Cultural Success

2024

04-09-2024

Macleans College students celebrated at Emerging Ethnic Leaders Breakfast

Year 13 Macleans College students Nethra Tennakoon and Mika Ramsing (both Kupe House) were recently acknowledged for their exceptional leadership and service at the first Emerging Ethnic Leaders Breakfast to be held in Auckland. More

27-08-2024

Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra take KBB Gala honours

The annual KBB Music Festival was held from 12 - 17 August at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell. More

08-08-2024

Macleans College Chorale earn gold award at World Choir Games

The Macleans College Chorale competed in the 13th World Choir Games, held last month in Auckland. More

06-08-2024

Macleans College chess players secure national final selection

04-07-2024

Macleans College place second in Showquest

08-08-2023

Macleans College awarded third place in Showquest National Final

Showquest is a student led, large performing arts team consisting of 44 extremely talented performers from across the school. More

19-06-2023

Macleans College students compete at National Shakespeare Finals

Macleans College relished the opportunity to compete in the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) University of Otago Sheilah Winn National Shakespeare Finals in Wellington over King’s Birthday Weekend. More

2022

30-09-2022

Macappella Barbershop Chorus place fourth at National Finals

On Wednesday 21 September the 55 member strong Barbershop Chorus, Macappella, made the arduous journey south to Palmerston North, to compete at the Young Singers in Harmony Barbershop National Finals. More

30-08-2022

Tui Award at the Big Sing Cadenza festival

On Sunday 21 August, the Macleans College Chorale (MCC) travelled to Rotorua to participate in the Big Sing Cadenza festival, hosted by the New Zealand Choral Federation. More

25-07-2022

Macleans College Showquest wins second place

The Macleans College Showquest cast performed live at Aotea Centre on Thursday 7 July in the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. More

07-04-2022

Chinese Lion Dance Group debut at Polyfest

04-04-2022

Second place for Bollywood Dance Group at Polyfest

20-08-2021

Gold, silver and bronze at 2021 KBB Music Festival

The annual KBB Music Festival was once again held at the beautiful Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell last week. More

06-08-2021

Silver awards at National Concert Band Championships

The Macleans College Concert Band made the arduous bus journey to Napier last week to compete at the National Concert Band Championships. More

26-07-2021

Former and current students receive Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award

Former and current Macleans College students received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards last month in Auckland. More

19-07-2021

Macleans College Showquest entry wins Best Choreography award

02-07-2021

Big Sing Regionals 2021

23-06-2021

Macleans College impresses at National Shakespeare Festival

22-06-2021

Fierce bidding at Auckland Pairs Bridge Tournament

01-06-2021

Macleans College debut Bollywood and Chinese Dance at ASB Polyfest

27-11-2020

Best Original Score awarded to former student

Former Macleans College student and Auckland-based composer Claire Cowan (Rutherford House 1997 – 2001) won the award for Best Original Score at the 2020 New Zealand Television Awards. More

17-11-2020

Former students win big at 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards

Former Macleans College students Elizabeth Stokes (Kupe House 2004 – 2008) and Jonathan Pearce (Te Kanawa House 2003 – 2007), members of indie pop band The Beths won three categories at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards. More

04-11-2020

Former Macleans College student cast in North Shore Music Theatre season of ‘Wicked’

Former Macleans College student Teresa Wojtowicz (Snell House 2009 – 2013) has been cast as Glinda in the North Shore Music Theatre season of ‘Wicked’. More

29-10-2020

Former student writes and directs coming-of-age short film

23-10-2020

Macleans College place second in Auckland Region ShowQuest

08-10-2020

Former student thriving in Dunedin’s Arts and Culture

19-08-2020

Outstanding Musical Achievement

10-08-2020

First placings at Auckland Pairs Bridge Tournament

14-10-2019

Macleans College maintain their dominance of secondary school chess

At the end of September the Macleans College chess team travelled to Palmerston North to compete in the New Zealand Interschools Chess Finals. More

10-09-2019

Big Sing Finale in Dunedin

The Macleans College Chorale (MCC) travelled to Dunedin on 28 August to compete at the Big Sing Finale which was held at Dunedin’s Town Hall. More

23-08-2019

Outstanding success at KBB Music Festival

The annual KBB Music Festival was held at Holy Trinity Cathedral from Monday 12 to Saturday 17 August. More

19-08-2019

Success at National Concert Band Championships

27-06-2019

Clean sweep for Barbershop at Auckland Regionals

11-04-2019

Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards presented to former students

04-02-2019

Macleans College student wins major chess tournament

29-10-2018

Fantastic performance at the National Chess Finals

The Macleans College Chess Team had an impressive performance during the recent National Chess Tournament which was held in Mount Maunganui. More

27-09-2018

Clean Sweep for Girls Barbershop

Fresh from their success at the regional level, winning the Auckland Chorus and Quartet Barbershop titles, Macappella (chorus) and Sinopia (Hayatt Al Joborry - Mansfield, Jackie Liu - Snell, Shuyi Wang - Snell, Danielle Tweedale - Rutherford) travelled to Tauranga for the Young Women in Harmony, National Finals last week. More

18-09-2018