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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022 

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Seventy books later and 

Bishop is still creating 

Award-winning 

children’s book author 

and illustrator Gavin 

Bishop tells New 

Zealand’s stories for 

children. He talks 

to reporter Emily 

Moorhouse about 

his lifelong passion 

for art, his first time 

seeing his books on 

sale and using his 

grandchildren’s ideas 

for new books 

GAVIN BISHOP knew he 

wanted to be an artist when he 

was four. 

Seventy-two years on, more 

than 70 published books and 

countless national awards later, 

he is continuing to do just that. 

Bishop was born in 

Invercargill, but moved to 

Christchurch to study at the 

Canterbury University School 

of Fine Arts and graduated with 

an honours degree in painting 

in 1976. 

He then became an art 

teacher at Te Aratai College, 

formerly Linwood College, 

before moving to Christ’s 

College, when another art 

teacher suggested he write a 

book for children. 

“It was kind of weird because 

it was just out of the blue that 

PROLIFIC: Gavin Bishop in his in-home studio with two of his recent books Atua and E Hoa, and with Mr Fox in 1982. 

PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY, CHRISTCHURCH CITY LIBRARIES 

this person said this and it 

struck a chord with me,” Bishop 

said. 

“I suddenly realised that was 

something I’d been thinking 

about doing for a really long 

time, but I had never got around 

to doing it.” 

English publishing company 

Oxford University Press (OUP) 

expressed it was looking for 

material that had a “strong 

New Zealand flavour” and had 

representatives visit Wellington 

at the time. 

Bishop liked the idea of this, 

as he hadn’t grown up reading 

New Zealand books. 

“When I was a child all of 

the books I read came from 

England, Australia, America 

mainly. It was a very exciting 

proposal.” 

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Kawhe and Kōrero 

Thursday, 10-11am 

New Brighton Library 

Want to practice your reo? Go along 

to New Brighton Library for a cuppa 

to build your korero skills with 

fellow learners. This session is aimed 

at adults who would like to build 

confidence speaking te reo Maori in 

a relaxed environment. No booking 

required, places are limited. 

SAYGO Falls Prevention 

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Friday, 10-11am 


Steady As You Go (SAYGo) is the 

exercise class designed to help older 

people reduce their likelihood of 

having a fall. The class helps with 

engaging in simple activities, seated 

in a chair, standing and walking, 

improving balance, flexibility and 

strength, feel physically better and 

more able, enjoy the company of 

like-minded people. Free, no bookings 

required. For more information 

phone Age Concern on 366 0903 or 

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JP Clinic at Parklands 

Friday, noon-2pm 

Parklands Library 

A justice of the peace will be available 

to members of the community, 

to witness signatures and documents, 

certify document copies, hear oaths, 

declarations, affidavits or affirmations 

as well as sign citizenship, sponsorship 

or rates rebates applications. 

Vaccine pass required. 

Mahjong Group, Thursday, 1-3pm, Linwood Library. Interested in 

playing Mahjong? For beginners and advanced players alike. Go along 

and join in a friendly game at Linwood Library every Thursday. Free, no 

bookings required. 

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Saturday, 10am-1pm 

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Join Cranford Basin Community 

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Barrier Free Computing 

Saturday, 10am-noon 


Barrier free computing, provided 

by Computer for Special Needs 

Trust is an organisation that helps 

people with disabilities assistance 

with using computers in a friendly 

and supportive environment. Tutors 

will be on hand to help beginners 

as well as provide assistance with 

emailing, accessing the internet, 

playing games, researching a 

homework assignment, and literacy 

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library printing and copying costs 

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Seniornet New Brighton 

Monday-Thursday, 10am-noon 

202 Marine Pde, New Brighton 

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Marshland Table Tennis 

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Monday, 7.30-9.30pm 

Ouruhia Hall, 225 Guthries Rd 

Marshland Table Tennis Club 

invites those in the community 

interested in playing social table 

tennis to go along on a Monday 

night. The club plays both single 

and double games. Ages span from 

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Club membership and casual 

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WHEN STEVEN Muir isn’t testing X-ray 

machines and printing 3D models for surgery 

a the hospital he’s busy fixing up bikes for the 

community. 

Muir is the founder of the Aranui Bike Fixup 

Project, a group that meets every Thursday 

afternoon to restore old bikes and teach youth 

how to be handy with bike tools. 

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Sparks performance 

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VIOLINIST ARNA Morton 

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concert – only this time 

around things looked a little 

different. 

Morton traded the view of 

the stage for the view of the 

audience as she performed 

with the Christchurch 

Symphony Orchestra at 

Saturday night’s Sparks in 

North Hagley Park. 

Although performing 

at Sparks was a firs time 

experience for Morton, 

she said the concert went 

rea ly we l and had a great 

atmosphere. 

“I was just so excited to be 

back performing together 

with the band,” she said. 

“Obviously last year we had 

a lot of disruptions so it was 

nice to have everyone get back 

into it.” 

Even after playing the 

violin since she was five, the 

coastal area resident said 

it was normal to sti l get 

nervous before a performance, 

especia ly for a large crowd. 

“There’s this heightened 

sense of adrenaline before 

you go on stage. I definitely 

still get nervous, which is 

important,” she said. “It’s 

about channe ling the energy 

required for a performance.” 


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FORMER Coastal-Burwood 

chairwoman Kim Money has 

made a bid to return to local body 

politics, with plans to stand for 

council as an independent for the 

Coastal Ward. 

Celeste Donovan 

is the current 

Coastal Ward 

councillor and 

said it was always 

great for democracy 

when you 

had a choice. 

“It’s 

encouraging to hear another 

woman is standing and there will 

be others putting up a hand closer 

to the election date,” Donovan 

said. 

Money was the board’s 

chairwoman in 2016, but didn’t 

stand for re-election in 2019 due 

to personal circumstances. 

Now she says those 

circumstances have changed 

and the timing is right for her to 

throw her hat back in the arena. 

“I’m keen to get back again and 

represen this community that I 

love so much,” she said. “We rea ly 

do need that experience from the 

coast sitting a the council table 

and I would love to do that for my 

community.” 

Money said it had been 

unfortunate she couldn’t stand 

again in 2019 as there were a few 

unfinished things she needed to 

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Coastal Pathway needs city council funds 

THE CITY council will need 

to dip into its pockets to pay for 

the final section of the Coastal 

Pathway. 

The Government gave the city 

council $15.8 million in Shovel 

Ready funding to build the 

missing section of the pathway 

between the eastern end of 

Redcliffs Village and Shag Rock. 

But the final cost is expected to 

be $17.3 million. 

City council 

general 

manager 

infrastructure, 

planning and 

regulatory 

services 

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Jane Davis 

said funds 

were held in 

contingency 

for the project to cover any 

increased cost. 

Staff will seek approval next 

week from city councillors to 

draw down the funds. 

Said Davis: “The marine 

environment and the narrow 

road posed all sorts of unknown 

challenges, but the team now 

fully understands what’s 

required, how long it will take, 

and what it will cost. 

“Our focus has always been 

on delivering a quality, futureproof 

pathway while keeping the 

impact on the environment and 

the community to a minimum, 

and we always knew this section 

of pathway was going to be 

complicated,” Davis said. 

“However, we’ve faced 

some additional challenges, 

including Covid-19 related 

delays in obtaining construction 

materials, that have added to the 

costs of the project. 

“Fulton Hogan developed a 

different way of delivering the 

works that addressed many of 

the challenges associated with 

the marine environment and 

ground conditions. 

“Because this area of 

Moncks Bay is known as an 

early settlement area for both 

Māori and Europeans, the cost 

also includes archaeological 

and cultural monitoring of 

all excavation works, and 

monitoring of white flippered 

penguins that breed in the area.” 

Davis said amending some 

of the resource consents to 

accommodate these changes 

resulted in additional design 

and consenting costs, but has 

reduced the risks and provided 

greater certainty over the final 

cost. 

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A Fish In the Swim of the World 

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4000 daffodils a blooming lovely effort 

IT’S BEEN a big fortnight at 

the Youth Alive Trust with 100 

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One of the projects included 

planting about 4000 daffodil 

bulbs in Rawhiti Domain, with 

Cathy Baker from Guardians of 

Rawhiti Domain. 

The daffodils, which will 

be ready by spring, are part 

of the Woodland Playground 

development. It includes swings, a 

fort and a flying fox. 

Trust manager James Ridpath 

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projects with youth. 

“It builds community pride, 

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people that they can be valuable 

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‘Writing books for our children with 

stories about us is really important’ 

• From page 1 

So Bishop got in contact with 

OUP and made a start on his 

first book about a sheep, as sheep 

farming was a major industry in 

the 1980s. He called it Bidibidi. 

However, the book took a few 

years to publish as Bishop had to 

learn how to write and illustrate 

for children, something an OUP 

editor helped him with. 

The second book Bishop wrote 

he set in Linwood, where he was 

still teaching, and even used the 

old Edmonds baking powder 

factory on Ferry Rd as one of the 

major buildings in the book. He 

called it Mrs McGinty and the 

Bizarre Plant. 

Bishop said writing this book 

was “much more straightforward” 

as he began to get the 

hang of creating stories for children, 

and it was even published 

before Bidibidi. 

Bishop continued to teach 

art, while working on his books 

at the same time, often in the 

school holidays and at night after 

dinner. 

In 1998, he decided to pursue 

writing and illustrating books 

full-time. He remembers handing 

in his letter of resignation 

to the headmaster at Christ’s 

College. 

“He rung me up and said ‘are 

you sure you want to do this’ and 

I said ‘yup’ and he said ‘would 

you like me to tear the letter up’ 

and I said ‘no, I’m really going to 

go ahead with this’.” 

That year Bishop wrote a book 

called The House that Jack Built, 

which looked at the impacts of 

colonialism on New Zealand. 

“It was very successful and 

in fact it’s being used still, in 

schools. That’s a book that’s been 

around for quite some time and 

looks as if it’s going to be still.” 

Bishop recalls the moment he 

knew he wanted to be an artist at 

the age of four when a signwriter 

came to the small town of 

Kingston, south of Queenstown, 

where he lived. 

The signwriter came to paint 

some signs outside the Kingston 

pub – which has since burnt 

down – and while he was there, 

he was asked to paint a big mural 

on the wall above the bar. 

Bishop hadn’t seen a real 

painting before and was allowed 

to go and watch the signwriter at 

work. 

“I used to stand watching him 

paint this big scene of the lake 

up on the wall and I found that 

absolutely magical,” he said. 

“That’s when I think I thought, 

that’s what I want to do.” 

Because Bishop was taller than 

most kids his age, lots of adults 

would tell him he should become 

a policeman. 

“That’s all you had to be, you 

didn’t have to be fit or smart 

or clever or anything like that, 

you just had to be tall and I 

would say ‘I don’t want to be 

a policeman, I want to be an 

artist’.” 

DREAM JOB: Gavin Bishop knew he wanted to be an artist when he was four-years-old, 

after watching a signwriter paint a mural at the local pub in Kingston. 

PHOTO: KAREN CASEY 

Bishop remembers the first 

time he saw his book on sale at 

the old Whitcoulls on Cashel St, 

which was demolished after the 

earthquakes. 

“I can remember walking 

through there and seeing my 

first book for sale and they had 

a mountain of it, they had like 

a hundred or more copies all 

stacked up and stacked on the 

floor I think.” 

He can’t remember if it was 

Bidibidi or Mrs McGinty and the 

Bizarre Plant, but he asked the 

shop assistant if they wanted 

him to sign the books. 

“I sat down and spent ages 

signing these books, and what 

was wonderful was they all sold 

quite quickly and they had to get 

some more in,” he said. 

Bishop works from his studio 

at his Cashmere home with 

his wife Vivien, who he met at 

art school. She was also an art 

teacher, for Avonside Girls’ High 

School. 

When asked what she thought 

about his achievements he 

laughed and said he didn’t know. 

“We don’t talk about it much, 

it’s just part of our lives. 

“Sometimes I’ll grab her to 

look at my work and get her to 

tell me what she thinks is wrong 

with it,” he said. 

Bishop and Vivien have 

three daughters and three 

grandchildren, who have all 

grown up reading his books. 

On a couple of occasions 

his grandchildren have made 

suggestions for books they would 

like to read, which Bishop has 

carried out. 

When his grandson George 

was four he asked Bishop why 

he hadn’t written a story about a 

digger. 

“He said ‘well I think you 

FAMILY: Gavin Bishop with 

his daughter Alexandra and 

his book Chicken Licken 

in 1984. PHOTO: CCL 

should write a book about a 

digger because I’d like to read it’ 

and I thought ‘oh okay’,” Bishop 

said. 

Soon after Bruiser was 

published, a book about an 

angry digger that becomes 

caring and sensitive towards the 

end of the story. 

Bishop said when he first started 

authoring children’s books, he 

was keen to write his own stories 

about things he wanted to write 

about. 

He has stories based off his 

Māori whakapapa and has rewritten 

old fairy tales. However, 

in recent years, he has been 

commissioned to write books by 

his publishers, which he said has 

been a new challenge. 

His latest book is called E Hoa, 

with te reo Māori and English 

versions available. It is part of a 

series for very young children, 

which will be released on 

Wednesday. 

The book aims at showing 

children how to talk about 

feelings through a friendship 

between a child and their dog. 

Bishop tends to work on one 

book at a time, preferring to 

finish one concept before moving 

onto the next. 

He said his work can become 

quite consuming and often has 

a hard time switching off from 

thinking about his books. 

“I’m always working on it, it’s 

hard to let it go.” 

Of the 70-plus books Bishop 

has created, several have 

been translated into different 

languages, mostly to other 

European languages, but recently 

he has had some translated into 

Asian languages. 

Bruiser has been translated 

and sold in China, Taiwan 

and Korea and another book 

called Teddy One Eye, which is 

a disguised biography about his 

life seen through the eyes of his 

teddy bear, has been translated 

and sold in China. 

“I don’t hear from anyone in 

China who has read it but the 

fact that it’s been reprinted a 

couple of times means that it’s 

obviously selling well enough,” 

he said. 

Bishop believes a country is 

made up partly by its literature 

and arts, something he thinks 

New Zealanders tend to forget 

– instead, getting carried away 

with devotion to sport. 

“I think in a hundred years 

time people will still know who 

Kiri Te Kanawa is and who Janet 

Frame was and who Joy Cowley 

was. They’ll still know those 

people because their work will 

still be speaking to the people in 

the future.” 

When asked if he thought he 

would ever have more than 70 

books published he admitted 

he just started and “sort of kept 

going”. 

It never occurred to him how 

successful he would be, although 

it was “nice to be recognised” 

through various awards, he said. 

He has recently been named 

a finalist in the Publishers 

Association of New Zealand 

2022 awards for best children’s 

book, which will be announced 

in September. He has previously 

won two PANZ awards for 

the best use of illustration in 

a children’s book in 2000 and 

2009. 

When asked if retirement was 

approaching at the ripe old age 

of 76, he laughed and said he 

wouldn’t know what to do with 

himself if he stopped creating 

books. 

“At the moment I’m managing 

to produce work that’s okay and 

I’ll keep going while I’m doing 

that. I mean it keeps me alive, it’s 

challenging and it’s interesting 

and I get to meet interesting 

people,” he said. 

“Writing books for our 

children with stories about us is 

really important.”


School Update 

He Manukura Pitopito Kōrero 

E hoa ma, ina te ora o te 

tangata. My friends, this is the 

essence of life. 

Kia orana, Noa’ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, 

Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, 

Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni and warm 

Pacific greetings. Tēnā koutou, tēnā 

koutou, tēnā tatou katoa. Nau mai, 

Haere Mai! 

We have faced many wero this year 

and find ourselves beginning Term 3 

2022 with a sense of hope that the 

weeks ahead will provide us with a 

new and positive focus as we return 

to kura. 

The key focus for us all in Term 3 

will be on attendance and reengaging 

ākonga who have had time away from 

kura due to COVID-19. Many whānau 

are concerned that their ākonga have 

missed a lot of school and are too far 

behind to catch up. This is not so. Our 

learning design focuses on personalised 

learning and is adaptable as a result. 

If ākonga are feeling anxious the best 

starting place is a conversation with 

their puna ako kaiako/teacher. Getting 

started is the most important thing! 

With the onset of winter the weather 

is challenging and we ask that ākonga 

pay attention to wearing their uniform 

correctly, including the school jacket 

for warmth. Uniforms can be ordered 

online through the kura’s uniform 

supplier and if required options for 

payment can be arranged. Please 

support us to be the kura of first 

choice in Aranui and support our 

ākonga to look their best at all times. 

With the high levels of flu in our 

community we encourage all ākonga 

to wear a mask while at kura and will 

supply these if needed. A reminder 

that lunch is provided to ākonga each 

day free of charge and ākonga are 

encouraged to eat together to create 

positive whānaungatanga and to build 

our sense of belonging. 

You may be aware that we are 

currently calling for nominations for 

the kura’s Board. If you, or someone 

you know is keen to serve in this role 

we would be very pleased to hear 

from you. Please contact the kura 

office if you would like to discuss how 

you progress with a nomination. Did 

I mention that we would love to hear 

from you! 

I wanted to take this opportunity 

to assure whānau that our kura is a 

very safe place for all ākonga to be. 

It is cleaned daily and all kaimahi/ 

staff follow COVID-19 protocols for 

keeping us all safe. It is important that 

we acknowledge the anxiety in our 

community due to the challenges 

we currently face as a result of the 

pandemic. Please reach out if you or 

your whānau need support - we are 

here to help. Please encourage ākonga 

to be at kura, on time and ready to 

learn. There is nothing more important 

for them than mātauranga and an 

understanding of their place in the 

world. 

Ko Haeata Tātou! 

Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui 

He tangata ki tahi. 

Dr Peggy Burrows 

Manukura 

Kōmanawa Update: 

Matariki hunga, Matariki āhunga nui 

In term 2 Kōmanawa years 1-6 looked at 

the nine stars of Matariki and what each 

star represents. We were very fortunate 

to have Anne-Marie, a trained NASA 

kaiako, come in to teach our students of 

Takirau and Mutuwhenua. 

We’ve also had the amazing crew of 

Tūranga library members Toitu come in 

and retell the pūrākau of Matariki to our 

students. 

Our Kōmanawa teina years 1-3 have 

really focused on each star each week 

through mahi toi (The arts), pūrakau 

and waiata. Kātahi rā te kaupapa 

whakahirahira ko tēnei! 

We have started our He Reo Tūpu, He 

Reo Ora classes, these are classes held 

weekly for our whānau to have a safe 

space to grow and use their reo. Last 

week we 

• started with karakia and our mihi 

to Matariki who will shine above us 

shortly. 

• shared kai asking each other Kei te 

pēhea koe? 

• practised our flash pepeha and started 

to learn about how to introduce our 

kaumātua, mātua and siblings. 

• Whaea Segia taught us a new game, a 

bit of a tongue twister with actions. 

• finished off the night learning all of our 

school haka. 

Ko tōku nui, tōku wehi, tōku 

whakatiketike, tōku reo - My language is 

my greatness, my inspiration, that which I 

hold precious. 

He Ahuru Mōwai has also started. This 

is an afternoon wānanga run once a 

week for our Kōmanawa ākonga and 

whānau with, the aim is to support 

ākonga and whānau wellbeing as they 

come back into their school community 

after a time of challenge. We provide 

a programme that can support our 

whānau with matauranga Māori, 

promote physical health, and provide a 

safe and supportive environment for our 

tamariki outside of school hours. 

Taking enrolments, please visit: https://haeata.school.kiwi/index.php/enrolment to complete an 

online enrolment form or email enrol@haeata.school.nz for any enquiries 

Haeata Community Campus 

240 Breezes Road, Wainoni Reception Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 3pm 

Contact 03 930 0110 www.haeata.school.nz 

Student Leadership GRIP Conference & 

Y12 Emerging Leaders’ Conference 

Our current Student Leadership 

group had the opportunity to attend 

the annual GRIP Student Leadership 

Conference held at the Celebrations 

Centre in Aranui. The GRIP Student 

Leadership Conference is unique in that 

it concentrates specifically on training 

student leaders for their role as school 

leaders. The style, topics, and content 

of this conference all focus on what 

the students can do right now. Our 

student leaders left the conference with 

a clear vision, a solid understanding and 

dozens of ideas for their time as leaders 

in our kura. They did an amazing job at 

representing not only Haeata, but also 

our community. 

12 of our Y12 ākonga also had the 

opportunity to attend the Y12 Emerging 

Leaders’ Conference at Christs’ College. 

This conference is hosted annually 

& Y12’s from 30 kura from across 

Canterbury & the South Island were 

in attendance. During the day they 

engaged in several workshops and had 

the privilege of listening to the inspiring 

stories of the Keynote speakers. The 

purpose of this conference is to connect 

ākonga with their peers, to build on 

current leadership skills and instil self 

belief in the next cohort of leaders. 

Ko Haeata Tātou! 

We are so proud of you.


Linwood College to Te Aratai College 

2022 has been a momentous year for our kura. At the start of Term 2 

we returned to Aldwins Rd, our original school site of 68 years, and into 

our completely rebuilt school and our new name, Te Aratai College. 

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We were off-site for just under three years 

at the former Avonside GHS site, itself a 

physically beautiful environment. Therefore, 

we did not have to live in the middle of a major 

building site with what would have been the 

shifting temporary classrooms, the dust, mud 

and noise. It also meant that a year came off 

the building timeline. 

Sustainable development along Ōtākaro. 

We have responded to the clear community 

voice for our rebuild, community consultation 

which we deliberately gathered by gathered 

by visiting local markets, supermarkets and 

in our ongoing dialogue with whānau. Te 

Aratai College has purpose-built general and 

specialist facilities for classroom learning, 

sports, and cultural pursuits. Our kura has both 

the best of existing teaching practices, and 

the positive practices that arise through the 

personalisation of learning. We remain rigorous 

about the difference between a positive change 

for student success and what is a fad. 

Festival of Nations held at Ōtākaro site. 

Our architects, Architectus, also designed 

Tūranga, the central library, so our rebuilt 

school is of the same exceptional quality. 

Likewise, Southbase, our construction 

company, and RDT, our project managers, are 

very experienced in significant projects which 

centre on the moral imperative. 

Of course, it is true that buildings alone do 

not necessarily improve education. The 

relationship with the teacher - he tāngata, he 

tāngata, he tāngata - and the personalisation 

of learning are the two key factors for this, 

but there is also no doubt that new, purposebuilt 

buildings and spaces that arise from 

community values and priorities can contribute 

hugely to these two factors. 

Students learning in library of 

Te Whare Matauranga. 

Te Aratai College believes in a strengthsbased, 

pathwayed curriculum starting with 

each student’s strengths. Therefore, education 

at our school is about seeing the whole person 

– classroom learning, sport, music, drama 

– and how these developmentally positive 

experiences enrich students’ understanding 

and nurture students’ focus by contextualising 

their learning. In this way learning is 

meaningful to the individual and strengthsbased. 

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Students learn best when who they are in 

terms of language, culture and identity is 

affirmed. Enhancing the mana and dignity 

of the individual is at the heart of Te Aratai 

College. We are pleased that our community 

is valuing our school’s direction resulting in 

significant roll-growth, over 60% in the last few 

years. This has meant that Stage 2 of building 

programme is beginning immediately to be 

completed for the start of the 2024 school year 

for a roll of 1200 students. Stage 3 follows: 

1800 students, the size of the school in the 

1980s. 

Our school’s Year 7-13 curriculum centred 

in our Te Aratai College campus creates 

aspiration and community. We are very 

fortunate to be home at Aldwins Rd. 

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With the spiralling 

cost of food, 

chicken wings are 

an economical 

and affordable 

way to make a 

meal 

Pot-roast chicken wings 

with tarragon gravy 

Serves 4-6 

Ingredients 

1 tbsp butter 

2kg chicken wings 

1 garlic bulb 

2 leeks 

20 button mushrooms 

2 carrots 

2 tbsp olive oil 

375ml dry white wine 

500ml chicken stock 

1 bunch tarragon 

Directions 

dish. Place chicken on top of 

vegetables, drizzle with olive oil 

and then pour the wine around 

the chicken (not over the top). 

Roast for 30min, then pour 

the hot chicken stock around the 

chicken. Reduce the oven to 180 

deg C, roast for another 30 to 

45min. 

Lift out the chicken and 

vegetables (keep covered and 

warm) and strain the pan juices 

into a saucepan. Simmer over 

medium heat until reduced and 

thickened to make a glossy 

gravy. 

Add the tarragon leaves and 

check the seasoning just before 

serving with the chicken and 

vegetables. 

Roasted cherry tomato 

quiche with chickpea 

crust 

Serves 4-6 

Ingredients 

Chickpea crust: 

¾ cup (135gm) dried chickpeas, 

soaked in cold water overnight, 

or 400gm tin cooked chickpeas, 

rinsed, or 1 ½ cups cooked 

chickpeas 

¼ cup (35gm) fine brown rice 

flour 

2 tbsp tapioca flour or glutenfree 

organic cornflour 

½ tsp gluten-free baking powder 

1 and ½ tbsp olive oil 

Preheat the oven to 220 deg 

C. Turn the wings under the 

chicken and truss for roasting. 

Rub the chicken with the butter 

and whole garlic bulb, halved, 

then season. 

Place leeks (chopped into 

3cm 

263 

pieces), carrots (chopped 

x 180 

into 3cm pieces), mushrooms 

and more garlic in a roasting 

½ tsp fine sea salt 

Filling: 

500gm cherry tomatoes, cut in 

half 

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 

1 tbsp finely chopped thyme 

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

4 large free-range eggs 

¾ cup (185ml) coconut, almond 

or rice milk 

½ cup firmly packed basil 

leaves, finely shredded plus 

extra, to serve 

2 tsp dijon mustard 

2 tbsp finely chopped chives 

2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf 

parsley 

½ tsp fine sea salt 

¼ tsp ground black pepper 

Directions 

Drain and rinse chickpeas. 

Place in a saucepan and cover 

with plenty of fresh cold water. 

Bring to the boil, skimming off 

any foam that rises to the surface. 

Reduce to a simmer and cook for 

25-35 minutes or until tender but 

not falling apart. Drain well and 

set aside to cool slightly. Preheat 

oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 32 x 

12 cm loose-bottom fluted tart tin 

or a 23cm round loose-bottom 

tart tin. 

Arrange tomatoes cut-side-up 

on an oven tray, scatter with garlic 

and thyme, drizzle with olive 

oil and season well with sea salt 

and freshly ground black pepper. 

Roast for 30min or until tender 

and slightly dried. 

To make the crust, pulse chickpeas 

in a food processor until 

finely ground (a few lumps are 

okay). Transfer to a bowl and add 

brown rice flour, tapioca flour 

and baking powder. Mix thoroughly 

with your hands, add oil 

and salt and mix to a stiff dough. 

Press evenly into the tin, lining 

the base and sides and using the 

back of a spoon to firmly press 

down. Bake for 6-8 minutes to 

lightly set. Scatter two-thirds of 

the roast tomatoes and herbs over 

the pastry base. 

Whisk eggs, milk, basil, mustard, 

herbs and seasoning and 

pour into the pastry case. Bake 

for 45-55min or until brown. 

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Add delicious blue cheese 

for a tasty winter special 

Chicken, leek and blue cheese 

pie 

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

Filling: 

25g butter 

1 leek, sliced 

3 cloves garlic, crushed 

4 chicken thighs, diced to 1cm 

thickness 

¼ cup flour 

1 cup chicken stock 

2 Tbsp lemon zest 

2 tsp Dijon mustard 

100g blue cheese, crumbled 

Pastry: 

500g puff pastry 

1 egg whisked with 1 Tbsp water 

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds 

Directions 

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Kimihia te ara tōtika 

Seek the right path 

Papanui Primary is a small Christchurch 

city school focused on success for 

children’s academic, social and emotional 

development. 

We believe that children need to feel safe 

and happy before they can learn, so our 

experienced team works collaboratively to 

create an inclusive and welcoming place 

for children to learn and grow. 

We have a strong focus on our school 

values of Personal best – Eke Panuku, 

Resilience – Aumangea, Learner – 

Ākonga, Kindness – Atawhai. 

If you would like to know more contact 

https://www.papanuiprimary.school.nz/ 

or 03 352 8271 

Preheat the oven to 200degC. 

In a heavy-based pot, melt the butter. 

Add leek and garlic, cooking on low 

until softened. Add chicken and cook 

until slightly coloured (it doesn’t have 

to be browned). Stir through flour for 

2 minutes. Add stock, cooking until 

thickened. 

Stir through the zest and mustard. 

Allow to cool, then crumble in the cheese. 

Roll the pastry into 2 pieces (or cut 

if using ready-rolled). Create one piece 

(20cm x 18cm) for the base, and a piece 

for the top (22cm x 26cm), so it will fit 

PIE-HIGH: The traditional pairing of 

chicken and leek is given a lift with 

the addition of blue cheese. 

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over the filling. Lay the base piece on a 

tray lined with baking paper. 

Place the filling on to the base, leaving 

1cm around the edge. Dampen with 

water. Place the large piece of pastry on 

top and press together. Using a knife, 

score the top of the pastry. Brush with egg 

wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds. 

Bake for 30 minutes or until pastry is 

puffy and golden. – ODT 

Wheriko: to shimmer, 

shine and be brilliant! 

We, the year 7/8 students at Merrin School, 

can’t wait to move back into our renovated 

space, ‘Wheriko’. This name is in keeping 

with the star theme at Merrin School, Ngā 

Whetū Kohara (The Shining Stars). We 

are really looking forward to designing the 

interior, and have high hopes for a fish tank, 

beanbags, couches, maker space, breakout 

rooms and purpose-built scooter and bag 

storage. In the words of Ollie, “The team 

hopes that the build will be so sparkly that 

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These have been designed by our children and 

we hope you will love them as much as we do! 

Merrin School is a warm and vibrant school 

with a supportive community at its heart. Our 

vision is for all children to shine, by purposefully 

providing a learning environment that nurtures 

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Kimihia te ara tōtika – seek the right path 

Papanui Primary School caters for new entrants to 

Year 6 children in the Redwood and Papanui areas. 

The school has an enrolment scheme and zone but 

will have places available for out of zone children 

starting school in 2022/2023. 

We view education as an active partnership 

between home and school with parents / caregivers 

and teachers working together for the benefit of 

children’s learning. 

We have an enthusiastic and dedicated team who 

provide a supportive learning environment where 

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SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2022 

Welcome to Casebrook 

Intermediate School 

Accepting enrolments 

for 2023 

We are specialists in Year 7 & 8 education. 

Our staff and resourcing are all tailored 

for this stage of personal development 

and focus on providing a diverse range of 

learning opportunities to create a wellrounded 

and engaged individual. 

Our learning environment is supported 

by a strong focus on our school values 

of Respect (Whakaute), Excellence 

(Panekiretanga) and Perseverance 

(Hiringa). Through these ‘REP’ values we 

develop within each student a strong sense 

of personal growth and active participation 

in their community. 

Our school environment is one where 

Aidanfield 

students are safe and have the confidence to 

take risks with their learning. In this way 

the students at Casebrook are supported 

and encouraged to become self-motived, 

independent learners. 

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and school. Together we can create an 

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pride and belonging. We are sure you will 

enjoy being a part of our community and 

would welcome the opportunity to meet 

with you to discuss your child’s future at 

Casebrook. 

Sharon Keen - Casebrook Intermediate 

School Principal 

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37 Cunningham Place, Halswell 8025 

Phone: 03 322 8735 

Email: admin@oaklands.school.nz 

www.oaklands.school.nz 

Community • Active thinking • Respect • Excellence 

 

 

We are focused on an excellent 

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within a context of strong biblical values, 

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‘Grow in Wisdom and Stature, Stand 

and Be Confident’ is our motto. We want 

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SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2022 

Empowering 

girls to learn, 

live and lead 

Bridget Compton-Moen is head of St 

Margaret’s College Junior School, which 

caters for girls in Years 0-6. 

Having joined SMC in January of 

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“I’m thrilled to be working alongside our 

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