Speeches

As part of their curriculum, each Year 7 to 10 student at Tuakau College delivers a speech. Senior students speeches are completed through NCEA. In 2019 the Tuakau College Junior Speech Finals were held on June 12 in the iHub.

The results were as follows:

Year 7:

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1st – Samara Tocker – If we throw, we will go!

2nd – Abbi McKay – Homelessness

3rd – Brooke Ngatai – Animal Testing

Commendations:

Charmaine Hazell – Teachers deserve a raise and better work conditions!

Tia Barker – Marvel is better than DC

Year 8:

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1st – Jai Harvey – The importance of Pop Culture in today’s society

2nd – Maddison Deadman – Homelessness

3rd Equal – Haley Dunn- We are killing our planet! and Hauraki Hira – Ko Ahau Tenei

Commendations:

Lata Vakalahi – Support for Mental Health

Sophie Oliver – What it’s like being short, like me.

Best Te Reo Maaori Speaker: Hauraki Hira- Ko Ahau Tenei