Tag: Owairoa Primary School

A senior Government minister has called into an east Auckland school to emphasise the importance of ensuring pupils are attending class. Associate Education Minister David...

By Times Junior Journalist Alina Jiang The Society for the Protection of Animals (SPCA) is one of the largest and oldest animal charities, where animals...

An east Auckland school has pulled out all the stops to help its pupils celebrate their vibrant cultural and ethnic diversity. Owairoa Primary School was...

The Times is publishing stories in our digital publication and on our website that are written by local youngsters in our Junior Journalist initiative. Here’s a...

An east Auckland school's eye-catching new classroom block has earned a major architecture award. The $13 million Alan McIntyre Centre at Owairoa Primary School in...

An east Auckland primary class has won gold in a conservation competition. After hearing about the plight of the blue penguins on Waiheke Island, as...

Owairoa Primary School is running a sponsored Obstacle Fun Run to raise funds towards their new school playground. The customised playground, designed specifically for the...

An east Auckland primary class has won gold in a conservation competition. After hearing about the plight of the blue penguins on Waiheke Island, as...

This year marks the 175th anniversary of Howick and Pakuranga and districts which presents a wonderful opportunity to feature people from the area and...

East Auckland students rocked their self-created outfits down a runway last week in front of a crowd of adoring parents. Owairoa Primary School hosted its...

After beginning the project more than three years ago, Owairoa Primary School has officially opened its new 18-classroom block. The celebration of the new development...

A small team of PTA mums, with the support of more than 60 local businesses, are determined to create excitement for the east Auckland...

A Dannemora woman has raised concerns to Auckland Council and Auckland Transport over a busy street behind Owairoa Primary School in Howick. Elliot Street is...

A key piece of history has disappeared from Bucklands Beach. Oliver's Homestead at 203 Bucklands Beach Road was built in 1868. It was named after...

Road safety concerns for Owairoa Primary School have increased exponentially in the past week. On Thursday June 3 concerned parent Ruth McLaren sent an email...

Students from Owairoa Primary School have spent the day planting hundreds of native trees. A total of 30 enthusiastic pupils set off to Ness Valley. They...

There are cats - and then there are cats. There’s Stubbs, who reigned as mayor in the Alaskan historic district of Talkeetna. What about Félicette,...

Schools in east Auckland were yesterday bracing themselves for news of possible closures due to coronavirus which would impact not just tens of thousands...

Those who thought dinosaurs were extinct, were in for a shock as hundreds of dinosaurs descended onto the grounds of Owairoa Primary School on...

We are the world, that’s what it felt like as we walked into the gates of Owairoa Primary School on Friday morning. Over 900 students...

A big delegation of dignitaries from China has delivered a special gift to Owairoa Primary School. The school was one of those chosen to provide...

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...

Junior students of Owairoa Primary School were both excited and a little scared to see a number of dragons emerge from 'The Dragon's Lair'...

More than 1000 cowboys, cowgirls and Indians cut a striking picture at Owairoa Primary this week. Students, staff and parents gathered on the school field...

    The National Party has swept to victory nudging Labour aside and in so doing casting NZ First into oblivion. In an ‘official’ count following Kids...

There’s no current world record for the biggest pirate sword fight in the Guinness Book of World Records. That’s something Owairoa Primary School hope they’ve...