This whakatauki captures my thoughts as you leave Te Puna Wai o Waipapa:

Kia hoki atu te waewae
kia hoki mai te whakairo
kia whaka tōmuri
te haere whakamua.

As you leave this place, let your thoughts and memories return – walk into your future with your eyes fixed on the past.

You are part of a unique 159 year old secondary school. Be proud to have been here, be proud to speak well and to think well of this place, your place, Te Puna Wai o Waipapa, Hagley College.

My very best wishes for 2018 and beyond.

Ngā mihi nui kia koutou

Mike Fowler