Caitlyn Taniela named in Volleyball High Performance Camp

On April 4, Caitlyn Taniela (Y13) was named as one of  the 96 athletes to attend the Volleyball NZ Age Group HP Training Camp in Porirua from 25-29 April. This camp will be used as a selection for future NZ age group teams. Caitlyn was the only girl from Wellington named for this camp. Congratulations to Caitlyn.

Former student wins Cricket’s Ford Trophy

Former student Luke Woodcock was part of the victorious Wellington Firebird’s team that won the NZ Cricket Ford Trophy at the weekend against Northern Districts. The Firebirds last won a trophy 10 years ago when Luke was also part of the team.  Congratulations to Luke on this achievement which also comes in a season when […]

Newlands students in action at North Island Athletics Champs

Last weekend 5 Newlands students competed in the North Island Athletics Championship in Masterton having qualified via the recent Wellington Regional Athletics Championship. Aprille Mincher (Y13) won the senior girls triple jump and finished third in the high jump. Ben Murdoch (Y10) competed across four events and was the junior boys winner for both long […]

Newlands students win Club Tennis Titles

Congratulations to the five Newlands students who won trophies at the recent Newlands Paparangi Junior Tennis Club Championships: Emily Dawson – Winner under 16 girls singles Greg Wang – Winner under 16 boys singles and Winner under 19 boys singles Connor Isogai – Runner Up under 16 boys singles Kyle Cummings – Runner Up under […]

Volleyball – Junior Girls 2nd team lose grade final

The Junior 2 Girls Volleyball team finished their season with a 2-0 loss against Aotea in the final of the Northern Division 2 grade. Congratulations to the girls on their efforts for the season and thanks to the various senior students who have helped with their coaching namely Grace, Conrad, Isaiah, Nathaniel and Brett.

1st XI Cricket team finish on a high

Newlands 1st XI confirmed their position at the top of the Premier 2 grade following a 49 run win against Wellington College 3rd XI. Batting first Newlands reached 290 with Simon Pask scoring 40, Tahana Firmin 70 and Jesse Glading 52. The Newlands bowling performance was led by Haydon Smith who took 3-29 and Ollie […]

Intermediate Cricket side lose grade final

The intermediate boys cricket team have lost their grade final against Hutt Valley High School who were the only team to beat them during the course of the season. Hutt Valley batted first and amassed 226 with Tyler Hall, Marcus Gibson and Ashley Charles chipping in with 2 wickets apiece. According to Dave Edgecombe discussing […]