At Tauriko School, all students belong to a 'House'. In this article Matthew Couper shares a little about each House, including their Captains, colour, chants and 2018 results.

Tauriko’s Houses consist of 4 colours and 4 names of different native trees Orange=Kauri Blue=Kahikatea Yellow=Rimu and Green=Totara

Kauri

"2 4 6 8 who do we appreciate Kauri Kauri Kauri

Who’s that swimming down the lane kauri, kauri that's our name

Who’s that swimming down the lane kauri, kauri that's our name

Who’s that swimming down the lane kauri, kauri that's our name

GO KAURI!

Turn on the radio what do ya hear kauri, kauri give us a cheer,

We're gonna beat em bust em that's our custom

GO KAURI!"

House Captains: Matthew Couper and Sierra Hopping

Shields Won 2018: 2 Cross Country, Speeches

Kahikatea

"Stomp stomp clap (x5 before lyrics start plus through the hole song plus echo)

Kahikatea were all over here, put your hands in the air, say yeah.

KAHIKATEA!"

House Captains: Kayla Adlington and Rylee van Dijk

Shields Won 2018: 2 Swimming, Athletics

Totara

"We're Green, We're Keen, We're a swimming team!

We're Green, We're keen, we're a mean machine!

We're Green, we SCREAM, we're the winning team!

GO GREEN GO!!!"

House Captains: Lachlan Fraser and Vilah Christy

Shields Won 2018: 1 Speeches

Rimu

"Extra, extra, read all about it, Rimu's going to win - no doubt about it,

Shout it to the east, shout it to the west, Rimu’s gonna win cause we’re the best!

GO RIMU!"

House Captains: Arabella Elliott and Charlotte Rose

Shields Won 2018: 0