Check out the PNBHS Mahuru ǀ September 2025 Newsletter

Thank you to Miss Close, who presented this week's book review in assembly this morning. Miss Close reviewed Humankind, written by Rutger Bregman. Humankind explores the idea that people are inherently good. He challenges the negative assumptions about human nature and suggests that our species has evolved to be cooperative and kind.

Congratulations to Himank Sharma, who was the winner of a canteen voucher in this week's Book Bingo draw for a canteen voucher.

With the Fortress 40 challenge now complete, some of the team reflected on what they learned after pushing themselves to their physical limits. Fortress 40 is a 40-hour physical and mental challenge to raise awareness about men's mental health and a fundraiser to support the Movember Foundation https://nz.movember.com/mospace/15363405 (the Movember Foundation is a registered NZ charity)

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All students deserve the right to feel safe in their school environment and at Palmerston North Boys’ High School we work hard to provide a positive experience for our young men. As such, bullying and other antisocial behaviour is unacceptable.  However, we are aware that it does occur within groups of people and unfortunately can be an issue for students in secondary schools.  Our fundamental school rules are very clear that bullying will not be tolerated.  When issues are brought to our attention, we do our utmost to deal with them. 

However, in order for us to have effective systems in place it is important that we have a good understanding of the nature of any bullying issues at school.  To obtain this data we would like you to complete an anonymous survey:

Year 9 Feeling Safe Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefXwo6SxbW3Hi7DegGCRaoCLLdMuVgDgoqhQgXIaXvtpQHXA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104537285724912657691

Year 10 Feeling Safe Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdo3jHd8_8YpG7uN0EUR8scLD4fkBjpayGChAU5yX6Q0WI1g/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104537285724912657691

Year 11 Feeling Safe Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrHfYk86rWz6BfsMihCh7YfMc6U3iT9gyAYBnxtQfjgETL-g/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104537285724912657691

Looking for some reading inspiration?  Check out the most popular authors and most popular titles in the PNBHS Library during Term 3.

Looking for some reading inspiration?  Check out the most popular authors and most popular titles in the PNBHS Library during Term 3.

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Well done to the young men involved in Surf Lifesaving - a great sporting activity and a great community service.

All school sports, regardless of the level of competition, rely on volunteer officials. A huge thank you to the young men who have refereed, umpired, run score benches or officiated in other capacities during 2025.