04/02/2026
Ngā mihi o te tau hou!!!
We are very proud to announce that this coming Tuesday the Academy and our kura TKW will be attending the powhiri for our new kura Te Kāpehu Whetu-Tāmaki.
We invite the old boys of the Academy to attend and take the new kura whanau, our current kura and the current Academy on to Orakei marae.
Date: Tuesday 10th Feb
Time: 12noon - 2pm
Venue: Orakei marae
Host: Ngāti Whatua Orakei
Apologies for late notice but we only received confirmation for Orakei today.
If attending please wear your silver Academy shirt (if you have one) or a black shirt and long black pants.
Pls RSVP numbers to me whaea Rae on
[email protected]
You may not know that it was at Orakei in 2010, at the very last assembly of the men of the 28 Māori Battalion that uncle Sol Te Whata asked the men of the 28 to recognise the Academy as A Companys legacy, which they did wholeheartedly. In attendance was James Henare Intake.
This is the first time we have beenback!!!
PLEASE COME BOYS!!!
AND.... as a tohu.... tonight on my desktop this photo turned up.....its uncle Sol Te Whata and uncle Selwyn Clark with the James Henare and Fred Baker Intakes
SEE YOU THERE!!!
