Putaruru College

10/09/2026

Our Aims rippa team have just left the Mt @ 2.30pm
See you soon for pick ups

10/09/2026

🧡🧡🧡 Shave for a cure is happening now!!
Couple of sneak pics of our brave rangatahi... Check out the panui tomorrow for full shots!

09/09/2026

Our Aims rippa team looking stunnniiin. Give them a vote whānau ✅️❤️

Want to win $1000 of sports gear for your school?

Thanks to our friends at Mercury, we have your chance to WIN!
The photo with the most likes across the two Mercury Team Photo 2026 albums by 3pm, Friday 18th September 2026 wins.

Get your whole school behind you and encourage them to share your photo far and wide. Good luck!

The competition will be judged based on the number of genuine likes the submitted photo receives on Facebook.

Only likes from real accounts with genuine user activity will be considered valid. Any use of bots, fake accounts, or any automated methods to increase likes will result in immediate disqualification.

Can’t find your Team Photo? You favourite team may not have made it to the Mercury Team Photo studio yet! Visit the Mercury Free Team Photos page on the Zespri AIMS Game App or Website for opening hours and location detail. Photos are uploaded and available after 7pm each day

08/09/2026

Not too late to enter whānau! Come along to support our students who are fundraising for their trip to Rrarotonga 🌸🌴✈️

🏸 GET YOUR RACKET READY! 🏸

We’re excited to announce our upcoming Squash Tournament, with proceeds going towards supporting our students’ school trip to Rarotonga 🌴🌺

Whether you’re a seasoned squash player or simply keen for some fun and competition, we’d love to see you there! Come along, get on court, and help us get one step closer to making this incredible educational and cultural experience a reality.

Spaces are limited, so get your entries in now.
👉 Register today by completing the google form
https://forms.gle/K4x9FeWPZdGwmfVu7

For further information contact Alicia Taylor [email protected]

08/09/2026

Aims Hockey team hockey games
Today; 4pm - Tauranga Boys College
Tomorrow; 10.10 Tauranga Boys college and then 5.40pm at Blake Park Mount Maunganui.
Stunning weather and the hockey is improving!!
Great to see some supporters over here today! We just played against some of Mr Moore's Opotiki Whanau!! They said hello...and then beat us!!
1 more game today and a couple tomorrow.

07/09/2026

Aims Games Day 1 done ✅️ Happy to say the rain stayed away for most of the day, bring on the sunshine tomorrow 🌞

07/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS FROM TOI OHOMAI!

Thinking about your plans after school? Here’s an exciting opportunity for 2027!

Eligible students who were enrolled in Year 12 or Year 13 at any New Zealand secondary school during 2026 can complete their first year of study at Toi Ohomai’s Rotorua (Mokoia) Campus with ZERO COURSE FEES!

Study options include:

🔹 Agriculture
🔹 Business
🔹 Construction
🔹 Engineering
🔹 Hairdressing and Beauty
🔹 Information Technology
🔹 Nursing and Health
🔹 Teacher Education
🔹 Tourism and Hospitality

This could be your chance to begin a qualification without paying course fees for your first year!

Putāruru College students: contact Maree Kendrick in the Careers Hub for more information and help exploring your options.

06/09/2026

Toi-Ohomai Public Open Days Coming up!

Are you a senior who is not sure what to do next year yet? Check out the Toi-Ohomai open days coming up in Rotorua and Tauranga.

These are fantastic opportunities to check out alternative options to studying at school.

Click the link to find out the courses and subjects on offer: https://www.toiohomai.ac.nz/study

04/09/2026

Kia ora e te whanau, here is the latest Panui.
Have a great weekend.

03/09/2026

We ❤ seeing so many of our students demonstrating our school values!!!! Keep it up by...

💙Focusing on your mahi!
💙Persevering when learning is challenging!
💙 Continuously striving to get better!
💙Stepping up as a leader and role model!
💙Being respectful in all your interactions!

Check out our ⭐WOW⭐ students so far this term...