Principal’s Message
Kia ora Parents and Whānau As the school year draws to a close, I would like to acknowledge our incredible students supported by their families and Whānau, also recognising our very dedicated and hard working staff. This year has been filled with many defining moments of learning and growth, as our Northcross students have embraced challenges, celebrated […]
Hakari Toi Performing Arts Festival
Our first ever performing arts festival Hakari Toi 2024 was a roaring success. The event, showcasing dance, music and drama, ran over 6 1/2 hours and feactured the following; NX rock bands, Concert and Stage Bands, music tuition groups and soloists, the Stuffy drama group, Kapa Haka, our dance troupes, String Orchestra and more. Festival […]
NX Athletes Excel at Auckland Athlectics Day
Northcross performed superbly at the Auckland Intermediate Athletics Zone Day. On Thursday 28 November 20 students headed off to Mt Smart to test their athletic abilities with the best of the best in Auckland. We had outstanding results across the track, and field events. A huge highlight at the end of the day was to […]
Project 5-9
The students of Room 59 created an art installation, known as Project 5-9. The art comprises of 10, 2m tall wooden poles depicting images associated with the nations of our pacific islands neighbours. Through research, students created unique and original designs. They carved the poles, dug the holes, helped secure them, and painted them to […]
NX Poets Deliver Poems with Passion
On Friday 13th December we held our annual NX Poetry Slam. The standard this year was exceptional and our finalists spoke with passion, confidence and skill. Individuals, pairs and groups presented their poems with impressive energy and the audience was blown away by the array of topics covered across these events. The winner of the […]
Georgia Hale’s Golden Boots on Display at NX
We are very lucky and proud to have the opportunity to display Georgia Hale’s ‘Golden Boots’ Trophy here at Northcross. Georgia Hale is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRLW. Georgia is a former Northcross student and 2008 Sports Class member, she has represented New Zealand in touch and tag football before switching to Rugby League. In […]
Moana Pasifika Super Rugby Team visit NX
On Wednesday 4 December, as part of their community engagement programme, the Moana Pasifika Super Rugby team spent the afternoon at Northcross. Arriving at lunchtime, players were able to mingle with students on the field, signing autographs and joining in with games. During Block 5, players met with members of our Māori and Pasifika group, […]
Pickleball Proves Popular at NX
Throughout the year many students at Northcross Intermediate have participated in racket and paddle sports such as; table tennis, tennis and badminton. A popular sport around the world called Pickleball was introduced to Northcross this year thanks to Unbound Sport. Over the course of 3 terms an average of around 35 students have regularly participated […]
NZ National Robotics Title for Two NX Students
Two Northcross Students, Ryan and Novak Zhao, were part of a team that won the middle division of the NZ National VexIQ Robotics competition in Palmerston North in early this month Thirty two teams from around the country competed for the title. Their team was placed third after 11 qualifying matches with the top 10 […]
Principal’s Message
Kia ora Parents and Whanau As we move into the final weeks of term 4, we are pleased to see our students continuing to embrace the challenges of Intermediate school, continuing to make significant academic progress. Also their continued dedication and involvement in school wide cultural and sporting programmes is truly commendable. Please read about […]