Kia ora,

On behalf of the SUSO team we congratulate all the students that performed over the past 4 days at OMAC. As always, our judges had a very tough decision in selecting the 30 students to advance to the SUSO semi-final at The Herald Theatre on 2 Sept.

We acknowledge the following students and schools for an outstanding showing at your respective heats. In alphabetical order:

Ace Rawiri – Papatoetoe High School
Amy Mason – Baradene College
Bryan Leumaga – De La Salle
Charles Lia – Manurewa High School
Danica Tupa’I – Edgewater College
Elias – Birkenhead College
Elri Bosman – Kingsway School
Eternity Puea – Otahuhu College
Falefitu Ulutoa – Otahuhu College
Grace Sa’u – Manurewa High School
Grace Vaka – Manurewa High School
Hayden Joe – Otahuhu College
Ilaisa’ane Tokelau Jnr
Ingrid Ioka – Pakuranga College
Jacob Saki – Wesley College
Jada Mapusua – Manurewa High School
Jazmin Ugapo – Marcellin College
Jess Thompson – Rangitoto College
Jennifer Taufa – Otahuhu College
Jolyn Raina – James Cook High School
Joshua Alo – De La Salle College
Kennin Tuloto – Tangaroa College
Milly Corboy – Sancta Maria College
Naomi Tu’uholoaki – Edgewater College
Nayleigh Pati – Papatoetoe High School
Philemon – Avondale College
Raymond Havili-Teinaki – De La Salle
Tarani Takai – Papatoetoe High School
Temaleti Tupou – Marcellin College
Timothy Leleimalefaga – Papatoetoe High School 

We wish you all the very best in the competition to come.

Gene Rivers
SUSO 2023 Programme Leader
Arts, Culture and Heritage - Connected Communities