ms. Morgan Our items consisted of a few topics:
from the English Department for helping these James and
Piripi. While both junior and senior English sections saw a Ko te tira – Kei whea rā ngā manu?
great number of participants, there was still a lack of Māori
language speakers competing in both the junior and senior He poroporoākī ki te huhua o ngā mate kua ngaro i rangi
Te Reo Māori sections. This is due to students not having kua hori ake.
the advanced fluency, students not having the confidence
to deliver a speech in the Māori language and students not During the month of Matariki, it was appropriate to dedicate
having enough experts to support students in terms of a choral to farewell those who have passed away. Especially
crafting and creating. to Elvis Rukuwai, father of Tiwha and Rākaunui who both
attend Palmerston North Boys’ High School, who passed
SHAND SHIELD HAKA COMPETITION away early this year. Tiwha performed a solo in the choral
which made it very emotional and did a fantastic job.
Takihia te ara whānui
Te ara o Tane Rore. Whakaeke – Tomo mai ki Rangitāne.
2019 was the first year an inter-club haka competition had
been done. It is not often the haka is performed as a whole Tēnei te reo pohiri ki ngā kura katoa kia whakaeke mai ki te
school. This was an opportunity for students, particularly the whaitua o Rangitāne
senior sector, to refresh their memory. Student participation
was definitely a highlight, demonstrating intensity and The entrance was a welcome to all schools into the area of
portraying our school values and its philsophy through haka. Rangitāne.
Thank you to Tipene Waihi, Principal of Tāi Wānanga Tū Toa,
who assisted with this event. Waiata-ā-ringa – Taku tama kori.

He waiata whakawhanake i te toa mai i tōna tamarikitanga
tae noa ki tōna pakeketanga.

The action song performed was about the stages of
becoming a warrior and how the values of our ancestors are
important today in everyday life.

Haka – Tū mai ki te riri.

Me whawhai tonu tātou mō te reo Māori te take, me pana
ake ngā taupa kei mua i a ngāi tātou te iwi Māori.

The haka was a challenge to learn the Māori language.

Ko te whakawatea – Taku Manu Kōrero.

E mihi ana ki ngā pouwhakatipua o te reo, nā rātou tātou
i ārahi, i whakakipakipa hei oranga. The exit item was
dedicated to those who have, for countless years, fought for
the Māori language, such as Timoti Karetu, Pou Temara and
Wharehuia Milroy who unfortunately passed away this year.

The level of kapa haka performed by all schools was

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outstanding. Rotorua Boys’High School retained the trophy Haruru ana te whenua
for 2019. Māori Performing Arts has given the students Ngaru ana te moana
opportunities to explore other ways of performing kapa Ko Te Piringa e ngunguru nei!
haka, such as incorporating Māori weaponry into the
performances and taking the time to understand what each Te Piringa means ‘the binding’ of the following schools:
item means and how students can portray the messages Palmerston North Boys’High School, Palmerston North Girls’
across. I have seen the students in this subject extend their High School, Freyberg High School and Mana Tamariki. Te
knowledge of tikanga/kawa (traditions and protocols). Piringa Kapa Haka have had a successful campaign this year
with preparation and performance at the 2019 Pae Taiohi
Regional Kapa Haka competition as well as a number of
community and fundraising events.

The students of Te Piringa trained for four months, including
Monday and Wednesday evening practices, as well as five
weekend noho (stayovers). Enthusiasm was evident over the
weeks as students quickly learnt new waiata and haka. The
kapa (group) is continuing to develop with new leadership
in the tutor team this year. Within the seven-item bracket
were acknowledgements of close whānau members of the
Te Piringa whānau who have passed on.

Te Piringa Kapa Haka really outdid themselves at the 2019
Pae Taiohi Regional Kapa Haka competition on Monday 24
June, 2019. Their performance earned them the top overall
placing of the competition, receiving a newly created trophy
that includes a representation of Pā Dawson Tamatea and
Whaea Tiwha Blake. Not only this, but they also came first in
every category that they competed in. They have secured a
place in the 2020 Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Nationals
to be held in Auckland. Karawhiua!

TE PIRINGA KAPA HAKA

PNBHS Members: Tiwha Rukuwai, Xavier Bowe, Potiki
Watling, Chase Maniapoto, Cody Garton, Raukahu Gray-
Sharp, Pukeariki Johnson, Rākaunui Rukuwai, Jatin Lal,
Haimona Maruera.

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TE REO MĀORI TOUR TO THAILAND Performances aside, the sights we saw and the locations
we visited were astonishing. Visiting the Temple of the
Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Strickland Emerald Buddha, which is highly regarded as the most
sacred temple in Thailand and is also where the Thailand
Staff: Mrs A. Ruwhiu King was crowned, was a highlight of the trip. Another
highlight was visiting the province of Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya
Tour Party: Neitana Blissett, Xavier Bowe, Hare Carroll, was the second capital of Thailand, around 300 years ago
Tamati Durie-McGrath, Caleb Falkner, Gerrard Mason, before Myanmar forces evaded and burnt parts of it down,
Raukahu Gray-Sharp, Dominic Hall, Zirae Hyde, including the once popular temples. Visiting the rubble of
Chase Maniapoto, Zeniff Marshall, Reuben McKenzie- what was once a sacred and very well designed temple,
Robertson, Callum Parsons, Rakei Paul, Xavier Phillips, really made the boys feel grateful for where we live. After
Piripi Pinfold-Whanga, Livai Stevenson, Lafo Takiari- 12 days, we had performed at schools, visited temples, jet
Aching, Tipene Treacy, Potiki Watling, Keanu Watson boated to private islands, snorkelled, visited a water park,
dinner cruises, top quality karaoke, ate totally different food,
Ko te manu e kai ana te miro, nōna te ngahere, ko te manu e and most importantly, had amazing tour guides and made
kai ana te mātauranga, nōna te ao. In translation this proverb great friendships. Peace, wellbeing, respect and caring for
encourages us to understand who you are and where you others are strong values that the Thai people uphold. That
come from, then learn the knowledge that the world has to is something we can improve on here in Aotearoa. We also
offer. This tour gave the group an opportunity to showcase need to be grateful and appreciative of where we live. We
to the world the beauty and essence of the Māori culture need to be thankful that we live in a country where it is not
through kapa haka. It was also a chance for us to immerse overpopulated, where nature surrounds us, where classes
ourselves in another culture. The organising of the tour are at a maximum of 30 students compared to 40, even 50,
consisted of whānau support, a strong student commitment students in Thai classes.
and a small collective was created to discuss the purpose of
the tour and what it may look like. On behalf of the students, I would like to thank Mrs. Martin,
Mr. Truter, Mr. Retemeyer, Mrs. Julian from NZ Travel Brokers,
It took a few whānau-led fundraisers throughout the months Mrs. Wenham, Pā Josh and Whaēa Ani for carrying the
to alleviate costs for this tour and before we knew it, we were paramount responsibilities to ensure the tour happened. A
flying to Thailand. We were excited but nervous at the same huge thank you to Hearts and Minds International Educated
time as for some boys, they have never journeyed outside Ltd., who were the organisation in Thailand who created
of Palmerston North, let alone Thailand. After a 14-hour the 12 day tour for us which was full of school visits and site
flight from Aotearoa, we finally arrived into Bangkok. The seeing that we will always remember.
heat was a challenge at first; leaving New Zealand where
it was a cool 10 degrees to arriving in Bangkok where the Whiua ki te ao, whiua ki te rangi, whiua ki ngā iwi katoa.
temperature was between 34 to 36 degrees. Outside the Let the Māori language and its culture be seen and heard. 
Bangkok airport, we were greeted with an airconditioned
bus which undoubtedly made us feel more at home. After
a day’s worth of travelling, we were stoked to be able to get
some rest at our first hotel right in the heart of Bangkok. But
no, we headed straight off to a local cafe for a welcoming
dinner and although we were exhausted, the food definitely
made up for it.

After finding our place and settling in, we began doing what
we went there to do, performing kapa haka. In the span of
four days, we performed at eight schools and a shopping
mall, with the 10th performance being the following week.
The first school was a highlight for the boys. Two minutes
before we arrived, our tour guides Sirintorn and Frank
informed us that there were 2,800 students at the school.
When we arrived there, it all became so real. Just picture
2,800 students all cheering you on, followed by the warm
welcoming of the school’s Thai dancers; it was a crazy
experience.

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TECHNOLOGY

Head of Department: Mr R. Fogarty

Staff: Mr W. Briggs, Mr K. Brockelbank, Mr C. Halford,
Mr. R. Harold, Mrs. N. Fisher, Mr H. Squire, Mr K. Syme,
Mr C. Welch.

TECHNOLOGY WOOD, TECHNOLOGY MECHANICS,
DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION

2019 has again proven a busy and exciting year for the
department as a whole. Student numbers continue to
grow as more young men consider career pathways offered
through the subjects we offer. After several years of planning,
Design Visual Communication (DVC) was able to purchase
a laser cutter. This large piece of equipment will be a huge
asset to the department and is capable of cutting a variety
of different materials. A big thank you to both the Rector and
the school Board ofTrustees for their support and investment
in this substantial piece of technology.

Chase Heta-Mark and Samuel Masoe with the new school Staff Farewells
laser cutter Unfortunately, this year we must say goodbye to three staff
within the department. Mrs Niki Fisher, Mr Chris Welch and
The senior Construction class continued their rather Mr Craig Halford. I am incredibly thankful for your efforts
sizable goal of building a classroom. At the end of 2018, and contributions in the department. Your enthusiasm and
the students had erected the wall and roof framing. With genuine passion for the subject area is appreciated and will
continued effort, the students were able to complete the be built upon.
monumental task by the end of Term II 2019. This is an
incredible undertaking and one that I continue to pinch Mr Halford teaching a Year 9 DVC class
myself over. Often when showing the completed project
to members of the community, I am asked the question
“did the students build the entire project?”. This project has
proven incredibly enlightening and serves to remind us
as teachers what exactly our young men are capable of. I
must again thank the school Property team, Rector and the
school Board of Trustees for their support. There is no book
regarding school students building a classroom and there
was an incredible amount of trust handed to the department
to produce a quality product that everyone can be proud of.

Mr Halford teaching a Year 9 DVC class

Proud to help with scaffolding projects at PNBHS. Big and small!

CULTURAL AND GENERAL ACTIVITES

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PNBHS NEW ZEALAND CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
REPRESENTATIVES 2019

Joe Inman New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Brass Band – Principal Cornet
Carson Taare New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir (Male Leader)
Carols Fung New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir
Sebastien Cave New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir
Antariksh Nag New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir
Oliver Inman New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir
Douglas Bilsland New Zealand Foundation Youth Pipe Band
Reuben Bilsland New Zealand Foundation Youth Pipe Band
Ciaran Carroll New Zealand Youth Jazz Orchestra
Liam Peck New Zealand Youth Jazz Orchestra
Ray Su New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Orchestra

CHESS

CHESS
Back Row: Eli Hancock, Keegan
Leask, Ms C Belton (Teacher)
Front Row: Alex Clayton, Ciaran
Egan, Paul Kaiser, Ahmad
Barzak, Tommy Lu

Manager: Mrs C. Belton Paul Kaiser (C) with the Manawatu Regional
Chess Trophy
Team: Tipene Anderson, Ahmad Barzak, Alex Clayton, Ciaran
Egan, Eli Hancock, Paul Kaiser, Keegan Leask, Tommy Lu, Sol
Ross, Ian Teoh

2019 has been a relatively successful year for our Palmerston North
Boys’High School Chess teams. Aside from running chess club twice
weekly in lunchtimes, all regional and national competitions saw us
entering at least two teams.

Towards the end of Term II, PNBHS entered three teams into the
Manawatu Regional Chess Competition, held at Feilding High
School. At the conclusion of the competition, PNBHS held both
first and second placings, which qualified them for the National
Chess Championship later in the year. It also secured the Manawatu
Regional Chess Trophy for the 39th year running – an amazing feat;
here’s hoping next year will mark the 40th year in a row that PNBHS
retains the title. At this competition the following students were
awarded Most Valuable Player medals: Tipene Anderson, Ahmad
Barzak and Paul Kaiser.

This year, as part of the Super Eight Cultural Festival, we had five of the
Super Eight schools compete in the Super Eight Chess Tournament:
Hamilton Boys’, Napier Boys’, New Plymouth Boys’, Tauranga Boys’
and Palmerston North Boys’. As host school, we entered an A and B
team to even the draws. Our participants were as following: A team:
Sol Ross, Eli Hancock, Keegan Leask and Ahmad Barzak; B team: Alex
Clayton, Paul Kaiser,Tommy Lu andTipene Anderson.The tournament
commenced at 2:30pm on Friday, 17th May, in the College House

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Function Room. Round 7 concluded at 6:40pm that evening of the twenty national teams that participated. However, it
with Hamilton Boys’ in the lead and Palmerston North Boys’ was the first time in a long time our teams could participate,
following closely in second. Round 8 commenced the due to the locality of the event.
following morning at 9am and concluded with Round 10 at
11:50am. Hamilton Boys’retained their winning title from the My acknowledgement goes out to all our players who
year before taking first place, with Palmerston North Boys’ conducted themselves professionally in all competitions,
and Tauranga Boys’ coming in at second and third placings, demonstrating sound sportsmanship.
respectively. Our Most Valuable Players were Sol Ross and
Ahmad Barzak who shared equal match points.

In the final week of Term III, several of our chess
students participated in the Manawatu Individual Chess
Championships held in Feilding.Their results were as follows:
Ciaran Egan gained first place and was named Manawatu
Chess Champion, Eli Hancock gained second place, Ahmad
Barzak gained fourth place and Keegan Leask gained fifth
place.

Finally, during the first weekend of the September School
Holidays, the New Zealand Interschool Chess Finals were
held at PNBHS. This meant that our A and B teams could
enter as they placed in the Regional Competition earlier in
the year. Unfortunately, they placed 9th and 12th place out

CREST TO CREST CHALLENGE

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Barwick the mountain bike track that we would then stay on for the
Staff: Mr D. Brockenshire, Mr P. Finch, Mr B. van next 60km. The Raurimu Kaitieke Road was filled with long
Stipriaan stretches of downhill gravel road and hard long uphills that
proved tough for a number of boys. After grinding through
22km Run - Luke Scott the hardest parts of the track, we all managed to find our
On the 11th of February, 19 boys departed Palmerston North rhythm and keep a good pace for the rest of the ride. The
for Mount Ruapehu to begin what would be one of the last 10km of the ride was filled with uphills and downhills,
hardest physical weeks for a lot of the lads. The first leg was but the boys kept pushing on. As we heard the sound of the
a 22km mountain run around the base of Mount Ruapehu. Whanganui River below, we knew the end of this bike was
It was a dusty, undulating run with the boys being forced to ending, so the boys really picked up the pace and battled
walk at a quick pace due to being unable to do the actual our way to the finish where we then got ready to start the
mountain run to keep the record fair for past years. Once we canoe leg.   
began to run, the dust followed us, and we flew along at a
quick pace. We would have been visible from above as a dust 100km Canoe Leg - Max Zander
cloud that moved across the plains surrounding the Desert After arriving in Whakahoro, the boys fuelled up on a much-
Road. As we began to near the end, some of the slower deserved lunch and began their preparation for the next
runners began to battle but regardless, we made good time one and a half days on the river. The boys were quick to
to complete the run in 2hrs 42mins. We stayed for the night pair up with friends for the two-man canadian canoes, but
at Chateau Tongariro where a good feed of pasta made sure throughout the days, these pairings proved to be impractical.
no one was hungry. Everyone was aware of the week ahead With the river being considerably low and a lack of flowing
so heading off to bed at 9:00pm was not an issue. water, we were in for the toughest mental challenge the Crest
could throw at us. After 3 hours and 55 minutes of paddling,
70km Mountain Bike - Bryn Gordon we arrived at John Coull Hut.
After a hot and dusty but exciting first day of running the
mountains, the boys were feeling focused and ready to The next day we began our gruelling journey down the
tackle the next leg of the race, a 70km mountain bike ride river to Pipiriki. The uneventful and repetitiveness of the
which was to last the whole of the morning. We started Whanganui River was starting to take its mental toll on the
the bike from Chateau Tongariro and then made our way boys. In the 30 degrees heat, exhaustion started to kick
downhill through the National Park, where a couple of the in during the later stages of the canoe. Luckily, we were
boys reached up to around 70mph on their bikes. After a greeted by numerous rapids during the final 10km stretch
fun 10km of fast downhills, we then found ourselves on which livened the boys up. One specific rapid managed

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to capsize all but two of the canoes, Jack Gibbs, Joshua 24km Run - Ethan Johanson
Ellingham, myself and Jackson Woodcock being the only After a relaxing but somewhat anticlimactic night at home
survivors alongside Cassius Henman in his kayak. After this with family due to the marae being used already, the lads
setback, the boys powered through the final few kilometres met together for the last day of what may be the most
to finally reach solid land after a total of 12 hours and 49 challenging task we will ever accomplish. With the record
minutes. This leg of the Crest to Crest was undoubtedly the out of sight, it would have been easy for us to give up and
toughest mental challenge for most of the boys due to its pretend as if we were not trying. However, we had been
repetitiveness and considerably long time on the water. selected for Crest to Crest for many reasons and mental
toughness was one of those; giving it up is not the Palmy
170km Road Bike – Jack Pinder Boys’ way.
The nerves within the group were high with the thought of
riding 170km from Ohakune to Feilding. We all knew the day After a quick warm up, we set off at a decent pace,
was going to be long and hot with temperatures expected to encouraged by the thoughts of getting home and running
get into the high 20’s. Before our official time even started on through the school gates. However, before the Year 9’s could
the ride, we had already blown a tyre. We were hoping this welcome us, we welcomed the rain for the first time in the
was going to be our only mechanical for the day. However, week, a refreshing change to the searing heat all day long.We
little did we know what the rest of the day had in store for us. reached our first drinks break just short of an hour, pumped
up that school was a mere 10km away. After another short
Throughout the long ride, the group was met with kilometre break at Newbury School, we pushed through the pains of
after kilometre of road works which impacted our speed the last 5km by belting out some quality renditions of the
and we continued to lose a lot of momentum. With the heat School Song, School Motto Song and Gaudeamus that even
continually rising, by the time the team got to Hunterville Mr. Young would only make us repeat five more times. As the
(halfway mark), we had lost a lot of time with mechanicals shortest of the Crest days, it felt like we got into Palmy in no
and the road conditions. time and running through the gates and being greeted by
the Year 9’s is an unbelievable and unimaginable feeling.
The team regrouped to discuss our slow progress, which
made us more determined to finish the day. After Hunterville, I would like to personally congratulate my Crest brothers for
we were met with less roadworks and the group showed completing such a massive event in the face of the worst
courage and determination to finish the ride strongly. The weather and luck that could have been possible for Crest to
time for the ride was not what we were expecting, but the Crest Challenge. A crazily low river and enormous amount of
way the team came together in the second half of the ride roadworks took the record away from us, but it was pleasing
was encouraging and gave the boys motivation to finish off to see the determination to finish the challenge as best as we
the final run with a good time. could, with nothing left in the tank for some. We controlled
what we could and, in the legs that weather or obstacles did
not dictate, some very pleasing times were posted.

DEBATING

SENIOR A

Teacher in Charge: Mr L. Ensing

Head of Debating: William Wood

It has been a busy year for the Senior A Debating team,
made up of Andrew Karatea as first speaker, John Cole as
second, and William Wood as third. The team had big boots
to fill given the departure of PNBHS’s multi-year Senior A
team which came before them. Their first competition for
the year was the Central North Island Debating Competition
(CNI) which saw a strong and impassioned performance from
the Senior A, who won four out of their five debates. This
led the team to break into the finals against Wanganui High
School (WHS), a team they had beaten in the previous round.
Debating the rather unorthodox moot, “This house regrets
the norm that children ought to show deference to their
parents”, PNBHS spoke passionately, however was unable
to beat WHS on their home turf, narrowly losing the final
to place second in the competition. Nevertheless, the team
were happy with the result as the Senior A Debating team
had not made it into the CNI finals since 2013. An impressive
performance by Andrew Karatea saw him awarded the
top debater, as well as the best speaker trophy of the
competition, placed as leader of the Central North Island
team, and the award for best style. John Cole also performed
excellently, receiving a highly commended award.

Happy with their performance so far, the team headed into
the Super Eight Cultural Festival, hosted here at PNBHS.
Armed with experience, and bolstered in spirit by debating
on their home turf, the team won against Tauranga Boys’
College and Rotorua Boys’ High School to make it into the
finals against Napier Boys’ High School. The team won the
coin toss and elected to affirm the moot that “This house

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supports the genetic modification of human embryos”. Overall, the Senior A Debating team is proud to have
Through well-crafted argument and teamwork, the Senior represented the school the way they have this year. Re-
A won the finals, bringing the trophy back to PNBHS after establishing debating at PNBHS has been their long term
a seven-year hiatus. William Wood hit his mark this time goal since Year 11, and are pleased with the reformation of
around; in an impressive performance he was awarded best the PNBHS Debating Council to manage debating-related
speaker of all three debates. affairs, as well as the introduction of fortnightly school
debating. They were also pleased to help with establishing
The Senior A also faced off against Napier Boys’High School two Year 11 and 12 Debating development teams to ensure
and Wellington College in the traditional school exchanges. that the school’s rich history and tradition of debating
The team were unable to overcome Wellington’s traditionally continues upon their departure. William Wood enjoyed
strong debating might, leading to a disappointing, but fair his tenure as PNBHS’s  inaugural student head of debating
loss for the team. However, the team once again saw success and was happy with the progress that was made during
against Napier, winning the exchange by a close but clear the year. Ms. Mann, Mr. Hop-Wo, Mr. Ensing, and Ms. Power
margin.  should all be congratulated for their exemplary efforts in
bringing debating back to life at PNBHS. Their dedication
and support for the Senior A this year has been incredible.
The team was lucky to have worked alongside such an open
and cooperative group of innovative teachers this year, and
looks forward to watching PNBHS debate in the future.  

SENIOR GREY DEVELOPMENT

Teacher in Charge: Ms J. Mann

This year has been a great season of debating for the
Senior Grey team. The team consisted of Blake Storrier as
first speaker, Ollie Gillespie as second speaker, and John
Hopcroft as our third speaker. It has been an enjoyable
learning experience and we have grown both as a team and
as individuals throughout the year.

The season started-off with the Central North Island Debating
Competition in Whanganui. This competition was held over
two days and we were incredibly successful, even managing
to beat our own Senior A team. This was a tremendous feat
that we will never forget (and neither will they, I’m sure). This
set off the year with a strong start, as we earned third place
at the competition.

Throughout the school year, we continued to sharpen
our skills and work together by attending both debating
workshops and Debate Club, held every second Wednesday
after school. This enabled us to get a couple of practice
debates in every month, as well as focus on strengthening
our weak areas. These skills came into play in the Manawatu
Schools Debating Competition (MSDC) throughout the year,
where we went up against debate teams from schools within
the area. Our first debate was a bit disappointing as our
opponents defaulted at the last minute. Luckily, our second
debate proved to be much more rewarding. Our opponent
this time was a formidable team from Wanganui Collegiate.
With the moot “This House would use nuclear weapons as
a deterrent”, we took a strong stance as the negating side
and managed to win. Unfortunately, after continuing on into
the semi-finals, we got knocked out early. However, we as a
team have taken away a lot of much needed experience and
made some fond memories too.  

By Ollie Gillespie

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SENIOR BLUE DEVELOPMENT day. Overall, it was a good year with lots of improvement
from all three speakers with development in both style
Manager: Ms S. Power and confidence. It was a great year for learning. We wish to
express a special thanks to Ms. Power for taking the time to
PNBHS Development Blue team were new to the senior mentor us this year alongside John Cole. 
debating style and competition of limited preparation
this year. Members Fahim Masud, Callum Whitley and By Lucas Grapes 
Lucas Grapes made up the team at first, second and third
speakers. Both Callum and Fahim matriculated from the
junior debating competition this year, with Lucas joining
them as a first time ever debater. The team has competed
in both the Central North Island Debating Competition
and the Manawatu Schools Debating Competition (MSDC).
This year we have each learned a lot and developed  our
unique debating style by gaining valuable experience from
watching and working with the Senior A team.

Approaching the MSDC, we were incredibly determined to
match or beat our brother team, Development Grey. To make
it to MSDC, we had to win three of the four previous debates.
Whilst we made it through the first round of knockouts, we
in turn were knocked out in the second debate of the finals

JUNIOR DEBATING

DEBATING – JUNIOR TEAM
Back Row: Mr D Hop Wo, Jonathon Hillas, Benjamin McQueen-Davies, Dr S van Eyk, Mr A Ducre
Front Row: Camille Chemasle, Brandon Lee, Muhammad Huzaifa, Lucas Richardson, Fletcher Tindle
Absent: Alex Hindmarsh, Torrence Cheung, Isaac Grant, Henry Yan, William Duncan, Thomas Malone

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Hop Wo our school: Aoraki, Mount Taranaki, Mitre Peak, and Mount
Ngauruhoe.
Debating is a popular cultural activity throughout the
Manawatu-Whanganui region, with a strong following at JOHN PRESTAGE DEBATING
Palmerston North Boys’ High School. At the Junior level, COMPETITION
students take part in the John Prestage Junior Debating
competition wherein they debate against other teams Teacher in Charge: Ms J. Mann
from Whanganui, Martin, Feilding, and Palmerston North The John Prestage Debating Competition encourages
schools. This year, there were twenty-nine teams registered
in the competition, with four of these teams coming from

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students to develop the skills required to analyse and New Zealand and are well-behaved. Best speaker – Lucas
research a moot (topic), create a structured argument, Richardson.
and engage with opponents through rebuttal under time-
sensitive conditions. It also provides the opportunity to The second round saw them host PNGHS and were narrowly
meet new people and develop friendships between schools beaten in controversial fashion. With the moot set as “This
in the region. House supports an increase in government surveillance”,
the opposition won over the judges with an emotive and
The debate topics given on following page: animated case rather than sticking to the moot at hand. Best
speaker – Muhammad Huzaifa.
The first debate’s moot was “This House believes tourism
in New Zealand is out of control”. Regrettably, the team won the third round when St Peter’s
College defaulted early on. This was a shame as the boys
The second debate’s moot was “This House supports an were looking forward to tackling the issue of banning plastic
increase in government surveillance”.  packaging.

The third debate’s moot was “This House would ban plastic The interschool season was also a 2-1 record. In the annual
packaging”. Super Eight competition, the team faced New Plymouth
Boys’ High School in the first round and were very narrowly
The teams comprised of keen Year 9 and Year 10 students, defeated, again with the moot as “This House supports an
some with no previous experience.   They were split into increase in government surveillance”. Best speaker – Lucas
teams of three/four, and were coached by their sponsor Richardson.
teachers and senior mentors.
The boys rallied for their next engagement, which was an
Throughout the year, our teams both hosted and visited away trip to Wellington College. There they soundly defeated
other schools for their debates, and gained valuable the hosts. In a fairly comprehensive and clear-cut result,
debating experience that they will hopefully carry on to PNBHS successfully affirmed the moot that “radical climate
next year’s season. change activists, such as Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd, do
more harm than good in the fight against climate change”.
MOUNT AORAKI The main thrust of their argument was that while these
groups do attract attention in the short term, their ongoing
Teacher in Charge: Mr A. Ducre antics serve to dissuade people from their cause in the long-
run. Best speaker - Benjamin McQueen-Davies.
The Mount Aoraki Debating team was composed of Lucas
Richardson, Muhammad Huzaifa and Benjamin McQueen- The third and final interschool debate of the year was at
Davies. Composed is a fitting word to use when describing home against Napier Boys’High School where PNBHS again
them, as each member of the team had preparation and triumphed by successfully affirming that“This House would
arguments that were well put together and their delivery on support the widespread usage of facial recognition software”.
the day was always effective throughout the season. While the Napier team did raise points regarding potential
privacy and discriminatory actions, PNBHS deftly refuted
The team competed in the local John Prestage Debating these arguments by pointing to the fact that the technology
Competition and finished with a record of 2-1. In their first is already trusted, improving in accuracy, and secure and
debate of the year, the team travelled to Freyberg High convenient for everyday consumers. Best speaker - Lucas
School and successfully negated that “This House believes Richardson
that tourism in New Zealand is out of control”. Their case was
built on the sound logic that even though tourism is not This year, it has been my pleasure to see the young men
perfect, the relatively small amount of tourists misbehaving of this team grow in their skills and confidence in the cut
was insignificant compared to the amount that come to and thrust world of debating. They have impressed with
both their maturity and imagination, especially when some
serious issues were to be discussed. They worked very well
as a team and should prove to be highly effective senior
debaters next year.

MOUNT TARANAKI

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Van Eyk

The PNBHS Taranki Junior Debate team comprised Jonathon
Hillas, Callum McKinnon, Henry Yan and Jayden Paddison,
and have been ably coached by John Hopcroft, Ollie Gillispie
and Blake Storrier. The team has done very well this year,
winning all three of their debates, and are looking forward
to competing strongly in the Term IV semi-finals. 

MOUNT NGAURUHOE

Teacher in Charge: Ms S. Morgan

Team  Mount Ngauruhoe, aka The Broviat Union, had
a successful year in the John Prestage Junior debating
competition. The team consisted of four Year 9 students
who were are relatively new to debating. The team have
had an enjoyable introduction to debating at Palmy Boys’
and are motivated to continue on next year.    Our First
Speaker alternated between William Duncan and Thomas

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Malone, while William also worked beside Fletcher Trindle
as Second Speaker. Camille Chemasle took on the role of
Third Speaker. All in all, the team took two wins and one loss
over the course of the competition and felt quite proud of
this accomplishment. The boys learned how to debate and
what it involves both at school and in the region in general.
The team’s Senior Mentor was John Cole from the Senior A
debating team, and the boys feel very privileged to have
worked with him. The boys would like to thank both John
and Teacher in Charge, Ms Morgan, for all their combined
efforts and guidance.

By William Duncan

MITRE PEAK speaker, with the role of summarising the team’s case and
rebutting the opposition’s arguments.
Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Hop Wo
The team decisively won their first two debates against
The Mitre Peak Junior Debate team consisted of Torrence Wanganui Collegiate and PNGHS respectively.  At the time of
Cheung, Brandon Lee and Alex Hindmarsh, with Mr. Hop Wo writing, the team is preparing for their third debate against
as the teacher-sponsor. The team members were all Year 9 an experienced Nga Tawa team.
students, and thus had to quickly learn the rules and style
of debating.  Torrence Cheung was placed as first speaker, Congratulations to the team so far this year.  They have grown
with the role of building the team’s case. Brandon Lee was in both ability and confidence, and should be commended
placed as second speaker, with the role of further developing for their effort and dedication.
the team’s arguments. Alex Hindmarsh was placed as third

DUKE OF EDINBURGH HILLARY AWARD

Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Jochem in physical activity, community service and undertaking
an adventurous journey. It has been a pleasure to read the
The Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award is a self-initiated, non- tramp reports and hearing about the activities our young
competitive programme of individual challenge through men have engaged with.
which our students can make constructive use of their
leisure time. It is internationally recognised and students Awards presented this year (at time of writing):
who complete the Gold Award are presented their certificate
at Government House in Wellington. Students demonstrate BRONZE: Steffan Van Uffelen
initiative and commitment to a variety of activities over an
extended time period, including: learning a skill, engaging GOLD: Ajay Bansal and Nicholas Tuck

ILLUMINATE CHRISTIAN GROUP

Teacher in Charge: Mrs M. Papworth the mid-term event where staff and volunteers from Vision
Church cooked hundreds of free hotcakes on the barbecue
Another year has passed for this group which continues to and served them with maple syrup. A real crowd-pleaser!
grow and allows students to mix and mingle in a friendly Some boys queued up multiple times to enjoy the hotcakes.
environment on a Wednesday lunchtime in A2. Thanks to the Thanks again to Mrs. Papworth for her time and for making
youth workers from Vision Church who continue to support A2 and the couches available for the boys.
the group, Nik Dowers and Old Boy Levi Penno in particular.
This year we had two lunchtime promotions in the quad for

JIMMY CARTER QUIZ

Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Richards good general knowledge was essential, and this was evident
in the winning score of 64 points. The team bonded well and
Team: Year 9: Liam Nielsen, Year 10: Lucas Richardson, worked together, representing the school very well indeed.
Year 11: Cyrus Rudd,Year 12: Paul Kaiser,Year 13: Andrew Credit to Liam who was in“beast mode”throughout the quiz.
Karatea I hope that the team will retain the title in 2020.

The team for the Jimmy Carter Quiz performed extremely
well this year and finished first overall in the quiz rankings. A

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MANDARIN CLUB

MANDARIN CLUB
Back Row: Miss J Wang (Teacher), Kevin Chen, Gibson de Lautour, Dr A Tularam (Teacher)
Front Row: Leo Huang, David Wu, Mitchell Liang, Morgan Lee, Kevin Cao

Teacher in Charge: Mr L. Retemeyer
Mandarin Language Assistant: Ms J. Wang
2019 saw the inception of a Mandarin Club at Palmerston
North Boys’ High School which was run from 8:40-9:20am
every Wednesday morning and comprised of more than
30 students. PNBHS is lucky enough to have Ms. Wang, a
Mandarin Language Assistant from the Confucius Institute
at Victoria University of Wellington, who runs the club and
teaches the students Chinese culture and language, such
as Chinese calligraphy, Kungfu, Paper-cutting, Chinese
lanterns as well as some traditional food. In addition, they
also learned about the daily life in China. During the New
Zealand Chinese Language Week 2019, some students from
Mandarin Club performed the Chinese traditional song, Mò lì
huā, in assembly and also ran a Chinese Language Fair where
the students had stalls of dumplings, calligraphy, Gianzi kick,
Kungfu fan, making Peking Opera masks, Chinese paper
cutting and Tai Chi. Meanwhile, the club held many different
workshops about China to increase both students and staff
knowledge and understanding about Chinese culture.

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PASIFIKA CLUB

PASIFIKA GROUP
Back Row: Samuel Masoe, Ben Sefo, Tutangiora Mafi, Telson Liuvaie, Ryan Pale, Sili Toa
4th Row: Sione Falevai, Raymond Tuputupu, Pulotu Toumohuni, Zac Engu, Lisale Talamaivao, Elijah Rahui, Samisoni Tonu,
Vincent Patelesio
3rd Row: Oscar Peters, Jonathan Neemia, Nasi Manu, Feleti Sae-Ta’ufo’ou, Sione Latu, Lawrence Leung Wai, V J Tauli, Javahn
Stevenson, Lance Whippy
2nd Row: Miss K Tutavaha (Teacher), Lave Miller, Kereta Fuafiva, Tui Kaisami, Manu Latu, Lisiate Kilisimasi, Christian Alefaio,
Viliami Oliveti, Tevita Fakahau, Mr L Mafi (Teacher)
Front Row: Dion Tafa, Seth Te Hore-Gardiner, Darius Mafile’o, Aaron Ioane, Soane Fakahau, Sheriff Isopo, Nathan Emeck,
Piutau Halafa’u, Simione Togoloa
Absent: Junior Taumaoe Faagi, Elijah Lokeni, Chance Malu, Joseph Samuelu, Leopoli Sinamoni, Livai Stevenson, Vealata
Tongati’o

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Teachers in Charge: Miss S. Eastmure, Mr L. Mafi, Miss The first event for this year was hosting the New Zealand
K. Tutavaha Super Eight Cultural Festival. The PNBHS Pasifika group
participated in this competition for the first time but not in
Pasifika Leaders: Nathan Emeck,. Soane Fakahau, Aaron a competitive capacity.
Ioane, Sheriff Isopo, Chance Malu
It was great experience for our boys who will be eagerly
Year 13 Support: Darius Mafile’o, Seth Te Hore-Gardiner waiting for this in 2020. Our Pasifika group was also involved
in Matariki, an annual event which celebrates Māori NewYear
Year 12 Support: VJTauli, LisaleTalamaivao, Elijah Rahui, and making links with our Pasifika ancestors. A highlight
Feleti Sae-Ta’ufo’ou, Raymond Tuputupu for us was one of our Pasifika leaders, Soane Fakahau,
receiving the award Te Ara Poutama for displaying great
PNBHS Pasifika Club continues to grow in numbers and its determination, leadership and motivational skills.
successful identity within the school and wider community.
This year’s success was all due to the hard work, leadership
and vision of our Pasifika Leaders Council and their families.
Special thank you to Folole and Sisavaii Muliaga, we
appreciate your time and guidance throughout this year’s
cultural journey.

Our Student Leadership Council was established early in Our relationship with Massey and Victoria universities
Term I and met regularly during Terms I, II and III. Goals were continues to flourish with one to two-day workshops for
set, and pathways were put in place to achieving them. our Year 12 Pasifika students, where the focus is on gaining
knowledge of history, identity, cultural traditions, and
language in Samoa, Tonga, Niue and NZ Pasifika contexts.
Year 12 students who attended this course provided
feedback on how inspiring it was to hear about their Pasifika
ancestors, as well as looking up to past leaders in the Pacific
to find motivation.

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Pasifika Trades Day was an outstanding initiative from
our Careers and Gateway Departments. Our young men
spent the day visiting different trade organisations around
Palmerston North in order to give our Pasifika group an idea
of what the trades look like outside of school. The Pasifika
Trades Day was formed to coincide with Subject Selection
Week, aiming to provide our young men with opportunities
to gain an insight into their pathways for 2020 and beyond, as
well as possible future career aspirations. Pasifika Trades Day
included visits to The Building and Construction Industry
Training Organisation (BCITO), providing apprenticeship
and supervisor qualifications for the New Zealand building
and construction industry; Brokenshire Plumbing with
David Brokenshire who is an Old Boy of PNBHS; ETECH,
which specialises in steel engineering, using fabrication
and laser cutting technology to manufacture an extensive
array of products for commercial use through to the visual
arts; and the Hopkins Farming Group, where the boys were
learning about farming machinery and engineering. A big
thank you to the trade organisations who opened their doors
for our Pasifika students. They aim to offer opportunities
for students to look at other careers supporting themselves
and their families. Trades and apprenticeships also offer
scholarships and bursary to pay for all training.

A great example is Pasifika leader, Chance Malu, who was Another focus for PNBHS this year was to celebrate our
involved in the Gateway Programme this year. In Year 11 culture within our Pasifika group. The Cultural Promotional
and 12, Chance was unsure what he wanted to do after he Video achieved this and more. We have over 100 Pasifika
completed Year 13. Chance spent the year with LW Electrical students at PNBHS and they are creating a successful and
Ltd. undertaking his Gateway Placement where he gained loving environment where our Pasifika students are able
practical, hands-on experience of a variety of differing tasks to be themselves and flourish in the best way possible. The
faced daily by an experienced, qualified electrician. Chance
has since received a formal offer from LW Electrical Ltd. of an
Electrical Apprenticeship beginning in 2020. We wish Chance
all the best as he leavesYear 13 and moves into the workplace.
Chance was also selected in the U18 Hurricanes team.

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bonds between the Pasifika students are extremely strong Cinematography 2nd - Soane Fakahau; Debate 3rd - Nathan
and they are providing constant support and encouragement Emeck, Lisale Talamaivao and Vealata Tongati’o; Junior
to one another in what is a strong ‘PB’ family environment. Essay 1st - Telson Luivae; Senior Essay 1st - Elijah Rahui;
Niuean Speech 1st - Telson Luivae; Tongan Speech 1st -
Finally, the Pasifika Fusion Festival was again one of the Tevita Fakahau; Junior English Speech 1st - Telson Luivae;
biggest highlights in our calendar. A total of 52 boys in our Wearable Arts 2nd - Soane Fakahau; Cultural Performance
Pasifika Club participated in this year’s festival and produced 2nd; Overall Placing 3rd.
some outstanding results. Pasifika Fusion Results:

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PASIFIKA FUSION FESTIVAL

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RENAISSANCE MEN

RENAISSANCE MEN
Back Row: Thiliner Ariyaratne, Travis Adkins, Ciaran Egan, Cody Larsen, Jason Lau
2nd Row: Campbell Jackson, Callum Walcroft, John Cole, Josh Ellingham, Caleb Martin, Andrew Karatea, Ahmad Barzak,
Mr K Benn (Teacher)
Front Row: Joe Reddish, Ethan Johanson, Nikhil Banerjee, William Wood, Max Zander, George Reddish, Ajay Bansal

Teacher in Charge: Mr K. Benn as well as specialist course information regarding engineering
and science opportunities at Canterbury University. This
The Renaissance Men: was an engaging time and an outstanding opportunity for
Travis Adkins, Thiliner Ariyaratne, Nikhil Banerjee, Ajay them to make informed choices about their post-school
Bansal, Ahmad Barzak, John Cole, Ciaran Egan, Josh destinations. Further to this goal, there was another field
Ellingham, Campbell Jackson, Ethan Johanson, Andrew trip to Auckland University in August of this year. This was a
Karatea, Cody Larsen, Jason Lau, Caleb Martin, Antariksh very informative time thanks to the generosity of Auckland
Nag, George Reddish, Joe Reddish, Callum Walcroft, University. One of our number, John Cole, went even further
William Wood, Max Zander afield; to Bulgaria on a science and mathematics research
scholarship.
The Renaissance Men is a group of identified top scholars
who have completed their University Entrance by the end During the year, the group was encouraged by several
of Year 12 as well as earned at least one scholarship in Year expert workshops on Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
12, or shown themselves to be particularly talented within a and Academic Writing delivered by PNBHS teachers Mrs K.
specific discipline. This year, PNBHS was fortunate to have a Pfeffer-Marshall, Mr P. Mills and Mrs A. Nixon. These proved
significantly large group of such young men who have given to be highly successful workshops and have encouraged
of their best academically throughout the year. many of our students to broaden their horizons with respect
to the Scholarship examinations. We are extremely grateful
This group has enrolled in a wide range of university to these talented and generous members of staff for their
papers this year through Massey, Victoria, Waikato and contribution to the programme.
Canterbury Universities. Their studies have included the
fundamental sciences as well as papers in the humanities Our Renaissance Men are busy citizens of the PNBHS
such as Philosophy and International Security. There community ranging from highly successful sportsmen
were three pioneer programmes this year, being Victoria and artists to musicians, as well as being engaged with
University Physics, Canterbury University Mathematics and political activities such as the Model United Nations and
English Literature through Waikato University. Our English Commonwealth Heads of Government exercises at the
enrolments were particularly interesting as this is the first Beehive in Wellington; even, as William wood experienced,
time that we have had a cohort enrol for any tertiary paper being invited to deliver a TED Talk which is broadcast around
in this subject. As with all our university enrolments, the the world. They are students who are recognised for the
students excelled themselves and impressed the university achievement throughout their preliminary years at PNBHS
professors with their ability. and are carefully selected on merit, not by application or any
form of lobbying.
In July, the Canterbury University Mathematics students
visited the campus for advanced workshops in Mathematics

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VEX ROBOTICS

VEX ROBOTICS
Back Row: George Ambridge, Thomas Rosendale, Joshua Gravit, John Cole, Rohan Sharma
2nd Row: Ben Richards, David Zhou, Brandon Winter, Thanh Nguyen, Nicholas Dewhurst, Israel Bailey, Ethan Shingleton,
Mr D Liengme (Coach)
Front Row: Josh Berry, Daniel Fletcher, Griffin Roberts, Anthony Brown, William Giles, Rory Johnson, Taane Jenkins

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Liengme

Teams:
Palmy Steel (S): John Cole (13), Rohan Sharma (13), Thomas
Rosendale (13), Joshua Gravitt (13), , and Oscar Wight (12),
George Ambridge (12), Nicholas Dewhurst (11), Ethan
Shingleton (11).

Palmy Iron (R): William Giles (10),Brandon Winter (10), David
Zhou (10), Rory Johnson (10), James Dean (10)

Tungsten (T): Harrison Williams (9) , Ai Winters (9)

Uranium (U): Josh Berry (9), Jonathan Stone (9), Jonathan
Hillas (9)

Vanadium (V): Daniel Fletcher (9), Taane Jenkins (9)

Vex Robotics at PNBHS has grown into an activity with The 2019/2020 game is called Tower Takeover. This involves
approximately 20 students ranging from Year 9 to Year 13, teams attempting to pick up cubes approximately 150mm
with the older students serving as mentors for the new and stacking them in the goal zone. Teams are currently
students. This continues to offer an alternative for those at various stages of development with their robots and
who do not partake in the traditional sports. 2019 has seen have participated in several scrimmages during the year, in
a marked increase in the number of Year 9 students signing order to test the development of their robots. The Regional
up to do Vex Robotics. Several have come from Intermediate Robotics Competition will be held at the end of November,
schools that have participated in the junior Vex programme with the National Championships being held during the last
called Vex IQ. What has been pleasing this year is the higher weekend of February 2020.
than usual retention of the junior students. As a result, we
now have five active teams at all scrimmages held in the
region. This is very good for the future of Vex Robotics at
PNBHS. In 2018, Vex introduced the V5 system upgrade.
This saw a tremendous advance in the Cortex (brain), the
controller and the motors. Thanks to the contribution made
by each student, we were able to purchase two of these
upgrades. Vex remains an expensive sport and in order
to improve and remain competitive, we plan to continue
upgrading the rest of our teams. In order to achieve this, we
will need to continue raising funds.

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The 2018/19 National Robotics Competition was held at
Glenfield College in Auckland. PNBHS entered two robots:
a senior team (Steel) and a junior team (Iron). The “Palmy
Steel” robot was ranked in the top half of their division at
the end of pool play. The nature of the pool play meant that
a few close losses resulted in this team needing to rely on
others to be selected for an alliance in order to progress to
the knockout stages. It was a massive learning experience
for our teams, especially for the young Year 9 team who had
not been to a big tournament before. A good time was had
by all and much needed experience was gained.

The higher than usual retention of junior students and the
excellent progress some of them have made in designing
robots augers well for the future of robotics at PNBHS in
2019 and beyond.

WORLD VISION

Teacher in Charge: Mr A. Lobb that us as humans must look out for one another as they
too are no different than you or I. We have run various
Student in Charge: Jayden Burgess successful events and fundraisers this year to help support
this great cause, such as: The 40-Hour Famine, bake sale
In reflection, the fundraising efforts of the Palmerston North at the Hokowhitu Farmers Market and Palmerston North
Boys’ High School World Vision Committee was driven by Farmers Market, car smashing at school, World Vision Youth
commitment and passion towards the focus on this year, Conference and sausage sizzles.
which was raising funds for nutritious food, water, a place
to live and education for the children of South Sudan. This On behalf of the committee, we would like to thank everyone
will provide relief from the conflict, drought and famine they who has contributed to the fundraising efforts this year. I
have experienced, which has caused them to flee across the would like to thank members of the World Vision Committee
border from Uganda to South Sudan, becoming refugees. for putting their effort into these events and showing interest
in learning about World Vision and what this organisation
We were very privileged to have a strong relationship involves.
throughout the year with Anika Molloy, one of the World
Vision’s Youth Ambassadors, who spoke to the boys and He waka eke noa
encouraged them to think about what is happening around
the world in regards to famine and poverty. It is integral We are all in this together, with no exception.

YEAR 13 MOUNTAIN TRIP

Teachers in Charge: Mr B. Kensington, Mr J. Siebert On Tuesday morning we made our way down to the carpark
bright and early, and I was lucky enough to be in the group
11 – 15 February 2019 doing the Tongariro Crossing. The day was overcast and as
we arrived, it started to rain, but it would take more than a
The Year 13 Mountain Trip is a camp that all Year 13 boys little drizzle to deter us boys. We tramped through foggy
have the opportunity to partake in, and an experience that flatlands, beaten trails, and climbed rocky hills high enough
I will never forget. to make your head spin. However, it seemed as though
mother nature was on our side, for as soon as we made it
It all started, unsurprisingly, early on a Monday morning to the Emerald Lakes, the clouds disappeared and we were
when we packed into buses and set off on our journey to treated to stunning views. We stopped at the lakes for a
Mt. Ruapehu. After a couple of hours ride and a quick stop in much-needed lunch break, then continued down towards
Taihape for morning tea, we arrived at base camp, situated the buses below.The whole endeavour took eight hours, and
on the side of Mt. Ruapehu. Once everything was unpacked, on the bus ride back to our lodges, myself and many boys,
we were split into groups that would stay together in the a habit that we would continue for the rest of the camp.
various lodges dotted around the area. The distance to the
lodges ranged from mere metres from the carpark to small On Wednesday we arrived at the carpark bright and early
treks up the rocky terrain. I myself, was lucky to get one of ready for the infamous day at the Waiouru Army Base.
the closer lodges named Puketoi, which would be my home The day started with a series of tasks all too familiar to us
for the next week. boys: with a sit up and push up test followed by a 2.4km
run, reminiscent of our days in Year 9 and 10 PE. Once we
There would be little time to settle in however, as soon after completed the fitness test, we were all marched over to an
we arrived, we were once again setting off for a leisurely walk area filled with various activities that we would complete
around a nearby lake. A large number of boys took the break in groups. Here, we would soon learn why the Waiouru
at the shore as a chance to go for a dip in the lake, and after day was infamous. The activities ranged from the gruelling
a quick splash and a short walk, we were back on our way tasks of running up and down a hill, carrying barrels over an
to base camp for dinner. Dinner, as we found out, would be obstacle course, and carting various equipment back and
cooked by us boys where we all worked together to cook and forth, to activities that required more brainpower, such as
clean. Over the week, we were treated to such delicacies as judging distances, memory tests, and putting up an army
burgers, roast beef, devilled sausages, Spaghetti Bolognese, tent without instructions. It must be noted that all of this was
and on special occasions, a nice dessert. Bedtimes were up done in blistering heat, so by the end of the activities, we
to us to decide, and many chose to play cards rather than were all more than ready for the main attraction of the day:
turn in straight away. Those who stayed up were treated to the mud run. The mud run consisted of the obstacle course,
a lovely rendition of ‘Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas’, but with an extended path going through a muddy creek.
performed by none other than our lodge’s very own singer- Let me tell you, that cold dirty creek water was heavenly, so
songwriter extraordinaire, Carson Taare.

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much so that I nearly swam through it in its entirety. As most Mount Ruapehu on Tuesday had to turn back two hours in
of the boys were properly covered in mud, we marched over due to ugly weather, only for it to clear up soon after. We had
to a nearby carpark where an army fire truck awaited and we no such problems on Thursday. On our way to the top, we
were hosed down. During this, Mr. Bovey made a surprise passed a few mountain streams, which some boys used to
appearance and was all too eager to help in spraying down refill their water bottles, and we even walked on snow despite
the boys. Waiouru day was exhausting, and once again many it being the middle of summer. By the time we reached the
boys found themselves sleeping on the ride back. peak, most of the boys were shattered, but the feeling of
accomplishment was overwhelming.
On Thursday, like clockwork, we were out of bed and down
at the carpark, ready to begin the final activity of the week, This feeling summarised what I believe Year 13 Camp was
summiting Mount Ruapehu.Those who did not want to climb all about; putting in the hard work to grow as a person and
the mountain had the option to instead do the Old Coach achieve great things, as we all know: nothing is achieved
Road walk, but I was determined to get to the top. Before I without hard work.
said that, I was lucky to be in the group doing the Tongariro
Crossing on Tuesday. This was because the group climbing - Connor O’Leary 13WE

YOUNG FARMERS CLUB

Teacher in Charge: Mr G. Atkin A group of students in the Young Farmers Club had a tour
through the AFFCO meat works at Feilding and had the
Club Leader: Glenn Stringer opportunity to find about some of the wide-range of career
opportunities in the meat industry and some of the current
The Young Farmers Club provides an opportunity for and potential changes to the meat industry as a result of
young men with an interest in agriculture and farming to technology driven change and automation.
pursue their interests. A particular focus is on providing
opportunities for students to explore pathways into careers The ‘Forestry Big Day Out’ provided careers information
in these important New Zealand industries. Another aim about this growing employment sector in the local region.
of the group is to provide leadership opportunities and
to encourage the development of the skills associated Mr Charlie Duncan from Otiwhiti Station Land BasedTraining
with leadership. The success of the club in recent years Agricultural School  presented about the opportunities
has primarily been because of the strength of student available there. He brought recent Old Boy Henry Bennik
leadership, and this year was no exception. Glenn Stringer, with him and Henry was able to give insight into the life of
as club leader, was proactive and was well supported by a cadet at Otiwhiti.
an enthusiastic group of senior students who were keen
to organise opportunities for the young men in the group, Old Boy and recent graduate from the Waipaoa Station
and also to offer encouragement to the younger members. Farm Cadet Training Station Toby Proude presented about
The numbers in the club continue to grow and the PNBHS his experiences and had some great advice for young men
Young Farmers would now be one of the largest co-curricular considering a cadet training pathway.
groups at school. Some of the activities our young men were
involved with during 2019 included: Liaison staff from Lincoln University presented about the
range of pathways into agriculture careers through the
33 junior students took part in a Wetland planting organised university.
by the Freshwater team at Horizons Regional Council,
planting 1500 tress in a little over two hours. The Sort It Careers Expo provided an opportunity to get
information from a range of career and training providers
PNBHS Young Farmer Alex Argyle was selected for a in the Agriculture industry.
cadetship at Pukemiro Station in 2020 and will be one of
the first two PNBHS students to train there. A PNBHS team competed at the Hilux New Zealand Rural
Games winning the Red Band Jandals Race.
Forty young men competed in a regional Agri Sports
Competition Day hosted by Feilding High School. They A bus load of young men had the opportunity to attend the
were challenged in a variety of theory and practical based Central Districts Field Days to find information about future
activities. Although none of the PNBHS teams achieved careers in agriculture and the primary industries.
‘podium places’, Guy Petersen won the Gumboot Throw and
Sydney Diamond was selected as the ‘Junior Competitor of Old Boy Jesse Gunn came into school for one of our Young
the Day’. Farmers meetings early in the year. Jesse began shepherding
at Ngarata Station in Alfredton after leaving school at the
Charlie Lourie, Jordon King and Glenn Stringer were end of 2017.
selected to attend the three-day ‘Raising the Standard’
Teen Ag leadership programme in Napier alongside 11 AgriBusiness was offered as a Level Two subject at PNBHS
other Teen Ag members from the lower North Island. The this year, increasing the opportunities available to young
programme is designed to enhance the skills of emerging men interested in Agriculture.
leaders within school based TeenAg clubs and was run by
NZ Young Farmers. The range of opportunities in Agriculture at PNBHS have
grown significantly in recent years. Alongside the study of
PNBHS Old Boy Joseph Watts made a presentation at Agriculture and/or Horticulture in the classroom, a range of
assembly about his journey from semi-professional STAR courses are offered at Year 11, AgriBusiness at NCEA
sportsman to becoming a Rural Advisor based in the Level Two (and extending into Level Three in 2020), Primary
Hawke’s Bay and a finalist in the 2019 Young Famer of the Industries Trades Academy courses at Year 12, Gateway
Year competition. There were some great messages about courses and farming, or other Agriculture based work
the importance of perseverance, hard work and building experience through the Employment Pathways Programme
relationships. at Year 13.

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SPORT

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PNBHS NEW ZEALAND SPORT REPRESENTATIVE LIST 2019

Benjamin Wall NZSS Athletics team

Jack Watson NZ Tae Kwon Do team

Damon Dickons NZSS Canoe Polo B team

Liam Frost NZSS Canoe Polo B team

NZ U21 Canoe Polo team 

Jakob Parry NZSS Canoe Polo B team

Joe Simpson-Smith NZ Junior Black Sox

NZ U15 Softball team

Jacahn Roberts NZ Junior Black Sox

Ihaia Mulholland NZ U14 Softball team

Boston Scoon-Walter NZ U14 & U15 Softball team

Haimona Maruera NZ U15 Softball team

Ruben Love NZ U19 Cricket team

NZSS Maori Cricket team

NZSS Rugby team

Carson Hepi NZ U19 Mixed Touch team (captain)

NZ U20 Touch team

Thomas Kirk NZ U20 Touch team

Jordi Viljeon NZ U16 Touch team

Maraki Aumua NZ U16 Touch team

Thomas Sun NZ U18 Table Tennis team

Callum McKinnon NZ U15 Table Tennis team

Tipene Tracey NZ Māori Ki O Rahi team

Chisora Hada NZ Trans-Tasman Intermediate Boys Recurve Archery team

KayKay Adeyinka NZSS U19 Football team

Scott Hilson NZSS U19 Football team

Cam Wallace NZSS U19 Football team

Callum Kennett NZ U17 Football team, U17 World Cup

Damon Meehan NZ Junior Boxing team

Shaun Jeffery NZ Smallbore Men’s team

NZ Smallbore Junior Men’s team

Andre Le Pine-Day NZSS Cross Country team

Caleb Botcher NZ Junior MTB team, World Champs

James Parkinson NZ Māori U14 Rugby League team

Braxton Wilson Clune NZ Māori U14 Rugby League team

Javahn Stevenson NZ Māori U14 Rugby League team

Kahn Mason NZ Māori U14 Rugby League team

PNBHS NEW ZEALAND TITLEHOLDERS 2019

Individuals

Damon Meehan NZ Junior U57kg Boxing Champion

Guy Petersen NZSS Intermediate Boys Javelin Champion

Jake Thompson NZ Long Course U16 50m Breaststroke Champion

Michael Richmond NZSS U20 Scratch Race and Omnium Champion

Teams

PNBHS Smallbore Shooting NZSS Smallbore Shooting Champions

Triathlon – team events NZSS U13 Mixed Short Course; NZSS U13 Mixed Long Course; NZSS U16 Boys

Long Course; NZSS U19 Boys Short Course Champions

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ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS HIGH ACHIEVERS 2018-2019

New Zealand Secondary
Schools and North Island
Secondary Schools

ANGUS LYVER
NISS U16 Long Jump - 2nd 6m
35cm (P.B.)

GUY PETERSEN
NZSS Javelin - U16 - 1st 47m
91cm, NISS U16 - 1st 48.91cm
(P.B.)

BENJAMIN WALL
NZAAA - U20 800m - 3rd 1m
57.0sec

(L to R) Benjamin Wall, Guy Petersen, Mr R. Doyle, Angus Lyver

Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Doyle

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dunedin, 30 November - 2 December 2018 Mark Seumanu 13th High Jump - 1m 75cm.
Andre Le Pine-Day 9th in the 1500m - 4 mins 08.12 secs.
Conditions were fine, but a strong wind meant placings not Benjamin Wall 13th in the - 4 mins 23 secs.
times were vital to make finals. Both boys had been injured in recent weeks.

A small team of seven obtained the following results: The 4 x 400m senior Relay team - Mark Seumanu, Andre
Le Pine-Day, Liam Wall and Benjamin Wall finished 11th - 3
Junior (U16) - Guy Petersen displayed good technique to mins 41 secs. to gain valuable experience for the future.
win the Javelin with a throw of 47m 91cm. Guy displayed
good composure in challenging conditions. A top Once again school athletes can perform well if they train
performance. regularly and adapt to the conditions.

Liam Wall made the final of the 1500m finishing 7th in 4 mins Finally, thanks to our Manager and Driver, Tony Chettleburgh
30 seconds. A pleasing performance.
from Tranzit Coachlines for your knowledge and support.

Senior (U20) - Jack Nesdale adapted well to finish 8th in It was pleasing to see parents at the meeting; the boys
the Discus with a throw of 43m 41cm. A top effort in testing appreciate your interest and support.
conditions. Bradyn Popow displayed good technique in the
Walk (3000m) in finishing 4th in a top field, 15mins 15.4.secs.

SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS middle distance events - 5000m U16, 800m, 1500m and
Open 10,000m. A commendable achievement. He also
Massey Community Athletics Track, 4 March 2019 produced a good 800m run to anchor the Albion medley
relay team to win the intermediate relay in fine style.
Weather conditions were good - fine with a light breeze. Guy Petersen displayed good techniques in winning the
Competitive racing, not record-breaking performances was Intermediate javelin.
the order of the day.

Liam Wall won Athlete of the Meeting by winning four

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Other multiple winners were: Junior - a quality group of juniors emerged with Dylan Calder,
Seth Smith, Forbes Kennedy, Reuben Duker and Braxton
Benjamin Wall - 800m, 1500m, 3000m senior with Andre Le Wilson-Clune displaying potential for the future.
Pine-Day and Robert Norman keeping things interesting.
In the field events Michael Stassen (Javelin), Jacob Booth
Angus Lyver (U16) won the High Jump, 100m and 200m. (Discus), Javahn Stevenson (Shot) displayed ability for the
future.
Forbes Kennedy (Junior) won the Long Jump, High Jump
and 400m. In the 3000m, 5000m (Junior) Jonathan Jamieson, Bruce
Izumi and Fergus Doolan displayed good competitive
Seth Smith showed fine form in winning the 60m, 100m, temperament.
200m and was placed 2nd in the Long Jump.
The Junior Pentathlon was a close call with Luke Cherrington
Reuben Duker (Junior) won the 800m and 1500m. having an 8-point edge (1523 over Joshua Smit (1515), a
good competitive event.
Ben Mori (U16) was 1st - Aden Porritt 1st in the Intermediate
300m Hurdles and 400m. Intermediate is always a cut-throat affair. Angus Lyver was
the dominating performer, displaying good technique in the
in Long Jump and Triple Jump. High Jump and sprints. Blake Lynch, Caleb Evans and Curtis
Heaphy, kept the competition alive.
Tom Hansen was 1st in the 300m Hurdles and High Jump.
Aden Porritt displayed good technique to win the 300m
Mitchell Rix 1st in the Senior Long and Triple Jump. Hurdles and 400metres.

Bailey Tyler 1st in the Senior 200m and 110m Hurdles. Liam Wall dominated the middle-distance events with Luke
Brown, Nelson Doolan, Sam Parry, Bradyn Popow continuing
Toviar Muir used his strength to win both the 60m and 100m to perform at a good level.
in good style with Reif Dawson, VJ Tauli and Jayden Keelan
performing well. Guy Petersen displayed his usual classy technique in the
Javelin. Ben Mori in the Long and Triple Jump and Keanu
Watson in the Shot displayed potential for the future.

The Intermediate Pentathlon saw Hunta Boyes a comfortable
winner with 2401 points ahead of Tama Nikora (2238) and
Greg Austin (2037).

Seniors:

Toviar Muir used his explosive start to good effect to win
both the 60m and 100m, with Jayden Keelan and Tom Kirk,
VJ Tauli and Reif Dawson keeping the races competitive.

Bailey Tyler won the 200m from Reif Dawson with Bailey
winning the 110 Hurdles.

FINAL CLUB POINTS

Albion Gordon Kia Ora Murray Phoenix Vernon
26 26 25 16 20
Track 49 37 29 44 24 38
71 55 72 44 48
Field 41 11 9 9 10
12.5 93
Relays 82 145 119 153.5 116

Marching 9.5 Gordon Kia Ora
2 2
Total 181.5 4 5
3 4
OVERALL ATHLETICS POINTS 2 5

Track Albion 11 16 Murray Phoenix Vernon
1 4 6 5
2 3 1 6 3
Field 2 Gordon/ 2 6 5
Relays 1 Kia Ora Vernon 1 5 3
Albion Gordon 8
Marching 4 Murray Vernon 23 16
Gordon 4
Total 8 Murray 5 6
Vernon Phoenix
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Kia Ora Kia Ora Phoenix
Track Albion Albion Vernon Phoenix
Phoenix/
Field Murray Kia Ora
Relays Albion
Marching Murray

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Ethan Johanson comfortably won the 400m, with the High Jump - Angus Lyver 1st, Caleb Evans 2nd, Jake Flanagan
versatile Tom Hansen taking out the 300m Hurdles and the 3rd
High Jump. Long Jump - Ben Mori 3rd
Shot - Lawrence Leung Wai 2nd, Keanu Watson 3rd, Zane
The strong senior middle-distance group of Benjamin Wall, Munn 4th
Andre Le Pine-Day, Robert Norman and Samuel Phillips Discus - Guy Petersen 2nd, Lawrence Leung Wai 3rd
shared the major placings between them. Confirming the Javelin - Guy Petersen 1st, Lisale Talamaivao 2nd
school’s depth in this area. Senior:
100m - VJ Tauli 4th, Toviar Muir 5th
In the field events Jack Gibbs dominated the Javelin, Darius 200m - Reif Dawson 2nd
Mafile’o (Shot), Chris Lyons (Discus) Mitchell Rix (Long and 400m - Ethan Johanson 3rd
Triple Jump), a good double. 800m - Robert Norman 1st (2 mins 0.1 sec) (PB), Andre Le
Pine-Day 2nd, Benjamin Wall 3rd
The senior pentathlon was taken out by Reuben Lundy (2361) 1500m - Benjamin Wall 2nd, Andre Le Pine-Day 3rd
from Liam Destounis (2064) with Regan Fleming 3rd (1921). 3000m - William Leong 3rd
A good keen and competitive event. 2000m Walk - Bradyn Popow 1st
300m Hurdles - Aden Porritt 1st, Tom Hansen 2nd
As is normal, the relays brought the sports alive as all clubs Long Jump - Mitchell Rix 1st, VJ Tauli 2nd
chased the good points available for major placings. All Triple Jump - Mitchell Rix 1st
clubs entered into the spirit and produced some memorable Shot - Darius Mafile’o 3rd
finishes and in some cases one leg made the telling break Discus - Chris Lyons 2nd
for the team to win. Javelin - Taine George 2nd, Jack Gibbs 3rd
Relays:
Albion Medley Relay Intermediate: Liam Wall 800m Murray The school dominated the junior and intermediate events
400m Senior displaying good changes and winning by wide margins. The
seniors finished 2nd to Feilding who were better on the day.
Albion Medley Relay Senior: Benjamin Wall 800, Toviar Muir, Team members were:
Jayden Keelan Junior - Kennedy Forbes, Seth Smith, Dylan Calder, Ben
Tinsley. Time: 48.51 secs.
Albion 4 x 400 Senior: Sam Phillips, Kia Ora 4 x 200 Intermediate - Aden Porritt, Blake Lynch, Curtis Heaphy,
Intermediate Angus Lyver. Time: 46.94 secs.
Senior - Mark Seumanu, Toviar Muir, Reif Dawson, VJ Tauli.
Phoenix 4 x 200 Junior: Seth Smith, Angus Lyver Time: 47.25 sec.

The march past was a fitting end to a good day with The following were selected for the North Island
Murray taking out the final event. All clubs performed with Championships, 6-7 April in Tauranga: Seth Smith, Forbes
distinction. Kennedy, Reuben Duker, Javahn Stevenson, Michael Stassen,
Angus Lyver, Aden Porritt, Liam Wall, Guy Petersen, Andre Le
A big thank you to all officials and competitors for your Pine-Day, Mitchell Rix.
sportsmanship and competitive spirit which continues
to make this event one of the highlights on the school’s Finally, thanks to our Manager, Mr Calton, and Mr McFarlane
calendar. for their help and assistance on the day and to the parents
and supporters who attended, a big thank you; the boys
MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS appreciate your support.
ATHLETICS SPORTS
NZAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
MASSEY ATHLETICS TRACK – 16 MARCH
In warm sunny conditions the school contested 45 events Junior U20 800m - Benjamin Wall - 3rd in 1min 58.62sec
for 25 wins, 22 seconds and 22 thirds.
NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETICS
School athletes were competitive filling the first two or three CHAMPIONSHIPS
places in some cases. A pleasing set of results.
Ten PNBHS students were selected in the Manawatu team to
Junior: compete in Tauranga and took advantage of ideal conditions
100m - Seth Smith 1st, Dylan Calder 3rd to record a number of personal best performances.
200m - Seth Smith 1st, Braxton Wilson-Clune 3rd
400m - Forbes Kennedy 1st, Braxton Wilson-Clune 2nd Guy Petersen continued his outstanding season by winning
800m/1500m Reuben Duker 1st, Thomas Duncan 2nd the intermediate Javelin to go with the national title he won
3000m Fergus Doolan 1st, Bruce Izumi 2nd, Jonathan in Dunedin in late 2018. Showing composure and good
Jamieson 3rd technique Guy’s wining throw of 48.91m was a personal best.
80m Hurdles - Johnny Rouxel 1st, Joseph Nicol 3rd
High Jump - Zac Roberts 3rd Angus Lyver confirmed his all-round skill set, finishing
Long Jump - Forbes Kennedy 1st second in the intermediate Long Jump with a jump of
Triple Jump - Lachlan Fraser 3rd 10.35m, a personal best by 80cm. In the 200m he finished
Shot - Javahn Stevenson 1st fourth in a close race in a time of 23.24 seconds, a personal
Discus - Jacob Booth 3rd best time by a second. In the High Jump Angus finished
Javelin - Michael Stassen 1st, Chase Heta-Mark 2nd eighth on a countback, jumping 1.75m. He also ran in the
Intermediate: 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay. This was an outstanding
100m - Angus Lyver 2nd meeting for Angus and he will compete in the same age
200m - Angus Lyver 1st, Caleb Evans 3rd grade next season.
400m - Aden Porritt 1st, Jaiden Meyer 2nd
800m - Liam Wall 1st, Bradyn Popow 2nd, Jaiden Meyer 3rd Liam Wall continued his improvement finishing 9th in the
1500m - Liam Wall 1st, Bradyn Popow 2nd, Thomas Harding intermediate 800m in a personal best time of 2 minutes 4
3rd, Sam Stichbury 4th seconds. In the 1500m Liam passed ten competitors in the
3000m - Nelson Doolan 1st, Luke Brown 2nd, Thomas
Harding 3rd
100m Hurdles - Mason Waller 1st

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final lap to finish sixth in 4 minutes 15.23 seconds, another Under 15 - 1st S Stichbury K, 2nd N Doolan P, 3rd L Brown M
personal best time. Club Placings - 1st Vernon, 2nd Albion, 3rd Gordon, 4th Kia
Ora, 5th Murray, 6th Phoenix
Aden Porritt was 13th in the intermediate 400m and a finalist
in the 300m Hurdles.

Forbes Kennedy, competing in the junior age group, was
sixth in the 300m Hurdles in a personal best time of 39.86
seconds and was 11th in the Long Jump with a jump of
5.29m. Seth Smith was 13th in the 200m. Reuben Duker
was 15th in the 800m in a time of 2 minutes 26.83 seconds
and 12th in the 1500m in a time of 4 minutes 36 seconds, a
personal best time by eight seconds.

A number of PNBHS students were selected in the regional
relay teams.

The U16 Boys 4x100m Relay team included Forbes Kennedy,
Seth Smith and Angus Lyver and finished third in their heat
and seventh overall.

The Open Boys (U20) 4x400m team featured Angus Lyver,
Forbes Kennedy and Aden Porritt and finished seventh
overall.

Overall this was a top effort from all athletes and will be
good preparation for the National Secondary Schools
Championships in Wellington in December.

Under 16 - 1st L Wall A, 2nd S Parry K, 3rd T Harding M
Club Placings - 1st Murray, 2nd Vernon, 3rd Kia Ora, 4th
Gordon, 5th Albion, 6th Phoenix

ROAD RACE RESULTS 2019

Under 14 - 1st R Duker G, 2nd T Duncan K, 3rd J Jamieson M 16 and Over - 1st L Scott A, 2nd B Wall A, 3rd A Le Pine-Day
Club Placings - 1st Gordon, 2nd Albion, 3rd Kia Ora, 4th G. Club Placings - 1st Albion, 2nd Kia Ora, 3rd Phoenix, 4th
Murray, 5th Vernon, 6th Phoenix Murray, 5th Vernon, 6th Gordon

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ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MARCHING RESULTS 2019

Event 1st 2nd 3rd Time/Distance
Senior
60 metres T Muir - M J Keelan - M T Kirk - G 7.4
100 metres T Muir - M V Tauli - A R Dawson - V 11.8
200 metres B Tyler - V R Dawson - V V Tauli - A 24.2
400 metres E Johanson - A T Ata - K T Hooper - M 57.6
800 metres R Norman - A J Pronk - A T Greig - M 2.08.4
1500 metres B Wall - A A Le Pine-Day - G R Norman - A 4.32.3
3000 metres B Wall - A A Le Pine-Day - G S Phillips - A 9.24.8
5000 metres A Le Pine-Day - G S Phillips - A W Leong - K 16.58
110 metre Hurdles B Tyler - V J Akuhata - A T Kirk - M 18.9
300 metre Hurdles T Hansen - M E Johanson - A D Charles - G 45.03
Discus C Lyons - V J MacKenzie - G B Zander - G 32.32
High Jump T Hansen - M B Crowther - V B Doolan - K 1.7
Javelin J Gibbs - M T Kirk - M T George - P 44.95
Long Jump M Rix - P J Tamblyn - V H Wakeling - M 567
Shot Put T Rukuwai - A D Mafile’o - P F Sae-Ta’ufo’ou - A 11.66
Triple Jump M Rix - P G Reddish - P H Wakeling - M 12.414
Pentathlon R Lundy - G L Destounis - M R Fleming - M 2361
Relays
Medley Albion Gordon Kia Ora 3.56.5
4x400 Albion Phoenix Murray 3.55.2
4x200 Gordon Murray Vernon 1.42.0
4x100 Murray Phoenix Albion 47.9
Intermediate
60 metres B Lynch - K J Viljoen - A T Treacy - M 7.45
100 metres A Lyver - K B Lynch - K C Heaphy - A 11.9
200 metres A Lyver - K C Heaphy - A C Evans - V 23.8
400 metres A Porritt - V J Meyer - K J Riley - P 54.3
800 metres L Wall - A B Popow - V J Meyer - K 2.13.2
1500 metres L Wall - A B Popow - V S Stichbury - K 4.41.0
3000 metres N Doolan - P L Brown - M S Parry - K 9.43.3
5000 metres L Wall - A N Doolan - P B Popow - V 17.02
100 metre Hurdles M Waller - A J Donovan - M J Bergerson - A 17.4
300 metre Hurdles A Porritt - V L Neilson-Treur - K J Gordon - K 47.2
Discus L Leung Wai - V B Sefo - P G Petersen - G 34.71
High Jump A Lyver - K C Evans - V J Flanagan - K 1.8
Javelin G Petersen - G F Stodart - M L Talamaivao - K 43.73
Long Jump B Mori - V A Shehata - K R Houlahan - G 540
Shot Put K Watson - K L Leung Wai - V Z Munn - M 11.39
Triple Jump B Mori - V J McKinnon-Peel - K C Borlase - M 11.64
Pentathlon H Boyes - M T Nikora - M G Austin - G 2401
Relays
Medley Albion Murray Kia Ora 4.06.6
4x400 Vernon Murray Gordon 4.05.3
4x200 Kia Ora Vernon Phoenix 1.45.2
4x100 Murray Albion Kia Ora 49.9
Junior
60 metres S Smith - P Z Roberts - A T Illston-Park - M 7.7
100 metres S Smith - P 12.3
200 metres S Smith - P D Calder - A B Tinsley - G 25.3
400 metres F Kennedy - G 57.8
800 metres R Duker - G B Wilson-Clune - K T Illston-Park - M 2.19.1
1500 metres R Duker - G 4.48.0
3000 metres J Jamieson - M R Watson - A F Babb - G 10.33.5
5000 metres R Duker - G 18.4
80 metre Hurdles F Tindle - V R Phillips - M T Duncan - K 15.1
300 metre Hurdles B Wilson-Clune - K 47.84
Cricket Ball Throw J Donald-Charnley - K T Duncan - K J Jamieson - M 60.77
Discus J Booth - A 32.16
High Jump F Kennedy - G B Izumi - G F Doolan - P 1.55
Javelin M Stassen - A 35.15
Long Jump F Kennedy - G B Izumi - G J Jamieson - M 559
Shot Put J Stevenson - G 10.78
Softball Throw E Robinson - V J Nicol - P A Harold - A 54.08
Triple Jump A Ganugapati - K 9.196
Pentathlon L Cherrington - A J Rouxel - P A Christensen - P 1523
Relays
Medley J Langridge - G A Ganugapati - K 4.24.2
4x400 4.16.0
4x200 K Vunipola - V J Hillas - G 1.54.6
4x100 52.3
Open Z Roberts - A J Rouxel - P
10000 metres 38.01
2000 metre Steeplechase C Heta-Mark - G/T Rautahi - G
3000 metre Walk 13.39.8
Club Positions S Smith - P D Weber-Gill - P
Track
Field C Sciascia - A S Latu - P
Relays
Marching J Donald-Charnley - K C Sciascia - A

J Paddison - V L Fraser - K

J Smit - A Z Jaslarz - A

Kia Ora Murray Gordon
Gordon Albion Murray
Albion Gordon Phoenix
Gordon Albion Vernon

L Wall - A L Brown - M B Popow - V
Phillips M Adshead - A M Cooper - V
B Popow - V

Albion Gordon/Kia Ora Vernon
Murray Albion Gordon
Albion Murray Vernon
Murray Gordon

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BADMINTON

BADMINTON SENIOR A & B
Back Row: Lucas Richardson, Nathanael Zhang, Kevin Chen, David Wu, Joonoh Rhee
2nd Row: Mr C James (Manager), Namo Tanchareon, Austin Chandawanich, Thanh Nguyen, Mr V Ong (Coach)
Front Row: Andy Lin, Jason Lau, Jason Liu, Matthew Cao, Finis Zhang

SENIOR A NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BADMINTON
NATIONALS
Coach: Mr V. Ong 2nd-5th September 2019

Team: Jason Lau (Co-Captain), Matthew Cao (Co-Captain), This year, the PNBHS Senior A badminton team that
Jason Liu (Deputy Captain), David Wu, Nathanael Zhang, competed in the NZSS Badminton Nationals consisted of
Lucas Richardson five young men ranging from Year 10 to 13. Each of these
players had attended this tournament previously, and we
The Senior A Badminton team played two competitions were hoping that the experience gained from last year would
this year. They were the Super Eight tournament in early allow us to once again perform at our very best. Starting on
July at Gisborne and the New Zealand Secondary Schools the 2nd of September, the Yonex NZ National Secondary
Badminton Nationals in September at Porirua, Wellington. Championships is a top competition which comprises of New
Zealand’s top badminton players. The chance to compete
SUPER EIGHT TOURNAMENT (GISBORNE) with players of this calibre is rare in itself, and thus the Senior
The PNBHS Senior A badminton team were looking to claim A squad was eager to relish this opportunity. Despite the
the Super Eight shield for the fourth consecutive time. This depth and talent within some of the top schools, the Senior
year, the competition was held in Gisborne against seven A knew that over these four days, if we played with courage,
other teams from around the Central North Island in July. a top five placing was entirely feasible.

The first tie for the day was against Napier Boys’High School
and would prove to be a crucial tie for the whole tournament.
Napier had a very strong team this year that proved to be
better on the day, defeating our team 3-3 on countback.
Losing by such a narrow margin was very disappointing for
the boys, however we were able to bounce back. The next
four ties, PNBHS won in convincing 6-0 fashion against teams
from Gisborne Boys’High School, PNBHS Senior B, Tauranga
Boys’ College and New Plymouth Boys’ High School. The
second day began with a comfortable 6-0 win over Hasting
Boys’ High School. The final match would be against long-
time rivals, Hamilton Boys’ High School. The Senior A team
continued their good form to take the tie 6-0. Unfortunately,
due to our first round defeat to Napier, we would have
to settle for second place. This would be a great learning
experience for the team and motivate us to train harder for
Nationals later in the year.

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Day one included the first two matches of our pool play, SENIOR B
which would decide our qualifications for the final placings.
This saw two confident wins, 5-1 against St Patrick’s College Coach: Mr V. Ong
and 6-0 against Wanganui High School. Although the games
were mostly in our favour, the boys did well to play with Manager: Mr C. James
humility and respect for our opponents. Mention must be
made to Jason Lau, who played a three set thriller in his Team: Lucas Richardson (Co-Captain), NamoTanchareon
singles against the St Patrick’s College opponent. While our (Co-Captain), Joonoh Rhee, Andy Lin, Finis Zhang, Austin
first two ties of the tournament were decisive victories, the Chandanawaich
team did not let this cloud our minds, as the next day we
would face the two top seeded schools. In the morning we SUPER EIGHT TOURNAMENT
faced off against Westlake Boys’ High School, the top seed, Gisborne, 27-28 June
who would go on to eventually win the competition. Despite The PNBHS 2 Badminton team set off for the distant city of
the 6-0 loss, the rallies played were of high and consistent Gisborne to join battle against PNBHS 1 and the other Super
quality, forcing pressure onto our more experienced Eight teams. This was something of a baptism of fire for the
opponents.This matchup against perhaps the highest skilled young and largely untried team. However, they rose to the
adversieres of our lives was beneficial and entertaining for occasion and placed fourth behind the eventual winners,
both sides. Our next tie was during the evening against Napier Boys’ High School, with PNBHS 1 placing second
Rangitoto College, and a tough match was guaranteed. We and Hamilton Boys third. PNBHS 2 defied expectations by
managed to surprise Rangitoto by winning the first match winning four and losing only three of their seven games,
of tie, with Jason Liu and Nathanael Zhang pushing hard for a magnificent result! The boys all thoroughly enjoyed the
a satisfying three game win. Great effort was also observed experience and now felt encouraged that they have the
from Jason Lau and David Wu, as they fell tightly to two ability to perform together with distinction. The team
strong players 21-18, 21-18. Although the final score was a members were extremely supportive and encouraging of
2-4 loss, the boys were satisfied with challenging a top tier one another, a characteristic noted by other teams who now
school. Bodies sore, but eager for more, the Senior A headed accorded them due respect and not as a potential“pushover”
towards the last two days of the tournament in high spirits. in the upcoming Nationals. Extra thanks to our manager, Mr
James and coach Mr Ong.
Day three saw the final and most critical tie against Hutt
International Boys’ School, as this would determine our NZSS BADMINTON NATIONALS
placing in our box, which would then determine our Porirua, 2-4 September 2019
positioning for the playoffs. A competitive HIBS pressured Six players from the PNBHS Senior B squad set off on their
our team, but a determined PNBHS fought back for a decisive journey to the YONEX NZ Secondary School 2019 National
6-0 win. However, these numbers do not give justice to Championships. Similar to last year, the team was very young
the games played, as they were hard fought and intense. and used the tournament as a learning experience. This
Fortunately, the sheer amount of shuttle runs we had experience was amplified by the team’s placing, a placing
done with Mr Ong provided the Senior A with the fitness which allowed us to compete in Division 1 against the top
and concentration to edge out the win for each match. schools and players in the country. The team dove in with
This win put the team into the first crossover between the an attitude focused on improvement and the tough games
boxes, a win here would determine the difference between which would follow allowed just that.
5th/6th or 7th/8th. Battling us was Wellington College. This
match saw each and every player step up for the occasion, On Monday, we played Macleans College and Auckland
resulting in a confident 5-1 win. This then put us into the final Grammar, two of the top teams in the whole tournament.
round of the playoffs, which would determine our placing With several players on our team playing the most
between 5th or 6th. We once again faced off against Hutt skilled opponents they had ever played, the games were
International Boys’ School, who were eager to avenge their entertaining and beneficial for player development. We fell
previous loss. Being the last tie of the tournament, and last 0-6 in both ties, but managed to create extremely long rallies
ever game representing PNBHS for several players, the boys and put some pressure on our surprised adversaries. The
were determined to win. The boys played hard for a 6-0 win, team was far from discouraged and headed into the rest of
closing out a great tournament with a final placing of fifth, the tournament with an open mindset. Another tough battle
earning us bragging rights as the most successful team south commenced on Tuesday, with the team falling 0-6 against
of the Bombay Hills. Without the hard work of our coach/ Otago Boys’High School. However, great efforts from Lucas
manager Mr Ong, this would not have been possible. We Richardson and Namo Tanchareon were observed, as they
especially thank him for his dedication and contribution to fell 20-22, 20-22, in a thrilling match against two especially
badminton within PNBHS, giving up two days of his week competent players. Andy Lin and Joonoh Rhee also pushed
each week just for the players’ benefit. His undying passion their opponents to the limit in yet another thrilling three set
has inspired each and every player to work harder. match. Later that day, the team played another extremely
skilled opponent, Wellington College. However, the team
once again produced results, such as Andy Lin and Finis
Zhang’s three set battle, and recorded their first win of the
tournament, thanks to Namo Tancharoen. Sore but not
defeated, the team moved on wholeheartedly into the final,
and most important, stages of the tournament.

On Wednesday, we played Kristin School, a strong team
which beat us 0-6. However, the match figures simply do
not do the team justice, as Lucas Richardson and Namo
Tanchareon’s double combination pushed the match to
a thrilling three sets (21-23, 21-14, 21-19), while Andy Lin
and Joonoh Rhee pressured their opponents in an equally
thrilling three set loss (22-20, 18-21, 21-15).

Spurred by earlier losses, our B team shocked St Patrick’s
College with our first win, a 4-2 hard-fought victory. This
match determined our overall ranking between 9th and
12th in the country, a match where each and every one of

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our players stepped up to the occasion. After our first round 18 solid teams. Badminton has been growing in popularity
in the ‘playoffs,’ the team, once again, played Otago Boys’ and the interest and skill level displayed by some of our boys
for our final placing. A thrilling match saw our team fall 2-4. is second-to-none.
Lucas Richardson and Andy Lin’s three set double victory
combined with Finis Zhang’s three set singles win resulted in We were unable to win the Senior Boys’division and lost out
a very close tie to conclude what was an extremely beneficial to Awatapu Gold. However, we had seven PNBHS teams
tournament. Senior B placed 10th in the country, a result in the top ten. Our top three performers were PNBHS
which would not have been made possible without the Black (second place), White Rice (third place), The Asian
help from our manager, Mr James, and our coach, Mr Ong. Invasion (fourth place). In addition to this, our boys showed
exceptional sportsmanship and Myrospiro Mao won the
By Lucas Richardson Awesome Attitude Award.

MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SOCIAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Shankaran
There was always something good to look forward to
on Monday evenings, evenings where the PNBHS social
badminton boys got to showcase their skills in the sport.
The tournament ran for 17 weeks and consisted of teams
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BASKETBALL

Teacher in Charge: Dr M. Smith

BASKETBALL PREMIER A
Back Row: Tre Wihongi, Zavier Pearn, Xzavia Mason
2nd Row: Jack Pinder, Sulliman Abdalla, Ryan Cutler, Mr H Pinder (Manager)
Front Row: Aki Luamanuvae-Sua, Josh Viljoen, Kopere Tanoa, Dane Bertinshaw, Iain Cowle
Absent: Chris Lyons, La-Quahn Matakatea, Mr T McTamney (Coach), Mr R Hartley (Assistant Coach), Mr T Tanoa (Assistant
Coach)

PREMIER A INTERSCHOOL FIXTURES
New Plymouth Boys’ High School: New Plymouth were
Coach: Mr T. McTamney a small team and relied on speed and being well drilled.
The Premier A struggled to cope with this style and were
Assistant Coaches: Mr T. Tanoa, Mr R. Hartley haphazard on defence. They were also guilty of too many
turnovers with loose passing. Overall a disappointing game.
Manager: Mr H. Pinder The final score of 93 - 78 was flattering to Palmerston North
and they could easily have lost by more. Aki Luamanuvae-
Team: Kopere Tanoa (Captain), Suliman Abdalla, Dane Sua and Suliman Abdalla were strong off the bench.
Bertinshaw,  Iain Cowle, Ryan Cutler, Aki Luamanuvae-
Sua, Chris Lyons, Xzavia Mason, La-Quahn Matakatea, Wellington College: Wellington College are a traditionally
Jack Pinder, Zavier Pearn, Josh Viljoen, and Tre Wihongi. strong basketball school and the inter-school fixtures are
usually close and physical. PNBHS got out to an early lead but
With Mr McTamney coaching both the Manawatu Jets and Wellington never let up. At three quarter time the Premier A
the Premier A basketball team, it was decided to have a got out to a 20 point lead but again, Wellington came back
Premier A squad of only 14. With three Year 10s and one Year to make the final score line look respectable. Final score was
a 67 - 51 win to PNBHS. 
11 student in the squad,
it was a young team.  Napier Boys’High School: The Premier A played a very good
Napier Boys’ High School in their traditional fixture. Napier
Kopere Tanoa, ST PAT’S CLASSIC were fast and well organised. PNBHS competed early on but
Premier A Basketball Captain St Pat’s Classic was held missed easy lay-ups and gave away too many turnovers to
in the last weekend be competitive. The final score was a 61 - 83 loss.
of the Term I school
holidays. In pool play, SUPER EIGHT TOURNAMENT
PNBHS lost to Rongotai Super Eight was held in Hastings this year. 
College 57 - 59 and beat
Wellington College 55 Day 1: The Premier A basketball team played a much
- 51. PNBHS lost their improved Gisborne Boys’ High School in the opening game
cross-over game 58-60 of Super 8. Up by 14 points at half time, PNBHS should have
against Hastings Boys’ kicked on and won comfortably. However, they missed easy
High School. In the scoring opportunities and Gisborne seemed to make every
final game PNBHS beat three point shot they took.  It went down to the wire but
Wellington College 73 -
48 for 5th place.

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Gisborne went on to deservedly win 85 - 82. The effort and on to contest the final. But that is how tournaments work,
intensity needed to lift and the team responded in game two you have to win the vital games.  A big thank you to Mr
against Hamilton Boys ‘ High School. Hamilton are always Rob Hartley who stepped up and did a great job coaching
competitive. The game ebbed and flowed with only a couple the team at Regionals in Mr McTamney’s absence. PNBHS
of points separating the two teams throughout the game. finished 13th at Regionals.
Again it was a close finish and again PNBHS  lost. The score
was 66 - 67. The second loss meant that we couldn’t make BASKETBALL MANAWATU PREMIER SECONDARY
top four in Super Eight. This was difficult especially for the SCHOOL COMPETITION
senior players, as they knew how hard it was to win it in 2017 PNBHS beat Manukura in the final 71 - 60.
and 2018. With a big improvement from game one to game
two, we were looking at the positives. If we could continue BASKETBALL MANAWATU PREMIER MEN’S
to improve throughout this tournament, then we might reap COMPETITION
the rewards at the regional tournament.  Having many recent PNBHS old-boys playing in the Men’s
Competition and having the Jets back in the NBL meant
Day 2: The final pool game against unbeaten Tauranga that the Men’s Competition was the strongest it has been
Boys’College was always going to be tough. PNBHS got out for several years. PNBHS were fourth in this competition.
to an early lead and went into the first break up 19 - 15. A
poor second quarter resulted in the team being down 42 AWARDS
- 60. The bench were given extended minutes led by Ryan
Cutler who made valuable contributions every time he came Most Improved Player: Ryan Cutler
on. Final score was a 80 - 109 loss. The cross over game vs Most Valued Player: Kopere Tanoa
New Plymouth BHS was another loss, 64 - 86. Tre Wihongi McTamney Cup for Best Defensive Player: Xzavia Mason
and Xzavia Mason were the main scorers, knocking down and Tre Wihongi
plenty of threes.  Frost Family Cup for Greatest Contribution to PNBHS
Basketball: Jack Pinder
Day 3: Playing five games in three days is always a challenge, Palmerston North Boys’High School Basketball Honours
but the team were up for it. PNBHS started strong, but Board inductees: Jack Pinder and Kopere Tanoa.
Hastings responded well hitting many 3-pointers. Up 28 - There are lots of people to thank. Firstly, Dr M. Smith, Teacher
26 at half-time, PNBHS went on to win 78 - 60. Josh Viljoen in Charge of Basketball at PNBHS. His is a huge job and he
and Ryan Cutler both had good games.  The Premier A does it with enthusiasm. Thank you to Mr Terry Tanoa, he
finished Super Eight in seventh place. The team realised they is always there to help in any way he can. He does it well
were well behind other teams but with three weeks to go and his ability to relate well to all members of the team
until regionals it was hoped that there was time to turn their was invaluable. Mr Tanoa took the team for much of Term
season around. Extra trainings were scheduled to make up II, usually at very short notice. Mr Hartley did most of the
for the lack of organised trainings in Term II. coaching in Term III and took the team to Regionals in Mr
McTamney’s absence. Mr Hartley cares for the players he
ZONE 3 REGIONALS coaches and believes in empowering them to self-improve
The 2019 Zone 3 Regionals were held in Wellington.  rather than just telling them what to do. Mr McTamney
found the challenge of coaching both the Jets and the
Game 1 vs St Bernard’s: PNBHS started well and went out to Premier A team to be more difficult than he originally
a 24 - 8 lead at the end of the first quarter. They let St Bernard’s
back into the game to only lead 58 - 53 heading into the final
quarter. A 22 - 14 final quarter ensured the Premier A won 80
- 67. Xzavia Mason top scored with 24 points including five
3-pointers. Zavier Pearn scored 13 points. 

Game 2 vs Feilding High School: Surprisingly PNBHS hadn’t
played Feilding in either the local Men’s League or School
competition this year.  Up 48 - 24 at half-time, the bench
got plenty of game time. Final score was a comfortable
95 - 48 win.  Xzavia Mason top scored with 27 points. Aki
Luamanuvae-Sua, Zavier Pearn and Iain Cowle all scored in
double figures. 

Game 3 vs Scots College: Scots were too fast and big for us.
Down 12 - 29 at quarter time, Scots went on to win 102 - 61.
Aki Luamanuvae-Sua, Tre Wihongi and Ryan Cutler were the
top points scorers. 

Game 4 vs St Patrick’s College, Silverstream: A must win
game for both teams. With the score tied up at 45 all at
half-time it was always going to be a tight finish. In the end
it went to the wire. PNBHS used two timeouts in the dying
minutes but lost 92 - 95. Xzavia Mason and Kopere scored
19 and 17 points respectively. The loss dropped the Premier
A out of top eight contention and meant that PNBHS would
not be going to Nationals. 

Game 5 vs Onslow College: Playing off for minor placings
is always tough. Final score was a 73 - 84 loss. 

Game 6 vs St John’s: An easy win 104 - 63. 

Game 7 vs St Bernard’s: Another easy win 76 - 54.
In the end, the three point loss to Silverstream was crucial
and defined our tournament and season. To add insult to
injury, Scots and Silverstream, who were in our pool went

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PLAYER PROFILES #10 Dane Bertinshaw - Guard guards. With a commitment to
Dane was selected to the team as a becoming well-conditioned and
#4 La-Quahn Matakatea - Guard Year 10 student and showed he has improving on his offensive skills,
La-Quahn was the team’s most athletic genuine potential to become an Xzavia has a genuine opportunity to
guard and one of the best finishers in outstanding player. His involvement go further in the game.
transition. He added great energy to with the Premier A team was hampered
the team when he was on the floor by his Junior A commitments, but he #15 Ryan Cutler - Centre
and it was hugely unfortunate that a showed progress regardless. Dane has Ryan showed genuine improvement
continued problem with a dislocated the ability to become an exceptional throughout the season. By doing the
shoulder ended his season prematurely. perimeter threat and a very good right things at the right time and
His input and contribution was sorely individual defender with his length playing to coaching instruction, Ryan
missed at the Qualifying Tournament and athleticism at the guard position. proved to be a very effective player.
and hopefully La-Quahn will return He rebounded the ball well and also
repaired and stronger in 2020. #11 Zavier Pearn - Guard expanded his game to be able to
Zavier grew as a player this year shoot the ball well at times from the
#5 Kalem Tanoa - Point Guard and showed he will be an important perimeter. Ryan now needs to work on
Another Year 10 player selected to member of the 2020 team. He has the his off season conditioning to improve
the Premier A team with the future in ability to be a genuine three point his speed and athleticism, he will be
mind. Kalem is a very talented young threat and with a recent growth spurt an important component of the 2020
player with a maturity beyond his years. and improvement in his athleticism, season.
Unfortunately, his commitments to Zavier has become a good rebounder
the Junior A team meant he did not and a more versatile defender. His #21 Josh Viljoen - Forward
play in any meaningful games for the confidence is developing and as his By the end of the season, Josh
Premier A team this year, however we ball handling skills advance, Zavier was proving to be one of our most
expect him to be a key contributor in will experience huge improvement. important players. His commitment
years to come. His understanding of the game is to play the game the right way and to
very good and he follows coaching do his job, efficiently and intelligently,
#6 Chris Lyons - Forward instruction very well. was invaluable. He has made real
After a year studying in Argentina, progress in improving his skill sets
Chris returned for his final year at #12 Tre Wihongi - Forward/Guard and always gives of his best effort.
PNBHS. Chris contributed a great deal Tre plays the game of basketball The team really missed his presence
through a determined, team-oriented in the right way. He is an excellent where other commitments meant he
approach. He rebounded the ball well, communicator and exhibits a genuine was unavailable to play.
always defended with genuine effort intelligence on court; he can be relied
and on occasions was very threatening upon to make great decisions and #22 Suliman Abdalla - Forward/
from the perimeter as well. Chris was always plays for his team mates. Tre Guard
an important player on the team and was one of the best perimeter threats As a Year 10 student, Suliman showed
injuries late in the season really had on the team, frequently having games real tenacity and commitment to
an impact on the team’s chances of where he would knock down multiple improve. He has real length and
success. threes to assist the team in gaining improving athleticism and as his
full value for their positive play. Tre skill sets catch up, he will develop
#8 Aki Luamanuvae-Sua - Point provided great leadership and his input into a very good player. He has great
Guard in 2020 will be missed. potential and will be an important
Aki shows huge potential as a member of the 2020 team.
basketball player. He is exceptionally #13 Jack Pinder - Centre/Forward
quick and athletic, proving to be an Jack battled hard all year and was #24 Iain Cowle - Guard
outstanding rebounder at both ends required to take on more leadership Iain showed continual improvement
of the floor. His ability to push the ball in a starting role. He rebounded the throughout the season. His
in transition off his own rebounds was ball well and did not shy away from commitment and attitude is to be
a real feature of his play. Aki showed the‘dirty work,’often having to defend commended. His skill sets have
on many occasions the ability to rise much taller and bigger opponents. Jack improved and with added confidence
to the occasion and he will become an has developed some skills through his he will continue to make good
important leader for this team in the time at school and this year was able progress. Iain made some valuable
future. Aki was well rewarded this year to knock down the three at a good contributions in important games
with selection in the New Zealand U17 percentage. Some of his contributions towards the end of the season.
training squad. this year were limited due to excessive
foul trouble, often brought on with
#9 Kopere Tanoa (Captain) - Point excessive enthusiasm on Jack’s part.
Guard
In his third year as a Premier A player, #14 Xzavia Mason - Guard
Kopere developed greater leadership Xzavia was the team’s most consistent
and communication skills. He has scorer and should look to return in
exceptional quickness and handles the 2020 ready for his biggest season yet.
ball very well, which often allowed the His ability to shoot the ball from range
team to play with a high tempo and is exceptional, but in 2019 he also
frequently helped break extended began to find other ways of scoring
pressure. Kopere has the tools and the basketball, with scoring drives and
athleticism to go on to play the game post up opportunities on mismatched
at a good level following secondary
school.

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realised, especially in Term II when the Jets took up most and Chris well for the future. Mr McTamney spoke of helping
of his time. To Basketball Manawatu and particularly Tess to make you better men rather than just making you better
Petley, thank you for providing the environment for our basketballers. He believes you are all on the right track to
young men to thrive. To our captain Kopere Tanoa, you being men of outstanding character, men the school can be
kept the team together when we were struggling and kept proud of. Hopefully your experience with the PNBHS Premier
us going forward on the court. You, along with Jack Pinder A Basketball team has had a positive impact on your life both
have been in the team for three years and have experienced on and off the court.
many highlights and many setbacks. The setbacks make you
stronger. Tre Wihongi and Chris Lyons are the other two PNBHS Basketball is well placed with a lot of good young
Year 13s in the team. Both Tre and Chris added much to the talent currently in the Premier A team already and others
team both on and off the court. We wish Kopere, Jack, Tre coming through from the Junior A team

 

PREMIER B BLACK BASKETBALL PREMIER BLACK
Back Row: Takawaenga Harrison, Leo
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Cole, Wade McNabb, Mr P MacDonald
(Coach)
Front Row: Sam Collis, Broc Doolan,
Connor Philpot, Aydan Lyons, Vince
Tahiwi-MacMillan

Coach: Mr P. MacDonald team as team chemistry was evident through the entire
season. It was a tough season result wise, finishing the
PNBHS Premier B Black was made up of a mix of players who Friday night Manawatu Basketball Premier grade mid-table
had previously played premier or social grade basketball. and fourth at the Schick Cup Central Secondary Schools
We started the season with 12 players but with students Tournament in Whanganui.
leaving school, ended up with 8. All the players must be
commended for their commitment and dedication to the

JUNIOR A

BASKETBALL JUNIOR A
Back Row: Ahmed Shehata, Dane Bertinshaw, Shakor Buys-Brotherson
2nd Row: Mr G McQueen-Davies (Manager), Suliman Abdalla, Jordan Chapman, Mr S Lambert (Manager)
Front Row: Griffyn Kapao, Ajae Hanson, Kalem Tanoa (Captain), Haimona Maruera, Matthew Foss
Absent: Maraki Aumua (Vice Captain), Kahn Mason

Coach: Mr S. Lambert in the remaining three quarters, finally winning 55 - 36 to
round off a great two days of basketball.
Manager: Mr G. McQueen-Davies
INTERSCHOOL FIXTURES
Team: Kalem Tanoa (C), Maraki Aumua, Dane Wins to New Plymouth BHS, 91-78; Wellington College,
Bertinshaw, Shakor Buys-Brotherson, Jordan Chapman, 96–47; Napier BHS (Polson Banner), 88–50.
Pera Da Ros, Matthew Foss, Ajae Hanson, Griffyn
Kapao, Jonty Kells, Haimona Maruera, Kahn Mason, REGIONAL TOURNAMENT - NAPIER
Cooper Ohlson, Ahmed Shehata. With only we two other teams in our pool, we qualified at
the top with victories over Hutt Valley High School 107 - 47,
FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS’ PREMIER LEAGUE and St Patrick’s Kilbirnie 96 – 36. We won the quarter final
The team played in the Manawatu Secondary Schools against St Patrick’s Silverstream 90 – 61, setting up our
Basketball competition in the Senior Boys’ grade. They third meeting of the year against New Plymouth BHS in the
competed well, winning 8 of their 11 games and finished third semi-final. A hard-fought game saw the team eventually
equal, losing to the PNBHS Premier A team in the semi-final. win 98 – 75, and a place in the final against Hastings BHS.
We started nervously and were trailing by 15 points at the
ST PATRICK’S CLASSIC TOURNAMENT - WELLINGTON end of the first quarter. Some strong defensive plays had
The Junior A Basketball team attended the annual St Pat’s us reduce the deficit and with only a few minutes to go, we
Invitational in Wellington. Friday saw the team top their pool were trailing by 3. Unfortunately, Hastings scored a couple
with a 78 - 46 victory over Rongotai College and a 55 - 28 of 3 point shots, and we were unable to reply, losing the final
win over Wellington College. Our semi-final on Saturday was 68 – 75 and finishing a creditable second.
a rematch against Wellington College. We won this game
43 – 35, earning a place in the final for the fifth year in a row. This year, the team played 12 games against other junior
The final again saw us matched against a previous opponent, teams, winning 11 and losing 1. Heads can be held high
Rongatai College. The first quarter was a close affair with the and pride taken in an excellent achievement against some
Junior A’s having a slight edge at 14 - 13, but we pulled away strong schools.

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Thank you to all parents and supporters. Also, thank you to Year 10 Most Valuable Player: Kalem Tanoa
Miss Tutavaha who stepped in at the last minute to take the Year 10 Most Improved Player: Griffyn Kapao
team to tournament. Year 9 Most Valuable Player: Braxton Wilson-Clune
Bardsley Cup (Best Defensive Player): Griffyn Kapao Year 9 Most Improved Player: Ethan Codd

JUNIOR B BASKETBALL JUNIOR PREMIER B
Back Row: Braxton Wilson-Clune,
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Ethan Codd, Mrs N Woisin (Manager)
Front Row: Harry Gordon, Jonty Kells,
Carter Hetariki, Jordan Herewini, Zion
Kinnuman
Absent: Sonny Ohlson (Coach), Tyler
Bron, Lewis Bertinshaw

Manager: Mrs N. Woisin The boys were on a nervous edge going into the game
and this was evident on the court. Lack of composure,
Team: Braxton Wilson-Clune (Captain), Jordan Herewini uncharacteristic errors and ill-discipline in the first half saw
(Vice-Captain), Harry Gordon, Jonty Kells, Tyler us down 18 - 36 going into the third quarter. This was a real
Bron, Ethan Codd, Connor Sciascia, Ezra Davis, Lewis test of character for both the team and individuals. The
Bertinshaw, Carter Hetariki, Coach: Sonny Ohlson, game proved to be one of two very different halves, with
Manager: Nikki Woisin our boys pulling themselves and each other together to
play an impressive style of basketball. The third quarter was
U15 REGIONALS – DIVISION A the beginning of our comeback, finishing the quarter still
This year the school entered a Junior B Basketball team trailing 42 – 52. The final quarter had come down to a do or
into the second tier competition at Pettigrew Green Arena, die situation. With three players on four fouls and another
Napier. on three, discipline was paramount. The final quarter saw
the spectators on the edge of their seats, bearing witness
The opening game in pool play against Te Rito o to a game of an incredible comeback from PNBHS. Calm
Whakatupuranga, from Otaki, saw us finish strongly, winning guidance from coach, Sonny Ohlson and leadership from
68 – 50. Our second game, against Newlands, was a game of our more experienced players, combined with a surge of
two halves. After being up by 20 points at the half, we lost outstanding defence and more accuracy in our shooting,
a bit of intensity, especially on defence, finishing in a close saw the tables suddenly turn in our favour in the final 30
game on the wrong side of the score line, losing 75 – 80. This seconds, where we were able to finish the game off, winning
loss proved to be the best thing to happen to us, giving us 73 – 67. PNBHS Junior B are the deserved winners of the U15
an opportunity to evaluate the mindset needed to perform Division A Regional Competition 2019.
under pressure. Our final game in pool play was a must-win
game with a healthy goal point difference. We played a
strong defensive game against Napier 9A and came away
with a convincing win of 112 – 52, and a goal difference to
get us on the best side of the draw for the quarter-finals.

Our quarter-final against Hastings proved to be a tough
battle. The game could have gone either way up until the
final minute. Our boys kept the heads, put on an impressive
display of defence and communicated effectively with
each other, coming away with the win 80 – 68.We met St
John’s Hastings in our semi-final. We started the game with
strong defence combined with excellent composure and
communication, leading the half 50 – 31. After losing a bit
of composure in the third quarter, despite holding the lead,
we finished strongly, winning the game 88-56. After a warm
down at Anderson Park, taking time to rest and reflect, we
knew we had to bring discipline, intensity and a strong
defensive game if we were to beat our local rivals, Feilding
A in the final.

SUPERSONICS

BASKETBALL SUPERSONICS
Back Row: Jack Hildred, David Mafi,
Sean Ferguson-Pye, Mr S Kenzie
(Coach)
Front Row: Ashish Rangra, Nikhil
Banerjee, Johnson Liu, Mathew
Veale, Antariksh Nag

Manager: Mr S. Kenzie were constant offensive threats. Antarkish in particular, had
no fear of any defence with a willingness to catch and shoot
The season was a great success for the Supersonics. The from any position on the floor. Jack Hildred showed himself
team played with a defence-first mentality that resulted in a to be the best two-way player in the team. The team was
record three wins. The streaky three-point shooting of Nikhil disappointed not to be in title contention at the business end
Banerjee and relentless work ethic of the bigs; David Mafi, of the season. The whole Supersonics team made significant
Sean Ferguson-Pye and Matt Veale caused real problems for improvements and contributions this year.
the opposition. Point guards Ashish Rangra and Antarkish
Nag controlled the tempo for the team and both players

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THUNDER

BASKETBALL THUNDER
Back Row: Victor Woodfield, Reuben
Davis, Mrs K Pfeffer-Marshall (Coach)
Front Row: George Reddish, Tyler
Collinson, Joe Reddish, Mitchell Rix,
Seth Te Hore-Gardiner
Absent: Kaiya Barker, Josh Ellingham

Manager: Mrs K. Pfeffer-Marshall Mitchell was the most valuable player, his calm and
calculated approach made him a solid force to be reckoned
Team: Kaiya Barker, Tyler Collinson, Reuben Davis, with in both defence and offence. Victor’s positive approach
George Reddish, Joe Reddish, Mitchell Rix, Seth Te Hore- and ability to read the game in defence saw him become the
Gardiner, Victor Woodfield. teams most improved player. Whilst only these two young
men have been singled out, each young man deserves
Earlier this year, a group of sportsmen came together to recognition for their professional demeanour.
form a superb senior basketball team. Relying on individual
natural talent and group dynamics, the Thunder joined in Thanks must also go to the number of supporters we had
an attempt to take on the top basketball teams in the Year every week.
11-13 Boys A Grade.

The opening game of the season saw an 87 – 44 win against
PNBHS Supersonics, and the flood gates opened with a
winning streak that was peppered with three pointers and
fantastic team spirit. The team had a close game against
PNBHS Celtics with a 33 all draw, but this did not dampen
their spirits as they continued their winning streak. The
team sailed into the finals where they faced LAC, a team
that had previously beaten them in pool play. The score
was close at half-time with Thunder down by seven points.
The boys demonstrated level-headed playing tactics, good
communication and grit right to the very end to beat LAC
42-36 and place first in their grade.

TRAIL BLAZERS

BASKETBALL TRAIL BLAZERS
Back Row: Alex Hazelton, Jackson
Woodcock
Front Row: Jack Harrison, Noah Lloyd,
Oliver Lodge
Absent: Kaykay Adeyinka, Jaxon Bron,
Sam Hessell, Mrs G Reid (Manager)

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