Model United Nations Assembly 2025
At the end of May, over two days, twenty-five students attended MUNA: the Model United Nations Assembly
After seven weeks of intense research, making decisions about which of four remits to choose and preparations for what to wear in order to best represent each team’s country, our delegates donned their outfits whilst our budding journalists suited up in corporate attire. MUNA was in our sights.
This year, the event was again held at Rosmini College, which saw over 100 teams sign up from schools as far north as Kerikeri and as far south as Hamilton.
The event was a fantastic opportunity for teams to display their quick wit, eloquent speaking skills, and adept use of rebuttals and points of information, all while in character.
Westlake Girls is the resident Press team and, as one would expect, the students do a wonderful job each year of creating a video of proceedings, interviewing teams, attending and reporting back on bloc meetings, and interviewing the Secretary General, this year held by Shanan Halbert, who did a sterling job. After attending a myriad of meetings and taking notes on witty repartee, the Press team has now completed the final newsletter and sorted through hundreds of photographs to be sent to Rotary and participating schools across the motu.
Our three delegate teams were:
Qatar: Jana Kak , Dorsa Jahedi and Laura Mackenzie
France: Nicole Lao, Zara Gillard and Melody Choi
Rwanda: Foram Patel, Zara Shaikh and Kayla Gallagher
The Press team was ably led by Tazkia Ahmed (Editor-in-Chief), Ann Chen, Tiffany Ma, Diya Kansara, Lane Hutchison, Joanna Jacob, Haylee Kansara, Danya Kim, Rachel Kim, Jessica Lee, Lila McElroy, Naba Rahman, Chanithi Liyanage, Jessie Qian, Nicole Sun and Nehansa Wijewardana.
Our special thanks go to Rosmini College for the use of the Tindall auditorium and to the Rotary Club Downtown Auckland District 9920, who worked tirelessly to ensure that students had an opportunity to believe that they were indeed the real United Nations Assembly, and to Jan Malcolm and her team, without whom the event would not run like a well-oiled machine.
Our team, Qatar, won Best Overall Country Representation and a
Special mention to team France.
Thank you, as always, to North Shore Rotary District 9910, Jerry, Nickie, and their incredible team, for their unwavering tautoko (support) of our students and school community.
By MUNA team leaders, Carmina Villaruel, Kay Brown and Ella Wilson.