April 17, 2012 was the perfect day for a trip to the Auckland Zoo for students from ACG City Campus. The Zoo is situated in West Auckland close to Western Springs and is home to 138 different species and 860 animals. The animals looked as though they were enjoying the day just as much as the students who learned about new developments at the zoo, including the conservation work and enclosure upgrades. Students were privileged to watch the veterinary surgeon and her team operating on a tuatara. "It was truly remarkable how the zoo staff invest so much care, effort and time into caring for New Zealand native and endemic species such as the tuatara and kiwi. I watched in amazement how they checked the vital signs of the lizard, extracted blood from its tail and injected saline and antibiotics under its skin."

     

On Wednesday 4 April at 5pm the ACG City Campus inaugural Scouse Power versus Continental Fair-Weather Supporters Union soccer tournament kicked off at the YMCA Gym in uptown Auckland. Wow! What a game. Nail-biting, cheering spectators crowded the side-line as the players kicked, hoodwinked and dribbled their way to the final whistle. Four teams played and the overall winner was the Al Itthad Team (a combination of Arab students from the English School and Norton College) – they won all three of their matches.

The curtain-raiser and opening challenge match was won 2-1 by the staff team, Scouse Power. They beat the Continental Fair-Weather Supporters Union fair and square!
  

Omani students from ACG City Campus were delighted to celebrate Pasifika Day with Miss Nurye, (Welfare Dean/SEC), Mrs Chou-lee (NZIC Dean) and Mrs Lee (Attendance Officer) on Saturday 10 March. They escaped the hum-drum and bustle of city life to enjoy the fun, food and entertainment at Western Springs. The atmosphere was filled with joyful sounds as people of all ages and from a variety of ethnic backgrounds celebrated the diversity of Pacific Island cultures. "We gained a better appreciation of the ten different Pacific communities represented at the festival – New Zealand, Cook Island, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu."