Congratulations go to former Newlands College teacher Claire Kersten who took a break from teaching at the end of last year to pursue her dream of making the Commonwealth Games squad. With the unfortunate withdrawal of Kayla Cullen, Claire was given a last minute call up and last night made her Commonwealth debut v Uganda. […]

Congratulations to the 1st XI cricket team and their management who have been promoted to Premier 2 after a great season. Their captain Kavinda Dharmawardane has put together this report: As a team, the Newlands College First XI tracked very well in the Term 1, 2018 season. Out of 9 games, 8 were won, while […]

After a period of time of Newlands College not having the numbers to field either a Boys or Girls Softball team we have been fortunate to have very strong numbers across both genders. Following the regional tournament both teams were given a wildcard into the Schools Nationals which was accepted. The tournament was a learning […]

18 Newlands students braved the monsoon conditions that took hold at Newtown Park on Wednesday 7 March. Unfortunately having an all-weather track and no back up day due to the tight schedule with Regionals the next week saw everyone having to compete against the elements as well as their fellow athletes. Notable performances from the […]

Last week 6 athletes attended the Regional Athletics Day having survived the monsoon that was the Western Zone Athletics. Congratulations go to Tui-Aroha Fransen who finished 5th in the 200m, 3rd in Long Jump and 2nd in the intermediate grade High Jump. Victoria Green ran really well in both the 200m & 400m Senior Girls […]

National Squash Open Day Saturday 7th April 11am – 4pm Tawa Squash Club, 67 Main Road, Tawa All equipment provided, non marking shoes required. Great sport for kids, adults and families. Squash – The Fittest Sport in the World (Forbes Magazine)

By Bowls Squadron leader Mr Hueston: Tuesday 13 March was the College Sport Wellington Pairs and Singles Bowls Championships held at the Johnsonville Bowls Club. We sent 9 players. 3 Boys pairs teams, 1 Girls Pair and had an entry in the boys singles for a long time. The Bowls team represented the College fantastically […]

Congratulations to ex-students Kurtis and Kayla Imrie who were involved in NZ Canoe Sprint Championships over the weekend. Kurtis had 16 races and finished off by winning the K1 500m race whilst sister Kayla Imrie finished second to a certain Lisa Carrington in the K2 500m. Check out the stuff article on the weekends events.

Congratulations to Milly Mackey (Y12) who was part of the Wellington open women’s tag team that played in the Tag Nationals at the weekend. The team placed 3rd with a hard fought win over Canterbury 5-4 in the playoff.

Wellington Diving Club runs diving classes for kids aged 5 years and up (plus separate Adult training sessions).  Try something new – visit our website and come along for a 30min Trial Lesson!  After-school sessions available on Tues/Wed/Thursdays and we cater for kids of any level from beginners to competitive. For more information, please visit our website www.wellingtondiving.org.nz or […]