Poipoia Ōu Pūmanawatanga — celebrating our rangatahi

Written By Kim Manunui

It has been a busy and uplifting start to the year at the Homework Hub, and we want to share some of the highlights with you. Our rangatahi are showing up, stepping up, and we couldn't be prouder.

A growing whānau of learners

51 rangatahi are now registered with Poipoia Ōu Pūmanawatanga across Levels 1, 2 and 3, attending after-school sessions four days a week from kura right across the Taupō rohe. — Te Kura o Waitahanui, Te Kura o Whakarewa i te Reo, Tauhara College, and Taupō Nui a Tia College.

Behind the wheel

21 of our rangatahi gained their driver licences — a huge step toward independence, employment, and being able to support themselves and their whānau into the future. Ka mau te wehi.

Onto their next chapter

Seven of our Year 13 leavers have stepped confidently into the next phase of their journey. we have three students starting university this year learning teaching and law, whilst four students have transitioned into mahi across trades and services

To see our rangatahi pursuing both tertiary study and meaningful trades across Aotearoa and beyond speaks to the breadth of pathways our young people are taking. Each one of them is carving out a future they have chosen for themselves.

On the court, on the water, on the marae

Our rangatahi have been representing far and wide:

  • 23 rangatahi travelled to Rotorua for the Poitūkohu Māori Basketball Tournament 2026

  • 6 of our Year 11s paddled at the Secondary Schools National Waka Ama Champs for the very first time, representing under Te Kura o Waitahanui. A first-time appearance on the national stage.

  • 20 of our rangatahi attended NKAI (Ngā Kura ā Iwi) Kaupapa Taiohi Taeia 2026 in Te Arawa — three days of careers expos, the Amazing Race, whakapakari tīnana, formal dinners, and keynote presentations alongside kura from across the motu. A wānanga designed to inspire — and by all accounts, it did.

Looking ahead

Coming up, we're running a driving wānanga at the Hub featuring a professional driving instructor and a driving simulator.

We're also continuing to develop our hauora programmes, supporting our rangatahi with self-awareness, confidence, and resilience as they grow into their world.

Mauri ora ki a tātou katoa.

— Poipoia Ōu Pūmanawatanga

Kim Manunui

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