Events & updates
Events and community activities are organised by term and updated throughout the year.
Term 1
- Welcome BBQ / Meet & Greet
- School sausage sizzle
- Working bee, Sat 21 March 2026
Term 2
- Art & craft fair
- Sports day assistance
- Fundraising event (TBC)
Term 3
- Cultural festival help
- Quiz night
- Term 3 working bee
Term 4
- End-of-year celebration
- Christmas market
- Final working bee
🌈 Colour Run
Saturday 4 September 2026
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Friends of Whangamatā Area School (FOTS) are proud to present our first ever Colour Run! Obstacle courses, prizes, and maybe even a teacher or two getting slimed. Students collect online sponsorship to help fundraise for a brand new playground while taking part in one of the most exciting events on our school calendar.
All funds raised will help support the installation of a new playground for the tamariki of Whangamatā Area School.
Thank you to our Colour Run sponsors!
A huge THANK YOU to the local businesses supporting our first ever Colour Run.
We are incredibly grateful for the generosity and community spirit shown by each of you. Please support the businesses that support our school.
Beach Hop Playground Raffle
Our first community raffle in support of the Whangamatā Area School playground upgrade was drawn on Sunday 29 March 2026. Thank you to everyone who entered!
Three prize packs were won, with a total prize value over $6,000. Winners were contacted by phone.
Thank you to our Beach Hop raffle sponsors!
A huge THANK YOU to our amazing Beach Hop raffle sponsors. Your support played a vital role in making our first community fundraising initiative such a success. Because of you, we are able to give back to our school and create meaningful opportunities for our students.
- BSA Brian Spraggs & Associates
- Whangamata Golf Club
- Build It Whangamata (Henderson Family)
- One New Zealand Warriors
- Bella
- Luv Coffee
- Whangamata Pharmacy
- Steiner Atelier Fine Jewellery
- Boho Chic
- Unichem Whangamata
- The Sauna Project Whangamata
- Beauty & Co
- Coastal Kitchen
- Laser Electrical Whangamata
- Whangamata Food Market
- Whangamata Golf Course
- Gumps
- Discover Whangamata
- Whanga Books
- Florence Paige
- Merrell Whangamata
- 100% Home Whangamata
- Saltwater Whangamata
- Stirling Sports
- Te Rā Fishing Charters
- Challenge Whangamata
- Jennian Homes
- Whangamata Automotive
- Bloke & Co
- Paradise Coast Barbers
- Table Talk
- Beds R Us Whangamata
- Sunny's
- Camina / Port Road Project
- Whangamata Valet
We are incredibly grateful for the generosity and community spirit shown by each of you. Please support the businesses that support our school. Your kindness truly makes a difference.
Friends of Whangamatā Area School (FOTS)
Working Bee
Saturday 21 March 2026
10:00am – 11:30am
Thank you to everyone who came along and helped with gardening, mulching, and pruning. Watch our WhatsApp network and Facebook page for the next working bee date.
