Mihi whakatau for new boys
01 Feb 2023
New boys and staff to Christ’s College have been welcomed with a traditional mihi whakatau (official welcome speech) – featuring a whaikōrerō (formal speech), haka, and waiata (song) – on The Quad.
Welcomes were offered or accepted on Wednesday morning by Wiremu Puanaki, Dallas Seymour, and Executive Principal Garth Wynne. Following the welcomes, boys and staff attended a special Chapel service in the Assembly Hall and enjoyed kai on The Quad.
![](https://christscollege.com/assets/2023-01-mihi-whakatau.jpg)
![](https://christscollege.com/assets/2023-02-mihi-whakatau.jpg)
![2023 02a mihi whakatau](/imager/assets/214657/2023-02a-mihi-whakatau_5c018dc8b3cd48aabf8c5c89dea4b095.jpg)
![2023 03 mihi whakatau](/imager/assets/214658/2023-03-mihi-whakatau_5c018dc8b3cd48aabf8c5c89dea4b095.jpg)
![2023 04 mihi whakatau](/imager/assets/214659/2023-04-mihi-whakatau_5c018dc8b3cd48aabf8c5c89dea4b095.jpg)