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Hare Krishna School Learning Prayer – śānti pāṭha  Translation and explanation by Dharma-setu Dasa  oṁ saha nāv avatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai | tejasvi nāvadhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai | oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ   May the Lord protect us both (the teacher and the student); May the Lord nourish us both; [...]

Hare Krishna, Several talented Year 9 students enthusiastically participated in the NZ Vegetarian Society’s “Think Kind” competition. Their task was to craft a compelling poster, deliver a thought-provoking speech, create a captivating video, or produce artwork, all with the goal of promoting vegetarianism. This creative endeavour aimed to foster awareness and encourage thoughtful reflection among [...]

View the HKS Newsletter for Term 2 2023 here: HKS Newsletter Term 2 2023

Dear Parents, Riverhead School is hosting an ‘online safety’ workshop on Zoom next Wednesday and you are invited to attend. Please read the flyer attached for more information. You can register for the workshop here: https://familyzone.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6zi_Xya1RaudNlvXDR5-fQ#/registration Hare Krishna

We had a most wonderful celebration at the temple for Nrsimha Caturdasi. The presentations of shlokas, poems and bhajan were performed beautifully with such confidence and faith. Thank you to those parents who came for this event. Sri Nrsimhadeva ki jay!  

Our senior students had a class discussion with H.G Gokuleshwara Prabhu, a preacher from Mumbai India. He is an exceptional speaker with the best stories and analogies to make the philosophy a bit clearer. The talk was on how our students can reach their full potential and be the best role models/ the best versions [...]

Over the past weekend, the Hare Krishna School Board of Trustees met with the Proprietors (temple management) to touch base and discuss school matters. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful group of leaders in these combined teams who share the same values and vision in service to  Srila Prabhupada. Dharma-setu Dasa (Principal [...]

Please click here to view: HKS Newsletter Term 1, 2023

The next festival on our Vaisnava calendar is the glorious advent of Sri Rama! Please join us in celebration at the ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple. All details are on the poster attached. You are welcome to visit our temple website for any other updates. www.harekrishna.org.nz Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna, The advent of Sri Rama (Rama Navami)  is coming up next week and we would like to offer lunch prasadam for all students to celebrate. We are looking for sponsors for the school lunch if anyone is interested in contributing. You are welcome to cover the full $501 or, any amount that you [...]