North Canterbury Schools Embrace Collaboration
North Canterbury schools have been thinking big. The 18 schools in the Puketeraki Kahui Ako (Rangiora community of learning) have found there are opportunities for improvement through collaboration ...
Revealed: When Rotorua’s Emergency Housing Motels Are Set To Close
The ministry’s prior consent for 13 motels expired on December 15. It asked Rotorua Lakes Council for 12-month consent ...
Kaiapoi School Faces Pressure From Growing Subdivisions
A Kaiapoi school hopes to get a decision on building projects this year as new enrolments put pressure on its roll. Being next to a growing sub-division makes it difficult to plan ahead, says Kaiapoi ...
Call For New Voices For Taranaki Maunga
The Department of Conservation has opened nominations to Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi, a new body to look after the mountains. The Crown agreed two years ago to formally give up ownership of Taranaki Maunga ...
Bad Parking Habits Ease On Stewart Island
Parking problems on Stewart Island/Rakiura have improved despite new rules not yet being enforced. In December, Southland District Council implemented parking restrictions on the island in hopes it ...
Schools See ‘Massive Plummet’ In Vaping Incidents
Kaiapoi High School principal Jason Reid says vaping was a major issue for schools in 2023, but he saw ‘‘a massive plummet’’ in incidents last year. He attributed the success to increased public ...
Sunshine Guide Sells Whakatāne To The Country
The council’s Wharfside hotspot at Port Ōhope and Tio Ōhiwa oyster farm tours are the main features of the Sunshine Season ...
16-Year-Old Owen Causes Upset Win, Henderson Finds Her Rhythm
Sixteen year old Dunedin surfer Alexis Owen has caused a major upset at the 2025 National Surfing Championships presented by ...
Remote Marlborough Sounds Jetty Closed Over Safety Concerns
A jetty in the Marlborough Sounds important for emergency services and residents has been closed due to safety concerns. A routine inspection found some of the structural components in the Waitaria ...
Whanganui Council-Iwi Agreement: How Will This Work?
Whanganui residents have been told that embedding a council partnership with Māori into New Zealand law will support a “positive and necessary” shift. Whanganui District Council will next month decide ...
‘Tea And A Chat’: Views Sought On Post-Settlement Relations With Whanganui Hapū
Whanganui residents are being invited for “tea and a chat” about Whanganui District Council’s post-Treaty settlement ...
Rangiora School Looks Ahead To More Settled Year
After a year of change Rangiora High School is looking ahead to more settled year, board of trustees presiding member Simon Green says. Two years ago the school conducted a review of its entire ...