announcements

How have two weeks already gone by? But they have, and I'm back with another BWU! We still have a lot to share, so read on! Y47 Semester 1 is underway! We are already heading into week two if you can believe it! :o But let's recap a few things: The start of year feast is underway; sorting is...

It's one of the busiest times, so we have a lot of news to deliver. Grab a snack and read on! The end of year is here! CONGRATULATIONS RAVENCLAW! If you haven't noticed, Ravenclaw has taken the house cup this year and their shiny colors are highlighting the site. Good work! :party: We made...

We are more than halfway done with 2024! Can you believe it?! And we're almost done with another IC school year. So much happening so let's get to it! ^_^ Y46 is almost through! 🗓️ Tomorrow begins the exam period and with that the final stretch towards closing Y46. Professors, please make...

Hey all y'all and welcome to the last BWU of March. It is already March in 2024 which is sort of astounding if I say so myself. We don't have as many things going on as the previous with sorting and all. Anyways. Quidditch We have an upcoming game between Slytherin v Ravenclaw, so we can only...

It's time for another BWU, so grab a snack and let's goooooo... The new school year is underway! In fact, we are already heading into week 2! :o But with it being the new school we have got a bunch of news to share: Transfers: 1 transfer application was approved this time around. Sorting...

Hi everyone! It's my turn to report the updates so here we go! :frantics: Week 3 of lessons We are heading for week 3, and the year has started off strong. Quidditch practices, house (and other) meetings, and the club fair are all happening. And lessons, we can't forget those. :p Plenty of RP...

Hello, lovely peeps!! Claire here. :claire: We've got some exciting updates to get into today, so I won't delay! Back to School! Monday marks the start of the new school year! A big welcome to all the new first years. :party: Third years and above, don't forget to enrol in your classes via the...

:party: MESSI Re-Launch :party: MESSI, which stands for the Most Extraordinary Society for Social Interaction, is a group that existed in days past of HNZ, but we are bringing it back and hope you will consider joining! ^_^ Just to get us all to the same speed: MESSI's goal has always been to...

The last two weeks have just seemed to fly right by for me, not sure if any of you feel similarly. I was surprised that it was already time for another BWU. But here we are, and this is our last BWU before sorting begins so there's a lot to discuss. Let's get to it! :frantics: It's almost...

It's time for another BWU! Hope you enjoy the catch up of what has been going on around the site. ^_^ Break Week That's right! Tomorrow, we head into break week/revision week/go crazy with catch up week/insert your fancy title for what this week is. By now, all lessons should be posted so we...

Are you ready for a jam packed BWU? Yes? Great! Y44 is underway! Y44 begins tomorrow, officially, though many items are already up and moving along. For example, the gradebook is already available for 3rd years and above to sign up for classes (1st & 2nd years get automagically signed up...

Grab your beverage of choice and join me for some updates! Semester two begins! We hope the between semesters break served you well, but it's now time to get back into it. :party: Semester two begins today! Don't forget to sign up for your lessons (if you're a third year or above). With the...

Here we go again! This one should be relatively short since we just had a very large BWU posted last week. :) We've got a new Headmaster! We'd like to thank everyone who applied for the position. We know that it is a serious undertaking, and the applications that we received were all...

Hello wonderful people!!! You might have noticed it's been a little longer than usual since we posted an update (or maybe you didn't and I shouldn't have said anything :r ), but we're back now and excited to share four weeks' worth of news!!! :party: :party: Sooo let's get started! Exams Around...

Hello everyone! We've got a BWU chock full of information. Please give it a read! Week 3 starts tomorrow! We are heading into week three tomorrow. Hope you've been keeping up with lessons! :r Valentine's Day events! 💕 Hearts and roses abound in the Great Hall as the Valentine's Dance is...

The political side of HNZ is about to heat up! :o Having been in charge for nearly a decade, Claudia Holland's time as Minister for Magic is nearing its end. With that in mind, it's time to see who will step up, ready, willing, and capable of leading NZ's wizarding community for another (IC)...

Hi there! It's always fun to have the opportunity to post one of these announcements. ^_^ Today, we are welcoming Claire back to the GM team! :party: A while back she stepped down and she told us that when she had the time to return that she'd do so. A few weeks ago, she let us know that...

"Old School Week" ( or "OSW" as we've affectionately taken to calling it ^_^ ) has become something of a staple on HNZ, after first being introduced as a suggestion from two site members - Jesse and Ash. This year, again(!), Jesse, was the winner of the prize during White 🐘 to decide when OSW...

Oh boy did we get a lot of rain this weekend with Tropical Storm Henri. Hope you all had a much more dry weekend. Here's some other more pertinent updates. :p Semester 1 is in the books! We've all made it through another semester! The holiday forums have been opened to enjoy some roleplays...

Hey witches + wizards, here's the BWU you've been waiting for! Week 5! This is week 5 of classes, which probably means you've got 5 lessons for each course for every student to catch up on. But maybe you didn't even realize because your professor didn't send out the link to the class! Oh no...