Tainui School - Dunedin

01/03/2026

MOVE IT MARCH (a DCC initiative) begins tomorrow. We are one of 34 kura in Ōtepoti Dunedin encouraging children to make active travel to and from school each day, a healthy habit.

Scout - The Safe & Active Travel Mascot will be visting us on Tuesday morning at 8:30 to see how many of us are walking or wheeling to school!

If your child needs to travel by car, perhaps they could be dropped off a little further away, allowing them to walk some of the way to school.

20/02/2026

Please support one of our former students by attending this Quiz Night.

03/02/2026

FAMILY PICNIC TEA in our courtyard (in the Hall if wet) tomorrow evening from 5:30.

Pop into Tai Timu classes (Y1-Y3) at 6:00 to find out more about the important home-school partnership between you and your child's teacher, routines, expectations and curriculum information. Tai Pari (Y4-Y6) classes open at 6:30.

We're looking forward to seeing you!

31/01/2026

We're really looking forward to welcoming tamariki back to school on TUESDAY.

Lunch orders will be available from TUESDAY. Please note that Lunchonline has been bought by EZLUNCH. Your login, password and credit balance have been transferred to https://www.ezlunch.co.nz/

STATIONERY PACKS are available on Monday between 8:15 and 4:00, and from Tuesday onwards, too.

22/12/2025

Excellent and very affordable music lessons at five local schools - Tainui, Bathgate Park, George Street, Mornington and Elmgrove Schools. Subsidised by the Ministry of Education. Enrol online now for 2026 https://www.smmcotago.nz/

16/12/2025

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It's as certain as the big man in red coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve. For more than 20 years, senior students at Tainui School have...

23/11/2025

Thank you for supporting our PTA's fabulous community event today.

23/11/2025

Thank you for supporting our FAMILY FUN FIESTA and CRAZY COLOUR CHASE today. It was such an enjoyable school community event.

22/11/2025

TODAY'S THE DAY ... and it's a beautiful morning already. Join us from 11am for our FAMILY FUN FIESTA DAY which includes several CRAZY COLOUR CHASE events through The Adventure.

Use the EFTPOS machine at our office to buy tickets - every purchase and activity needs just one $2.50 ticket, with the exception of the GRID Coffee Cart and Blanket Sale items. The CRAZY COLOUR CHASE needs TWO TICKETS.

# Bouncy Castle
# Little Flick rides
# Facepainting
# Crazy Hair
# Candy Floss, Popcorn, Sausage Sizzle Iceblocks, cold drinks
# Grocery Hamper Raffle (7 draws)
# Loosey, the Play Trailer
# Blanket Sale (think 'car boot sale' on a blanket)
# Relaxed fun for everyone!

We'll wrap up the Fiesta at 2pm. Looking forward to seeing you here from 11 o'clock!

19/11/2025

PRIDE IN OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH PACIFIC TRUST OTAGO
On Tuesday, the tumuaki of Tainui School and Musselburgh School - Shelley Wilde and Rob Taylor, each signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pacific Trust Otago (P.T.O.). We are the first kura to ever partner with P.T.O. This partnership is about strengthening connections, sharing knowledge, and supporting our Pasifika children and their families.

Fa'afetai tele lava to everyone involved, and particularly to Anne Kenneally, our Learning Support Coordinator.

14/11/2025

Open Letter from our Board and Staff

Tēnā tātou Tainui School Community,

As you may be aware there has been a recent directive to remove expectations for school boards to uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The Tainui School Board wishes to confirm to our tamariki, school and community whānau that in alignment with our commitment to cultural integrity and educational excellence, we remain committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We want to assure you that we will continue to work towards honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the way in which we teach, govern, make decisions and connect across our school whānau. This affirms our dedication to maintaining a culturally responsive environment for our ākoka and honouring the rich heritage of Ōtepoti and Aotearoa.

When our school upholds Te Tiriti, our tamariki learn about partnership as well as developing unwavering respect for different cultures, our histories, and for te reo Māori. They learn how they collectively fit together in our communities and how important they all are to being part of ‘a caring community where everyone learns and flourishes’. All of these values provide a strong educational foundation for building happy and healthy tamariki.

We will be formally communicating our stance to the Ministry of Education in our opposition of the amendment to section 127(2)(e) of the Education and Training Act.

The Board is dedicated to continued advocacy for the preservation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as both a founding document for Aotearoa and an understanding of partnership in action.

We appreciate your ongoing support as we navigate this important matter together. Thank you for your continued trust and support.

Kā mihi nui,
Tainui School Board and Staff Members

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08/11/2025

Our annual FAMILY FUN FIESTA & CRAZY COLOUR CHASE is happening in just two weeks time. It will be another wonderful family and community event. Come along at 11 o'clock on Sunday 23 November to join in the fun!