--- title: 'Fukuoka Friendship' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/fukuoka-friendship' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/fukuoka-friendship.md' date: '2025-06-10' description: 'Fukuoka Friendship Garden - Working Bee Three of our Japanese International students did a fantastic job at the Fukuoka Friendship Garden Working Bee on Saturday! Seita Hanada (Yr 11) from Fukuoka, Katsuki Miyake (Yr 12) whose dad is from Fukuoka, and Rintaro Takeda (Yr 13), along with three of the…' --- Fukuoka Friendship Working Bee ![fukuoka friendship](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/6/2/d/a/5/62da519662e64c79077fc7149da92bfad0fda8bb-fukuoka.jpg "fukuoka friendship") # Fukuoka Friendship Tuesday, 10th June 2025 at 8:07am ##### Fukuoka Friendship Garden - Working Bee Three of our Japanese International students did a fantastic job at the Fukuoka Friendship Garden Working Bee on Saturday! Seita Hanada (Yr 11) from Fukuoka, Katsuki Miyake (Yr 12) whose dad is from Fukuoka, and Rintaro Takeda (Yr 13), along with three of their friends (who study at Pakuranga College and Botany Downs) had a master class in gardening on Saturday, learning key skills in weeding and planting. Little did they know, they were working alongside Yuka Matsui (wife of the Japanese Consular-General), Alexandra Bonham, Genevieve Sage and Richard Northey (Auckland Council Waitematā local board members)! They all quickly picked up how to weed 'Japanese-style', and soon got involved with moving compost and new plants around the garden, as well as sweeping up huge piles of autumn leaves. Their biggest project though, was to plant NZ natives in a long bed along the exterior of the public-facing garden wall, working alongside Landscape gardeners Lee Elliott and Alexandra Bonham to plant masses of plants, and did a fantastic job. If you are walking past the Auckland Zoo, towards Western Springs, you’ll see their fantastic efforts! Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025.md) - Previous: [Fortnite Fanatics](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/fortnite-fanatics.md) - Next: [GBHS Alumni](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/gbhs-alumni.md)