The Totara Team held their Rehu Tai finals on Tuesday the 3rd of September. All the students spoke beautifully and all judges remarked on the quality of their writing and performance and also about the happiness in our learning space.

Our rappers, Sam Bridgeman, Arlo Beard and Logan Gourdie kept the crowd entertained while the judges did their thinking and writing.

Totara Speech finalists alongside the judges, Anne Driver, retired teacher and former Grey Lynn School pupil, Tupe Tai, Western Springs College English teacher, and Melissa Spearman, Grey Lynn School Reading recovery specialist. "There is such a happy buzz at your place, it permeates! Great talent, courageous speakers and evidence of excellent teaching - bravo!" Tupe Tai
"It takes real talent to write spoken word that emphasizes the important words and not just the rhyme." Anne Driver"I just wanted to say how impressed I was with the quality of the speeches and the way you organised the event." Melissa Spearman. 

Our winning Rehu Tai presenters are:

Speech- 
1st - Anya Taylor
2nd - Olive Beran-Wright
3rd - Jojo Lewis
Finalists: Rory Hannah, Clarisse Purdon and Annabelle Hegan

Spoken Word - 
1st - Evie Wilson
2nd - Alba Erikson
3rd - Ilaana Tokuma 
Finalists: Amelia Barr and Matilda Rennie Corbalan

Flashtalks - 
1st - Charlotte Hussey
2nd - Trixie Bird
3rd - Lily Gundeson