There's no better way to recognise student achievement and celebrate the end of the year than heading along to our Senior Prize Giving. And this year was a special one...

Everyone will have their own moments from our 2016 Senior Prize Giving which delighted or moved them. For us, it started with Max Nicholls's powerful karakia and then in response, hearing 'Te Aroha' sung strongly by whānau.

Then, there was Richard Townsend’s spontaneous introduction about what Hagley meant to him, leading to his brilliant rendition of ‘This is the Moment’ - then the standing ovation which followed. 

And John Beijen's student speech, just wow...

These are our students and they spoke about their school. This is heartfelt stuff about what our place, Te Puna, is.

We would also like to extend a special congratulations to all our award recipients and subject prize winners, all of whom have had their hard work this year acknowledged at this event.

This year's Special Awards winners were as follows:

Cultural Award - Richard Townsend

Hugh McDougall Rankin Education Trust Scholarship - Hamish Shaw

Professor Sir Frank Callaway Prize for Music - Morgan Liddicoat

Professor Archibald Callaway Prize for Economics - Freddy Wilson

Abdul Rahman Ikhtiari Award - Mohamud Hassan

Service Award - Alfie Gillard

Service Award - Caitlyn Carlyle

Westonian Scholarship - Freddy Wilson

Bickerton Widdowson Scholarship - Cheyenne Parris

Bickerton Widdowson Scholarship - Ruby Scott-Hewitt

Bickerton Widdowson Scholarship - Ashton Moore

Bickerton Widdowson Scholarship - Hamish Shaw

Sports Award - Maia Mance Freire

Senior Bicultural Award - Awatea Timothy

Adult Excellence - Kira Argent

Year 12 Academic Excellence - Lia Capper

Year 13 Academic Excellence - Freddy Wilson

Dux Award - Freddy Wilson

Take a look at some images from the evening!