Costley delivers new Classrooms
Local MP Tim Costley and Education Minister Erica Stanford today announced $10 million to deliver new classrooms across the lower North Island, taking the total […]
Education
Planting the Seed: New Partnership Celebrates Potatoes, People and the Next Generation
Horowhenua is a premium, highly productive agricultural region in New Zealand. Its rich peat and silt soils—particularly around the Opiki and Shannon areas—are famous for […]
$20 Million and Counting: Gumboot Friday Keeps Kids Talking
Gumboot Friday (November 7), the iconic movement that’s become a symbol of hope for young New Zealanders, returns this year with a milestone worth celebrating: […]
UCOL Horowhenua on the move
In efforts to improve access for future learners and ensure suitable teaching and office space, UCOL says it is pleased to share with the community […]
Pupil off to dentist after biting hard plastic in school lunch
A Palmerston North primary school wants to change school lunch providers after a child bit into a hard piece of plastic in their lunch. The […]
Birds, Art and Fun for Everyone
Get ready to spread your wings! ‘Kororī, Kororā’ – a vibrant and dynamic celebration of native birds in Aotearoa – has landed at the Māpuna […]
Book Sale at Red Cross Op Shop in Porirua: Buy One, Get One Free!
Book lovers in Porirua are in for a treat this week with a special promotion at the Red Cross op shop in the Megacentre, opposite […]
Ngāti Toa – Massive Investment in School Land
Wellington iwi Ngāti Toa has secured over 80 hectares of land in the Hutt Valley, with the purchase of Crown land currently being occupied by […]
Kāpiti and Mana Islands return to Ngāti Toa
Porirua-based iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira has retaken ownership of Kāpiti and Mana Islands, 10 years after its Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Crown. The […]
Academics take aim at ‘Destructive’ Coalition Government
by Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman Last week, the social sciences and humanities panels for the Marsden Fund were dismantled. Matthew Scobie, who has been supported […]