Kahunui
St Cuthbert’s College offers students a remarkable experience at its remote campus, Kahunui.
Located on a 117 hectare property in the Bay of Plenty, Kahunui is based on the concept of learning through experience. Kahunui aims to advance the academic and social development of Year 10 students, and to help them develop greater levels of physical, emotional and intellectual fitness.
Students live in a supportive community for approximately four weeks.
Kahunui – means ‘the Big Hawk’ in Maori.
This independent bird is a wonderful sight as it soars over the surrounding land - an image of freedom.
The Kahunui programme provides opportunities for students to experience this sense of independence and to see life from a different perspective.
The Site
Bordered by the
Waiotahi
River on one side and lying in the warmth of the north-west sun, Kahunui is backed by the beautiful podocarp forest of the
Kahikatea
Range.
The site has a long history of human interest. This area was known as ‘the only way out’ for the Tuhoe people moving through Arawa lands to the coast for trading.