St Margaret's College

St Margs goes to Queenstown!
A huge thank you to Jacqui for organising this amazing opportunity for our members to head to Queenstown for the weekend and do some skiing!

The Reynolds Cup 2024
Public speaking is said to be one of the most common fears people have, yet we couldn't be prouder of seven of our members for stepping outside of their comfort zones and entering the Reynold's Cup for 2024.
A big thank you to our judges Professor John Reynolds, Professor Lisa McNeil, and Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith and to Dafydd for organising the event.

Speeches included:
'My Sister' - Sterling
'Disability Sport' - Liam
'Terra Incognita' - Sameia
'The Merits of Yorkshire Tea' - Sam
''Epic' the Musical' - Valerie
'Perception' - Pyper
'Why I Miss Being Short' - Mac

Congratulations to our winners:
1st - Sameia
2nd - Mac
3rd - Liam
People's Choice - Sameia

Wilson Wing Midwinter Christmas 🎄
Gingerbread decorating, snowflake making, and a Christmas tree competition!

The final stop on our Mystery Bus Trip was Signal Hill!! And just in time to watch the sunset as well ☀️
A huge thank you to EXEC for organising such a great trip!

📍Baldwin Street
Our second stop on the Mystery Bus Trip saw our members race each other up the steepest street in the world!!

(part 1/2) The end of re o week saw 100 of our members hop on 2 buses to go to 3 mystery locations... Tunnel Beach, Baldwin Street, and Signal Hill.

How quickly can you eat a pizza and tub of ice cream???? Our members were put to the test in the Speed Eating Challenge...
Thank you to EXEC for organising such a fun and exciting event! It was great to see our members getting involved and giving it their all!!

It was great to see our members getting involved in the table tennis competition 🏓 last night as part of the EXEC Re O Week timetable! Thank you so much to the EXEC for running this great event! Keep an eye on Raftr for all the other incredible events coming up later this week 👀

Our amazing EXEC has spent the past few days doing some training with Garth from Southern Youth Development and planning out an incredible Re O Week for the College!!!

Monday: Re Valentines
Tuesday: Table Tennis Comp
Thursday: Speed Eating
Friday: 3 Point Comp
Saturday: Mystery Bus Trip
Sunday: Mid-Winter Christmas Movie

We can't wait to see you all at these incredible events!! Keep an eye on Raftr for the latest updates!

Our College Leaders have spent the past 3 days doing some refresher training in preparation for semester 2 and continuing to provide excellent pastoral care to our members. We are so excited to welcome back our members for the new semester!!! Keep an eye out for all the amazing events our EXEC has organised for re-O Week!!

Well done St Margaret's College! Awesome effort in Sem 1!

Tertiary Open Day is only a few days away! Come visit us and see
what St Margaret’s College can offer you.

St Margaret’s College provides many opportunities for our members
to get involved with College life and connect with the wider Dunedin
community. Our members have participated in many volunteer roles
and can often be found supporting each other on the weekend at
InterCollege sports.
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Want to learn more? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May.

We know how cold Dunedin can be! Not only will you be nice and warm should you choose to come to St Margaret’s College, being located on campus means it’s only a five minute walk to most lecture theatres.
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Come see for yourself! Visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26,27 May.

St Margaret’s College provides excellent academic support for members through our tutorial system. Our Deputy Head of College - Academic, is also here to support members with any academic concerns they may have.
Want to learn more? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May.

Our College Leaders are an integral aspect of our pastoral care team. Each floor has its own CL who is there to help members have the best possible experience at St Margaret’s College.
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Want to learn more? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May.

We believe in helping our members to develop into well rounded individuals. Our excellent facilities provide our members with numerous study and social spaces. We provide free sports gear to be used on our tennis court and have a pool and table tennis table in our main common area. The College also has a TV room members can use.
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Want to learn more and see our spaces for yourself? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May.

St Margaret’s College is a real home-away-from-home for many of our members.
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Want to learn more? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May.

Hear from our members! Esmé is the Secretary of this year's Members' Association Executive Committee. Our EXEC runs numerous fun events throughout the year including themed dinners, College outings, and the College Ball!

Want to learn more? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26 & 27 May.

Here at St Margaret's College we encourage all our members to have a good life balance. We have many clubs on offer at the College to help our members take a break and get to know new people!
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Want to find out more? Come see us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May.
You can also follow us on TikTok to see more about daily life here at the College.

Eat well to study well. Did you know that St Margaret's College provides cooked breakfast every single day alongside continental options?
Our meals are nutritionist approved to ensure that you fuel yourself right to thrive in learning and life! We also have an ice-cream machine!
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Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day (26,27 May) to learn more about the great meals our members get to enjoy!

The 4 C’s. The core values of St Margaret’s College help guide members through their transition to university life.
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Want to learn more? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May.

Why choose St Margaret’s College? Here at St Margaret’s we pride ourselves on providing a family-like atmosphere where everyone feels welcome. When asking our members why they love Margs, they often reply that “Margs feels like home”.
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Want to learn more? Come visit us on Tertiary Open Day 26, 27 May

It was a busy weekend for the College with Relay for Life, Intercollege Badminton and Intercollege netball!! It was great seeing our members get involved with all aspects of College life and supporting one another at all the events over the weekend!

Our amazing College Leader team were treated to an Easter hunt this evening, courtesy of the Koni kids, as a thanks for all their hard work this half semester as the pastoral care leads for our 225 resident Members. Happy Easter from St Margaret’s everyone! Enjoy the well-deserved mid-sem break which begins this Friday 🐰💙🐰

Thank you to the Members of the College who performed for our staff and their families in the annual Marg’s Talent Quest this evening. How lucky are we to have such incredible talent in the College!

Well done to our foosball players who competed in the Intercollege tournament last night! Your energy and enthusiasm was infectious!!!

Very proud of the St Paddy's clean up crew - these volunteers filled over 100 rubbish bags on Sunday to keep the campus and student area clean :)

We could not be prouder of the amazing teams who represented Marg’s in the Intercollege Waka Ama and Rec Dash comps today. The Waka Ama crew won both their heats and finished a close second overall🥈 The Rec Dash team went hard rowing, biking and running and also came in second place 🥈Congrats crews - you were awesome!!

Well done to all the Margs teams who competed at the Intercollege Football Festival over the weekend! It was amazing to see your team spirit and football skills!!
A special congratulations to the mixed recreational team who made it to the finals and got 2nd after a tough penalty shoot out!