April 25th, 2016 saw hundreds gather at the Warkworth memorial in clear calm conditions, to remember those who have served and died in the service of their country. Many of our young people joined the many returned servicemen and those still on active duty to listen in the silence of the early morni... more..

April 28th, Mahurangi College held its Anzac service to remember the 90 servicemen from the local area who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars. Ryan Turner, a recent graduate of Mahurangi College spoke. Members of Yr 13 held crosses and called out the names of all those who died.... more..

A crowd of more than a 1000 turned out to remember those locals and others who have fallen in war over the last 100 years. On this special day, 100 years since the Gallipoli landing on April 25th 1915, those who gathered were lead by a parade of ex and present service personnel in a service of remem... more..

LT COL Blythen, currently the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Combat Service Support Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Army Logistics Regiment, is based at Linton, near Palmerston North. Originally from Warkworth, LT COL Blythen attended Mahurangi College and joined the Army in 1987, "for the outdoor... more..

George Shead and I attended the Anzac dawn and morning service yesterday and standing there watching the proceedings made me really think about the significance of Anzac day... one thing that we all have in common is that we remember those who risked their lives while fighting for our country with ... more..

ANZAC Day is a time for us to pay our respects and thanks to those who have fought for our country and for the life we live.  We celebrate their bravery in leaving home and venturing out to foreign lands, facing death and striving to bring peace.  Many soldiers in the World Wars would have b... more..

A large group of Mahurangi College Students again dragged themselves out of bed to join with veterans and a large crowd of other local supporters to commemorate Anzac Day 2012 and the Dawn Service. The Head boy and Girl laid a wreath along with many others during the service. They were also active... more..

Today is Armistice Day: the 11th of the 11th of the 11th, (of the 11th.) On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent. An eerie quiet settled over the moonscape of the Front. The Great War, the 'war to end all wars' was over and perhaps 11 mi... more..

As part of our Anzac Service at Mahurangi College, we remember those students of Mahurangi District Schools who were killed in service of New Zealand overseas. Each student representative holding a cross calls out the name of one of the fallen. If anyone has any information about any of these fallen... more..

Senior students represented Mahurangi College at the local Warkworth Dawn and 10:30 Anzac Ceremonies. They also presented an Anzac Day assembly in the College to the full school in their new Auditorium. This is the first time in many years that all the school was in the school hall for an assembly. ... more..

Our head boy and girl, Jordan Endemann and Imogen Edwards, laid a wreath on behalf of our students and staff and the local ANZAC day ceremonies in Warkworth and they spoke at the 10.30 service. They also spoke at our school commemoration last week and emphasised the way in which we honou... more..