Sports

  • Cricket Fun was a Blast!

    Kia ora e te whānau, Last week we were fortunate to have Corey from Cricket Wellington and ex Tawhai parent, Amanda Williamson who is the Junior convener for the Stokes Valley Cricket Club come along to take a fun session after school. After a couple of warmup games, it was down to a ‘quick’ game…

  • Our Waterpolo Teams in Action Down at the Pool

    Kia ora e te whānau, Two very exciting and very close games at the Stokes Valley Pool yesterday! A very narrow loss of 5-6 for Tawhai White who were first up to play. Tawhai Blue won their game 7-5!

  • Tawhai Blue & Tawhai White in Action at the Pool!

    It was down the pool yesterday to capture both our Tawhai teams in action against two Waterloo teams. Despite a valiant effort and trying to cope with the deeper end of the pool, the Tawhai Whites had a loss. Tawhai Blue were the dominant team in their game with a 13-0 win against Waterloo.

  • Miniball Action at the Walter Nash Stadium

    Kia ora e te whānau, It was down to the Walter Nash Stadium to capture our 3 miniball teams in action this afternoon. Great competitive spirit and lots of goals for and against! Photos posted with kind permission from whānau and the Naenae team!

  • Round 3 of the Waterpolo Season

    Kia ora e te whānau, It was down to Stokes Valley Pool yesterday to capture both the Tawhai Blue and the Tawhai White in action. Tawhai Blue came away with a very narrow 3-4 loss. Tawhai White despite valiant play also suffered defeat at the hands of a very tough and very physical oppostion!

  • Both Tawhai Teams in Action at the Pool!

    Kia ora e te whānau, It was down to the Stokes Valley Pool yesterday to capture both the Tawhai teams in action. Tawhai White despite a spirited performance lost their game to Boulcott. Tawhai Blue had a great win against Belmont. Photos posted with kind permission from whānau, Belmont’s coach, and a Boulcott parent.

  • A ‘Friendly’ Game of Netball!

    Kia ora e te whānau, Our netballers will be having their last game of the season so coaches Kate Watkins and Renee Saul thought that it would be lovely idea to turn the last practice for the teams into a friendly game! The Year 5 & 6 teams playing out on the court and the…

  • Tawhai Blue in Action at the Pool!

    Kia ora e te whānau, It was down the Stokes Valley Pool yesterday to see one of our two waterpolo teams playing their first game of the competition proper against St Peters and Pauls. The game was played end to end with some great effort and good attempts at shooting for goal from the Tawhai…

  • Second Place at Netball Tournament

    Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful Year 6 netball team, coached by parent Kate Watkins took part in the annual Upper Hutt Junior Netball Club Tournament which was held at Heretaunga College yesterday. They had an awesome tournament and took out second place! (see first photo with certificates!) Many congratulations Tamariki! Photo credits: Kate…

  • Interzone Athletics

    Kia ora e te whānau, Tuesday 21st November was the big day for our 25 ākonga as they represented not only their kura but the Northern/Central Zone in the Interzone Athletics at Hutt Rec! They were fortunate in the weather being nice and mild as they took part in their chosen event. All the tamariki…

  • Round 3 of Touch

    Kia ora e te whānau, It was down to Fraser Park yesterday to capture our 7 teams in action for Round 3 of the touch season. Lots of great tries seen (though not always captured!) and some fantastic play witnessed across the age ranges! It was so lovely to see the touch referees giving our…

  • The First Round of Touch at Fraser Park

    Kia ora e te whānau, Yesterday was the first round of touch for our tamariki up at Fraser Park. There were 3 teams playing in the Year 1 & 2 grades, 2 for the Year 3 & 4 and 2 for the Year 5 & 6 grade. Our oldest ākonga faced off against each other…

  • Tawhai Keas: A Friendly Game!

    Kia ora e te whānau, The Tawhai Keas were to face Wa Ora Wekas to mark the last game of the basketball season for our Tawhai tamariki, but not a weka could be seen! Instead we saw a friendly but very competitive game between the Keas and their siblings/cousins! Some wonderful play and great goals…

  • The Last Year 5 & 6 Miniball Games for the Season

    Kia ora e te whānau, It was down to the Walter Nash Stadium to capture highlights of the 3 senior games played on Thursday to round off the year! A draw for the Tawhai Eagles against Normandale, 14-14! Tawhai Kereru had a narrow loss against Raphael House Gold, 10-12. The Tawhai Knights faced a very…

  • The Final Waterpolo Games!

    Yesterday saw the final round of waterpolo for the season for both the Tawhai teams. Tawhai White played first against Hutt Central School for 3rd and 4th places. During the first half the team had plenty of go forward with the ball but unfortunately could not find the back of the net. However they had…

  • Waterpolo Action 6.9

    Malo e lelei’ Our 2 Waterpolo teams were in action again down at the Stokes Valley Pool on Wednesday. The Tawahi White were on fire and came away with a 10-2 win against Belmont. The Tawhai Blues were up against a very against Boulcott. Despite a hard fought battle and a never give up spirit,…

  • Waterpolo Action 30.8

    Kia or e te whānau, It was down to the Stokes Valley Pool on Wednesday to capture our two senior teams, the Tawhai Blue Team and the Tawhai White Team in action. Both were had very close and entertaining games and the resulting scores were very tight! Tawhai Blue were up against Waterloo and came…

  • Waterpolo Action this Afternoon

    Kia ora e te whānau, It was down to the Stokes Valley Pool this afternoon to capture our 2 waterpolo teams in action. Both games were very close and very competitive. Tawhai White came away with a 5-3 win against Belmont. It was very level for most of the game between Tawhai Blue and Trentham…

  • Horoeka Hub Assembly

    Kia ora e te whānau, The resident whakaahua dropped in just in time to see our lovely tamariki in the Horoeka Hub sing along and practice signing to the National anthem. Ka pai to the student who received certificates today!

  • Waterpolo Action 9.8

    Kia ora e te whānau, Both our Waterpolo teams were in action at the pool this afternoon. Here are some photos below of their games!