Houses
The school has four houses, which students are randomly selected for. They are Kowhai, Matai, Rimu, and Totara which are named after native New Zealand trees. Each house can earn points in inter-house events such as the annual Tabloids sports day, and the House that has accumulated the highest number of points is awarded the Inter-house Cup at the end of the year. The house emblems are placed in order from left to right (first to fourth place) in the school hall for the current status of the standings. Each Tabloids sports day is generally on the last Friday of February.
| Name of House |
Colour | Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Kowhai | Yellow | Sophora microphylla |
| Matai | Blue | Prumnopitys taxifolia |
| Rimu | Red | Dacrydium cupressinum |
| Totara | Green | Podocarpus totara |
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