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21st July 2026
PasifikaEvents Vaka Moana Pasifika Careers Expo
Noa'ia, Tālofa lava, Mauri, Kia orāna, Mālō e lelei, Talofa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālo ni, Halo olgeta, Halo Oloketa, Tēnā koutou kātoa and warm Pacific greetings.
1st July 2026
PasifikaCultural Join Us for Pacific Fiafia Night
Our school community is warmly invited to attend our upcoming Pacific Fiafia Night, a celebration of Pacific cultures through music, dance, food, and community spirit.
14th June 2026
PasifikaCareers Te Whatu Ora Southern / Pasifika Mapu o le Kaha’u 2026
This programme was an exciting opportunity for students interested in Pasifika health to visit the hospital and be guided around the departments by Pasifika health professionals.
7th June 2026
PasifikaScholarship Pasifika Leaders Recognised with Toa Scholarships
Congratulations to Samuel Kohlhase and Ryan Nafatali who have both been awarded a Toa Scholarship from the Pacific Trust Otago.
5th June 2026
Pasifika Pasifika Group Bake Sale
To celebrate Samoan Language Week, our Pasifika group held a bake sale at lunchtime on Friday to raise funds for the upcoming Polyfest.
14th May 2026
PasifikaLanguages Pacific Language Weeks
Noa'ia, tālofa lava, mauri, kia orāna, mālō e lelei, talofa, ni sa bula vinaka, fakaalofa lahi atu, mālo ni, halo olgeta, halo Oloketa, tēnā koutou kātoa, and warm Pacific greetings to you all.
7th May 2026
NoticesPasifika Pasifika Commerce Information Evening – Commerce Career Pathways Talanoa 2026
This evening is designed for Year 11–13 Pasifika students and their families, offering an opportunity to explore commerce study and career pathways through a culturally grounded, talanoa-style format.
27th April 2026
PasifikaCurriculum Grevel Attends Prestigious First Foundation Awards Ceremony
Year 13 Pasifika student Grevel McFarland had the opportunity to attend the First Foundation Awards Ceremony, “Night of Firsts”, in Auckland.
21st April 2026
EventsPasifika Pacific Health Science Academy EXPO
With eighteen participating health-related programmes from both the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic we are looking forward to welcoming Pacific students from Year 9 to Year 13.
21st April 2026
PasifikaNotices 2026 TOA Scholarships
The TOA Scholarships are now open for the 2026 intake. These scholarships are available to current students in Years 12 and 13 for the 2026 academic year.
1st April 2026
PasifikaEvents OBHS Pasifika Students Shine at Speech Competition
OBHS Pasifika students travelled with OGHS to participate in the “Pasifika Voices” Speech Competition in Balclutha.
8th February 2026
PasifikaEvents Pasifika Community Comes Together to Begin the Year
On Thursday, before the long weekend, new and current students and their parents met at school for the first time in a Pasifika-focused event.
25th November 2025
ScholarshipPasifika First Foundation Scholarship
Otago Boys' is proud to announce that this year’s recipient from our school is Grevel MacFarland.
19th November 2025
PasifikaAcademic Pasifika Homework Club
As the academic year and Homework Club come to an end, I would like to introduce Jenny Bennett.
19th September 2025
Pasifika Building Success Together: Pasifika Mapu o le Kaha'u Programme
This week the school received the following communication from Kym Makanesi of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora.
11th September 2025
PasifikaEvents OBHS Pasifika Shines at Otago Polyfest 2025
OBHS Pasifika has come alive this year, with our boys coming together to deliver a spectacular performance bracket at the recent Otago Polyfest 2025.
28th August 2025
PasifikaCultural OBHS Hosts Pasifika Educators Talanoa
On Thursday, OBHS was lucky enough to host the Talanoa for Pasifika Educators for the New Zealand Pasifika Principals Association.
1st August 2025
PasifikaCultural OBHS Fiafia Night
28th July 2025
Pasifika Students explore Pasifika Health Careers with Te Whatu Ora Southern
A group of enthusiastic students recently had the opportunity to participate in the Te Whatu Ora Southern / Pasifika Mapu o le Kaha’u 2025 programme — an initiative designed to inspire young people interested in Pasifika health careers.
27th May 2025
CulturalPasifika First Foundation Information Evening
A life-changing education opportunity