There are a variety of sporting events held at Arakura and we are beginning to compile and record a list of their winners over the years.
‘Arakura 500’
The Arakura 500 is the nickname given to a gruelling activity run once a year during senior activity. As a part of a series of ‘World Record’ challenges, students are challenged to run non-stop around the top court for as long as possible before giving up or running to slow. The following students are those that achieved excellence in this activity.
| 2014 | Winner: Unique Edmonds | 43:44 |
| Runners Up: Tuhoe Davies, Jackson Warbrick, Torianne Tuirirangi, Byron Taumata, Ali Samuelu |
| 2015 | Winner: Jackson Warbrick, Akyra Edmonds | 47:21 |
| Runners Up: Regan Gray, Byron Taumata |
| 2016 | Winner: Hosea Hawira, Regan Gray | 55:18 |
| Runners Up: Jamie Johnson, Isaac Johnson, Jacob Ellis |
| 2017 | Winner: Ryan Jensen, Aayla Toman | 1:06:10 |
| Runners Up: Matthew Rameka, Judd Warbrick, Izik Brosnahan |
School Cross Country
The School Cross Country is held every year with different lengths of course for the different year groups. Races are run with groups of boys and girls of each year group over the course of an afternoon.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| 2014 | Damien Walker-Davies Ryder MacMillan |
Intrigue Blake Piper McMillan |
Kane Bowater Krew Mason |
Sian Lyttle Delta Chadwick |
Matthew Rameka Ryan Jensen |
Erin Little Kyla Peebles |
Regan Gray Byron Taumata |
Hailee O’Connor Poppy Dickson |
Jackson Warbrick Zavier Mason |
Jdarre Soderholm Faatatau Tagaloa |
Tuhoe Davies Ezekiel Babbington |
Tori-anne Tuirirangi Unique Edmonds |
| 2015 | Bryson Lewis Deakin Anderson |
Payton Mason Mikayla Brosnahan |
Ilai Vagana Blake O’Connor |
Ryshia Leota Tessa Walker-Davies |
Jacob Ellis Kane Bowater |
Maiah Dickson Akyra Edmonds |
Matthew Rameka Kayan Samuelu |
Aayla Toman Erin Little |
Regan Gray Byron Taumata |
Poppy Dickson Maria Taingahue |
Jackson Warbrick Zavier Mason |
Emma Gray Jdarre Soderholm |
| 2016 | Sene Solomona Linkin Gore |
Summer Gage Amber Inthavong |
Ezekiel Taualofa Lucian Kelly |
Sydney Roma Peyton Symonds |
Orlando Sakalia Ilai Vagana |
Tessa Walker-Davies Aoife Madsen |
Jacob Ellis Kane Bowater |
Maiah Dickson Mia Norman |
Matthew Rameka Kayan Samuelu |
Aayla Toman Erin Little |
Regan Gray Hosea Gray |
Shania Hatata Poppy Dickson |
| 2017 | Saige Crosland-Miller-Marks Kayden Williams |
Dorothy Li Lyrique Jensen Babbington |
Ryder Mason Rhett Silvester |
Summer Gage Kyla Stewart-King |
Kody Damond-Lints Bear Cameron |
Devyn Woodford Krista Henderson-Williams |
Damien Walker-Davies Miguel Avelino |
Tessa Walker-Davies Piper McMillan |
Jacob Ellis Jamie Johnson |
Maiah Dickson Jorjah Giles |
Matthew Rameka Griffin Hemingway |
Letitia Ruruku Erin Little |
Senior School Athletics
Each year the school celebrates Athletics, and holds events in Vortex, Shotput, Discus, and Sprints. These are run in the senior school (Year 3 – Year 6) over a couple of afternoons.
| 2014 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
| Boys | Andy Soana’i Byron Taumata Regan Gray Zayian Teepa |
Jackson Warbrick Zavier Mason Mikey Tutaki Ryan Wereta Bob Matenga |
Ali Samuelu Hamish Anderson Omarion Vagana Ezekiel Babbington Tuhoe Davies |
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| Girls | Mihiata Jury Crystal D’Unienville Poppy Dickson Skyla Cribb Bizhahn Lyttle |
Tau Tagaloa Emma Gray Ashlynn Keepa-Matangaroa Korina Grace Aroha Metekingi-Whaiapu |
Unique Edmonds Trenell Leota Ria Aberdein-Tapuai Jay Wilkinson Tyra Leota |
2016 |
Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |||||
| Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | ||
| Shotput | Winner | Ryshia Leota | Kaelyn Campbell | Akyra Edmonds | Seneti Seia | Aayla Toman | TK Te Taite | Shania Hatata | Andy Soana’i |
| Runner Up | Awatea Burns | Javaan Ngata | Delta Chadwick | Jacob Ellis | Teremoana Crawford-Hunia | Judd Warbrick | Mihiata Jury | Iatira Chadwick | |
| Discus | Winner | Delta Chadwick | Seneti Seia | Claudia Fennell | TK Te Taite | Lily Campbell | Hoani Wright | ||
| Runner Up | Charlotte Brosnahan | Jacob Ellis | Paradise Smith | Judd Warbrick | Hailee O’Connor | Byron Taumata | |||
| Vortex | Winner | Sian Lyttle | Seneti Seia | Aayla Toman | Judd Warbrick | Shania Hatata | Byron Taumata | ||
| Runner Up | Mishaela Kea | Jacob Ellis | Paradise Smith | Izik Brosnahan | Lily Campbell | Regan Gray | |||
| Sprints | Winner | Ryshia Leota | Javaan Ngata | Akyra Edmonds | Kingston Nepia | Aayla Toman | Kayan Samuelu | Mihiata Jury | Andy Soana’i |
| Runners Up | Intrigue Blake, Saijzaan Sarich, Journey Samuelu | Damian Walker-Davies, Maddox Lyttle, Mea’Ole Ma’i | Sian Lyttle, Delta Chadwick, Madison Gray | Ryan Edger, Seneti Seia, Flynn Silvester | Paradise Smith, Aaronaye Lyttle, Angel McMillan | Judd Warbrick, Matthew Rameka, Izik Brosnahan | Maria Taingahue, Shania Hatata, Poppy Dickson | Zayian Teepa, Byron Taumata, Iatira Chadwick | |
2017 |
Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |||||
| Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | ||
| Shotput | Winner | ||||||||
| Runner Up | |||||||||
| Discus | Winner | ||||||||
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| Vortex | Winner | ||||||||
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| Sprints | Winner | ||||||||
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Arakura’s Got Talent
Our Very own talent show, where anything and everything is on display from the students of Arakura School.
| Winner | Item | Runners Up | Item | |
| 2013 | Linkin Pollock | Singing | Paige Robinson, Bailey Miller-Janes, Ashley Peebles | Rollerskating Skating Drums |
| 2015 | Rory Fennell | Animation | Ethan McNoe, Ariana Gray-Hawira, Skyla Cribb, Josiah & Jackson Louwrens | Various |
| 2017 | Izik Brosnahan | Singing | Aoife Madsen, Moses Tambunan, Angel McMillan & Claudia Fennell, Misheala Kea, Kayla Little | Various |
Senior School Record Breaker Challenge
Each year we put student strength and endurance to the test, allowing students to challenge themselves to be the last one standing in each of these challenges
| Star Jumps | Standing on One Leg | Arms Out | Elbow Plank | |
| 2015 | Poppy Dickson 7:48 |
Byron Taumata 7:30 |
Josiah Louwrens 12:20 |
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| 2016 | Jayden Bullmore 9:27 |
Olivia Bruce 16:01 |
Aoife Madsen Lochlan Haberfield 13:25 |
Jaxon Afoa Maiah Dickson 4:28 |
| 2017 | Letitia Ruruku 12:40 |
Maiah Dickson 21:49.72 |
Lochlan Haberfield 4:30 |
Jackson Louwrens 4:10 |