Kia orana, Noa’ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni and warm Pacific greetings.

Last week our annual Māori and Pasifika communities came together to celebrate our annual awards night, acknowledging the success of our Māori Rangatahi and our Tama Pasifika students in 2021.

The awards covered a wide range of achievements within the school which included academic, cultural and sport. It was a great way to celebrate these students and their resilience, perseverance, and their amazing achievements throughout 2021 and another  difficult year.

The night as is always another fantastic opportunity to say tofa soifua and farewell to all our Year 13 students and celebrate such outstanding role models, mentors’ tutors and leaders that have continually contributed greatly to the success, growth and development of our Māori and Pasifika students and communities here at Otago Boys’ High School throughout the past 5 years.

The night concluded with a catch up with the students, their whanau’s and aiga over some light refreshments.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

Year 9

Māori Cultural
Tamati Taylor
Māori Sports
Oak Chisholm
Māori Academic
Rupene Skipper
Pasifika Cultural
Hoani Taimalie
Pasifika Sports
Joseph Hola
Pasifika Academic
Joseph Hola

Year 10

Māori Cultural
Sam MacGregor
Māori Sports
Ruban MacGregor
Māori Academic
Fergus Oberlin-Brown
Pasifika Cultural
Siaosi Asi
Pasifika Sports
Sione Takataka
Pasifika Academic
James Veituna

Year 11

Māori Cultural
Dennis Krystal
Māori Sports
Joe Parkinson
Māori Academic
Ollie Oberlin Brown
Pasifika Cultural
Paula Pasilio
Pasifika Sports
Rota Lafita
Pasifika Academic
Simi Puni

Year 12

Māori Cultural
Eric Peita
Māori Sports
Cole Gibbons
Māori Academic
Nathaniel Williams
Pasifika Cultural
Akelisi Tioti
Pasifika Sports
Osasa Neilson-Caldwell
Pasifika Academic
Sofa Letane Fesolai

Year 13

Māori Cultural
Joseph Spooner
Māori Sports
Reuben Bouman
Māori Academic
Lachlan Williams/Cody Thomson
Pasifika Cultural
Siosifa Pole/Sunia Uele
Pasifika Sports
Filipo Whitehouse-Opetaia Tovio
Pasifika Academic
Semesi Tupou Ta'eiloa

Thank you to staff, students and parents who attended the evening and made the celebration a great success.

Special thanks to Richard Hall the school Rector, and Brendon Williams from the Otago Boys' High School Board of Trustees who were both attended the evening.