Principal’s Message
Kia ora Parents and Whānau As we come to the end of Term 2, we gather as a community to celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year. The appearance of the Matariki star cluster is a deeply significant time for us all; a time to reflect on the year that has passed, celebrate the present, and […]
Northcross Matariki Celebration
This year we had our first community celebration of Matariki, a celebration of Maori art forms; storytyelling, toi whakairo, korero, and waiata/kapa haka. Various Art forms like Matariki, can make connections between past, present, future, young and old, tangible and intangible. Sometimes there are connections between contradictions – art forms combine clarity with obscurity, they […]
Global Success for Future Problem Solvers
From 10–14 June, a group of Northcross students travelled to Indiana University Bloomington, USA, to compete at the Future Problem Solving (FPS) International Conference. Northcross was represented by three Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) teams, coached by Glenis Martin, and one FPS Creative Writing competitor from the ILC programme, coached by Janine Joyce. In the […]
NX Waterpolo Teams making Waves at Competitions
It has been an outstanding few weeks for Northcross Water Polo, with our teams achieving exceptional results across multiple competitions. Our A Team recorded Northcross’s best water polo result in the past 10 years by winning the A Grade title at the North Island Year 7 & 8 WinterFest. After spending the season competing against […]
Math-nificent Week of Maths
Week 8 was a massive Maths week at Northcross, and everything went very smoothly! We held our own Year 7 and 8 competitions (involving a large number of each year group) and hosted both the North Harbour Primary schools and North Harbour Intermediate Mathex competitions. As in most years, Northcross did extremely well in this […]
NX Dancers Impress at National Dance Challenge
On Wednesday, 11 June, 22 talented Northcross Intermediate dancers proudly represented our school at the National Dance Challenge (NDC), competing in both the Lyrical and Hip Hop divisions. It was an incredibly competitive event, with dancers from across the region showcasing outstanding talent. We are thrilled to share that our Lyrical troupe achieved an impressive […]
NX Team Wins Book Battle
Three NX teams had the opportunity to participate in the recent 2026 North Shore Book Battle, generously sponsored by Barfoot & Thompson and Scholastic. This year there were over 250 participants, spanning across nearly 60 teams of Year 5-8 students from across the North Shore. Students were required to read specific novels over the last […]
Show Quest Memories
After eight weeks of hard work, creativity and dedication, our incredibly talented group of 65 students took to the stage at Show Quest, held at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre. They delivered a spectacular eight-minute performance celebrating the Arts through dance, drama, visual art and live music. Our performance focused on the power […]
TOI Wearable Arts Show
The 2026 TOI Wearable Art competition looked a little different this year with the competition organisers selecting which garments would attend the showcase. In preparation, Northcross had a group of 50 students working on a total of 27 garments since the beginning of the year, in hopes of being selected for the big event. On […]
NX Students win in Auckland RoboCup Competition
Northcross students. Hugo Jiao have achieved an outstanding result in the Auckland Regional RoboCup Competition, earning first place and securing their spot at the National Championships. Hugo and Nathan competed against teams from across the Auckland region in the RoboCup Rescue Line competition, where teams design, build, and program autonomous robots to navigate challenging rescue […]