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EntertainmentDecember 6

Secondary scene: Lawrence Area School

Artwork and stories from Lawrence Area School pupils.
Secondary scene: Lawrence Area School
Secondary scene: Lawrence Area School
EntertainmentNovember 8

Secondary scene: St Peter's College

Artwork and stories from St Peter's College pupils
Secondary scene: St Peter's College
Secondary scene: St Peter's College
DunedinOctober 25

Secondary scene: Tokomairiro High School

Artwork and stories from Tokomairiro High School pupils.
Secondary scene: Tokomairiro High School
Secondary scene: Tokomairiro High School
EntertainmentAugust 30

Dawn and Dusk

The eruption of birdsong awakens me from my peaceful state, I glance out the window with hazy eyes to an explosion of colour scattering the sky.
Dawn and Dusk
Dawn and Dusk
EntertainmentAugust 30

Video games in an evolving world

In my mind, video games are an escape from your limited reality into a limitless cosmos.
Video games in an evolving world
Video games in an evolving world
EntertainmentAugust 30

Grief

Enveloped in my pillows and my duvet, the world is all at peace, streetlights flickering, rain on the roof, and the sound of my breathing as I attempt to lull myself to sleep.
Grief
Grief
EntertainmentAugust 30

Secondary scene: Gore High School

Artworks from Year 12 and Year 13 pupils at Gore High School.
EntertainmentAugust 16

Make a promise, see it through

Anticipation shadowed Mei’s consciousness while she surveyed the encompassing scene.
Make a promise, see it through
Make a promise, see it through
EntertainmentAugust 16

The sun that does not shine

BANG!
The sun that does not shine
The sun that does not shine
OpinionAugust 16

What I want to be when I’m older

What do you want to do when you leave school?
What I want to be when I’m older
What I want to be when I’m older
EntertainmentAugust 16

Truly lifelike

A painting completed by St Hilda’s Collegiate School pupil Emma Grindlay (below) for her year 13 course work.
Truly lifelike
Truly lifelike
EntertainmentJuly 5

Will the churros be fluffy or biscuit-like?

Gravel crunched under my feet as I ambled along, almost unnoticeable among the almost overwhelming noise of the marketplace.
Will the churros be fluffy or biscuit-like?
Will the churros be fluffy or biscuit-like?
EntertainmentJuly 5

Duality of nature

One of Kaikorai Valley College year 11 pupil Joshua Serna’s favourite things to look at has always been mountains.
Duality of nature
Duality of nature
EntertainmentJuly 5

Connecting cities and populations

Kaikorai Valley College year 12 pupil Tara MacKay said she used acrylic paint and paint pens for this piece.
Connecting cities and populations
Connecting cities and populations
EntertainmentJuly 5

The patient watcher enduring nature’s cycle of the seasons

On a warm summer’s morning, an old caravan sunbathes while waiting upon the arrival of its people.
The patient watcher enduring nature’s cycle of the seasons
The patient watcher enduring nature’s cycle of the seasons
EntertainmentJuly 5

Moody coast

Love of being at the beach and of nature was the inspiration for Kaikorai Valley College year 11 pupil Maia Gemmell to create this work.
Moody coast
Moody coast
EntertainmentMarch 29

Tuning out through sound of music

This artwork is from St Kevin’s College pupil Ash McFarlane’s NCEA level 3 design portfolio.
Tuning out through sound of music
Tuning out through sound of music
EntertainmentMarch 29

Mesmerised by the magic

Beating, thumping music arises from the waves as they pound against the shore.
Mesmerised by the magic
Mesmerised by the magic
EntertainmentMarch 29

Battling the loud thud of anxiety

Thud, thud, thud.
Battling the loud thud of anxiety
Battling the loud thud of anxiety
OpinionNovember 18

The humble radish

They're red, crunchy and healthy.
The humble radish
The humble radish
EntertainmentNovember 18

Taking a breath and turning a corner into a new reality

The grey, dreary mist followed my car like a cat tracking its prey.
Taking a breath and turning a corner into a new reality
Taking a breath and turning a corner into a new reality
OpinionNovember 18

Grief of growing up with racism

Growing up as a person of colour in New Zealand is like experiencing the five stages of grief.
Grief of growing up with racism
Grief of growing up with racism
EntertainmentAugust 2

Peaceful chaos

Misery was a soldier that marched down her forehead, past her temples, past the nape of her neck and down a dark path that led into the abyss that was her scar-littered back.
Peaceful chaos
Peaceful chaos
EntertainmentAugust 2

A hero

By definition, a hero is a person admired for a noble quality they possess.
A hero
A hero
EntertainmentAugust 2

Urban forest

I find myself standing within the depths of a bustling metropolis in place of what was nothing more than an open wasteland.
Urban forest
Urban forest