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Playing with light and colour

For someone who has always been fascinated by the play of light and explaining shape through light, it came as a huge...

Students catch a glimpse into the life of a war hero

More than 40 wide-eyed students sat quietly listening to the tales of war heroes on Monday afternoon. They were gathered at the Howick RSA for...

Celebrating biculturalism with new whare

There’s a new wharenui in town and it sits proudly in the children’s playground at KINZ Mission Heights. Youngsters and their parents turned up on...

Message of love for Christchurch

What can you do for a hurting community? How do you share solidarity from a long way away?...is a question Murray Burton, principal of...

Ellery moves on to new challenges

For 22 years his car has automatically driven to Somerville Intermediate. But now it’s time to find a different route. David Ellery, founding principal of...

Schools oppose ‘Tomorrow’s Schools’ proposal

Several local schools have strongly opposed the Government’s proposed changes to the education system. Pigeon Mountain Primary is among the many local schools, including Owairoa...

Students left behind as bus overcrowding continues

With heavy backpacks in tow and their first lesson to get to, seven Somerville Intermediate students were stranded at the bus stop on Tuesday...

Peace poster success for Mackenzie

Mackenzie Alley has seen her entry in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest go global. Howick Lions Club past president Ian Packwood said Mackenzie, now...

Local teacher awarded five-day trip to NASA Alabama

It’s ok to fail. “I failed four consecutive years at university till I got my act together in 2005,” says award-winning teacher Subash Chandar K,...

Principal wins national leadership award

Principal of Howick Intermediate Yolande Franke has won this year’s Australian Scholarship Grant (ASG) National Excellence in Teaching (NEiTA) Founders’ Leadership Award. Franke was one...

Cloak of honour for Pakuranga College principal

Michael Williams, principal of Pakuranga College, was pleasantly surprised by a special gift he recently received of a beautiful korowai by the family of...

Youngsters celebrate Chinese New Year

The sound of beating drums filled the air at KiNZ Care and Early Learning Centre at Mission Heights as children, teachers, parents, families and...

Three named Premier Scholars

Three local students from two schools have been named as Premier Scholars following the release of the NZQA Scholarship results last week. Saint Kentigern College’s...

For the love of bugs

He didn’t just open a can of worms, but a bag full of insect specimens, invertebrates and menacing traps. Bug man Ruud Kleinpaste recently opened...

New school opens in Flat Bush

It’s not very often that a politician gives credit to a member of the opposition, but that is exactly what Minister of Education Chris...
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