Puketapu School, Bell Block

03/09/2026

🏀🔥 COME ALONG & SUPPORT OUR BASKETBALLERS! 🔥🏀

Come join us and cheer on our two Year 5 & 6 basketball teams as they take on their semi-finals this Monday! 🙌🏀

It’s a huge achievement to make it this far, and we’d love to see plenty of Puketapu whānau there to get behind the teams and make some noise! 📣

We're at the pointy end of the season! Year 5&6 Semi-Finals are on Monday, 7th September. Good luck to all of the teams participating!

For all Semi and Final fixture information please go to to the NPBA website https://www.npba.nz/fixtures-results

03/09/2026

🏃‍♀️🌧️ CHECK OUT OUR LATEST NEWS STORY! 🌧️🏃‍♂️

Check out what Briar Walthew had to say about yesterday’s Year 7 & 8 Full Primary Cross Country at Ōmata School! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🌧️

It sounds like the rain certainly made things interesting! ☔️😂🌧️

A huge ngā mihi to Ōmata School for hosting a great afternoon and to everyone who represented our school. 🙌

👉 Read Briar’s full story here: https://puketapu.school.nz/omata-year-7-8-cross-country/

🌧️🏃‍♂️💪 Rain, mud and all - ka mau te wehi, team! 🏃‍♀️🌧️

03/09/2026

🎸 PERSONA – ROCKSHOP BANDQUEST 2026! 🎤

What an awesome night for our Puketapu School band Persona at Rockshop BandQuest on Tuesday night! 🤘

Our talented band members have shared their thoughts about their experience and performance, and we’ve put it all together in a special post on our school website.

👉 Check it out here:
https://puketapu.school.nz/persona-rockshop-bandquest-2026/

You’ll also find links to photos and videos from the evening, so you can check out Persona in action! 🎶📸

A huge congratulations to Callum, Leo, Alexander, Skyla, Joel and Fletcher, you represented Puketapu with such pride and gave an awesome performance!

We are so proud of you all! 🌟🎸

🎸 PERSONA – ROCKSHOP BANDQUEST 2026! 🎸 Tuesday night was honestly one of the coolest...

01/09/2026

🎸🔥 ROCKSHOP BANDSQUEST 2026… AND THE WINNERS ARE… 🔥🎸

What an incredible night! 🤘 The talent, energy and confidence on that stage was absolutely next level!

A massive thank you to Rockshop NZ Bandquest for giving our young musicians the opportunity to shine, and to everyone who supported, encouraged, rehearsed, transported, cheered and helped make the day so awesome.

Shout out to Matua Phil & Jeff for all their behind the scenes mahi.

Now turn the volume up… 🔊

🎸 WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE BIG REVEAL! 🎸

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01/09/2026

30/08/2026

🎸 ROCKSHOP BANDQUEST – TOMORROW NIGHT! 🎸

If anyone would like to support our school band Persona, they are performing tomorrow night at TSB Showplace as part of Rockshop BandQuest! 🤘🎶

Our band members are:

🎸 Callum Anderson – Rhythm Guitarist
🥁 Leo Luke – Drummer
🎸 Alexander Den-McKay – Bass
🎸 Skyla Rose Pratt – Lead Guitarist
🎤 Joel Purdie – Singer
🎹 Fletcher Bublitz – Keyboard Synth

We are so proud of our tamariki and all the hard work they have put into getting ready for this awesome opportunity!

If you're free tomorrow night, come along and support Persona as they take the stage! 🎶🤘

📍 TSB Showplace
📅 Tuesday 1 September
⏰ 6.00pm–9.00pm

Tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/rockshop-bandquest/new-plymouth/tickets

Good luck, Persona! We’ll be cheering you on! 🎸🔥

30/08/2026

🌟 Puketapu Leaders at the Taranaki LEAD Conference! 🌟

Check out what our Year 7 & 8 leaders got up to a couple of Fridays ago at the Taranaki LEAD Conference!

Our students had an awesome day helping behind the scenes, meeting speakers, getting involved on stage and connecting with student leaders from other schools. They loved being part of the day and representing Puketapu School.

A big thank you to Di Hoskin for organising such a fantastic event and giving our students this opportunity.

📝 Story by Addyson C

LEAD Youth Conference

👉 Check out the full story and photos here:

Two weeks ago on Friday, us leaders went to the Taranaki LEAD Conference. We arrived...

28/08/2026

📸 Friday Photo Dump! 📸

What a fun few weeks at school! A little snapshot of some of the learning, laughs and happenings from around the kura. 💚

📖 Duffy Book awards
🏀 Sports teams
😂 And then there was the ‘Missing Rocky’ prank poster created by some of our boys in Te Puna Ako! 🐾

The best part? The looks on everyone’s faces when they spotted the poster on the office door- concern, confusion and a few “WHAT?!” moments… before the penny dropped that it was all a prank! 😂🙈 The poster only lasted a day due to all the questions 😳

A great reminder that school is about learning, but it’s also about creativity, connection, teamwork and having a bit of fun along the way.

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone! 🌟

28/08/2026

🎉 Fortnightly Assembly! 🎉

Today’s assembly was a great success! We had a chance to look back at some of the awesome things that have been happening around our school over the past couple of weeks, sharing stories and celebrating the mahi of our tamariki.

Then it was time for our Fortnightly Awards! A huge congratulations to all of our award recipients:

🏆 Room 1: Isaiah Horton
🏆 Room 2: Leo Ormsby
🏆 Room 3: Atlas Paurini
🏆 Room 4: Shia Gerrard
🏆 Room 5: Aiden Terrill
🏆 Room 6: Levi Murphy
🏆 Room 7: Khyrah Nicholls
🏆 Te Puna Ako: Daniel Heta
🏆 Room 9: Ezra Haylock
🏆 Room 10: Bethany Thomson
🏆 Room 11: Masey-Lee Hotene
🏆 Room 12: Chaytan Pepene
🏆 Room 13: Keiliaah Nicholls
🏆 Room 14: Jada Graham Moore
🏆 Room 15: Clara Wallace
🏆 Room 16: Whakairi Rangi
🏆 Technology: Sophie Engels

We are so proud of all of our award winners and the positive contributions they are making around our school. Tino pai!

Have an awesome weekend, Puketapu whānau!

27/08/2026

🏉⚽🏐 Interschool Sports Day! 🏐⚽🏉

Our Year 7 & 8 tamariki had a fantastic day in Hāwera representing Puketapu School at Interschool!

From rugby and football to netball, our students showed teamwork, encouragement, school pride and our Puketapu values throughout the day. There were plenty of games, some great results, close matches, lots of laughs and even a little candy salad!

A huge thank you to our coaches, parents and everyone who supported our teams and a special thank you to our student captains for sharing their stories from the day.

📸 Check out the photos and read all about what our Year 7 & 8 Interschoolers got up to here:
https://puketapu.school.nz/10432-2/

Well done, Puketapu! We are proud of you all!

Interschool Sports Day 📸 Check out the photos from our Interschool Sports Day here: View...