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Tai Tokerau students deliver top-quality Shakespeare performances
19 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Whangārei Boys High School s Tyrese Mataiti as Macbeth with Mahanga Mitchell as Banquo s ghost.
Whangārei Boys High School s Tyrese Mataiti as Macbeth with Mahanga Mitchell as Banquo s ghost.
Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz
A larger than usual group of Whangārei secondary students will be representing Northland at the national Shakespeare Festival finals in Wellington after top-quality performances at the regionals this month.
The Tai Tokerau Regional Shakespeare Festival was held at Kamo High School and involved 59 Whangārei high school students from five schools performing different scenes from Shakespeare s plays and sonnets. The categories were won by Whangārei Boys High and Tauraroa Area Schools.
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Original Christchurch Town Hall architect Sir Miles Warren tours the restored Christchurch Town Hall ahead of its reopening. (Video first published February 2019) There will also be guided tours, children’s workshops, expert tours, guided walks, and exhibitions. The festival is being run by Te Pūtahi – the Centre for Architecture and City Making, a non-profit independent group formed after the earthquakes. Director Jessica Halliday said the festival weekend would be a celebration of the city’s architecture and organisers hoped the event would have “something for everyone”.
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College House hall of residence in Ilam.
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About 100 students at Christchurch Girls High School took to the streets to protest against sexual harassment and sexual abuse. Christchurch Boys High headmaster Nic Hill said last month senior student leaders from both schools were working on a joint plan to tackle the issues raised at the protest. “We want to make it clear that we want to listen to and hear the concerns of the Christchurch Girls’ High students, particularly relating to any specific allegations,” he said. The group said it was dedicated to fighting a systematic, cultural and institutional issue – not just individual cases. The year 11 students have since created an educational Instagram account called Culture CHCHange, and been joined by four other students, including a male.
There were also yellow cards for Dane Whale (COB), Ben Stephens (COB) and Chase Jordan (Freyberg) for infringing at the breakdown. Freyberg were up for it in parts and put COB under pressure, with standout No 8 Jekope Kitou making big runs up the middle and getting Freys on the front foot. College held the ball for longer periods, taking advantage of any Freyberg mistake, with first five-eighth Stewart Cruden finding gaps. Their scrum was a weapon and won them a penalty try. Loose forwards Jared Goodson, who was a regular lineout target, and Elyjah Crosswell got stuck into everything. Pacey Freyberg wing Varcon King showed a clean pair of heels again and scored two tries, while midfielder Josh Maoate and hard-working openside flanker Michael Halutuituia had strong games.