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Historical Archives                                                         

When Manurewa High opened in 1960 Manurewa’s population was about 10,000 and the school catchment area ran from Redoubt Road to the northern fringes of Papakura.  School buses collected students from as far away as Brookby.  By 2004, with a population of over 80,000,  Manurewa had  three secondary schools, and the school’s fourth principal headed the senior leadership team.

Over the years many students have achieved national prominence in fields as diverse as sport, business, education and academia.  Amongst the most easily recognised faces in the list of ex-students are Sir John Walker and broadcaster Wendy Petrie.

David Voisey is currently in charge of the school archives.  He was on the teaching staff from 1964 until 2005.  His memoirs, entitled “Sixty years of School Holidays” are available to view below, along with historical videos.
 

 
Manurewa High School Foundation Staff and Students, 1960
 
   

 1960  1993  2003 2009 

Resources:
Sixty Years of School Holidays - David Voisey's Memoirs
Chapter One - My Own Education
Chapter Two - My First Years at MHS
Chapter Three - Preparing for My Big OE
Chapter Four - The Big OE
Chapter Five - Back to MHS and I get Married
Chapter Six - Teaching and Travelling 1 1969-70
Chapter Seven - Teaching and Travelling 2 1971-72
Chapter Eight - The last of the Maich Years: 1973-4
Chapter Nine - My Course is Set: 1975-76
Chapter Ten - Mixed Experiences in Teaching: 1978-80
Chapter Eleven - The School Comes of Age and the Thomson Era Begins: 1981-84
Chapter Twelve - The Last Years of Today’s Schools: 1985-88
Chapter Thirteen - Onward Into Tomorrow: 1989-1991
Chapter Fourteen - The Auckland Grammar of the South: 1992-95
Chapter Fifteen - The End of the Millennium: 1996-1999
Chapter Sixteen - The Last of the Thomson Years: 2000-2002
Chapter Seventeen - Slow Descent to a Gentle Landing: 2003-2005
Other Documents
Historical School Prayers
History of Manurewa District
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