North Canterbury News: August 10, 2023

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Nine Kaiapoi children are about
quickly realised the school doesn’t have
to embark on a trip of a lifetime to a lot and in the last few years they had a
fire burn down some of their classrooms
St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Catholic Primary and to date, nothing has been rebuilt
School is taking nine Year 7 and 8 pupils due to a lack of funding.”
and two adults to the Cook Islands in The St Patrick’s contingent plans to
term four to learn abou the local culture take some resources for the school and
and do some community service. is seeking support from the local North
“This is our second trip and what we’ve Canterburycommunity.
identified is the opportunitytodoan
A number of local sports organisations
overseas trip like no other,” says teacher have agreed to donate sports equipment
Pax O’Dowd, who wi l accompanythe
and local businesses have given some
pupils to Rarotonga.
“It’s like school camp, where the
Pax says the group is also liaising with
studentswilhavesome fun, but it’s Raro community groups in Rarotonga to do
style and it’s an opportunity to give back some volunteering, planting and clean
the local community and an opportunity
to learn what we share in common The group wi l be staying a the
as Pacific communities as we l as our Rakahangahostel, which is named after
di ferences.”
one of the islands, and is like a marae,
Pax wi l be joined on the trip by parent
Pacific Islands.
and Board of Trustees memberAngela
“It’s very basic, but community focused His classmateCalebSpencesays he
and everybody pitches in with cooking has been to Rarotonga before and is
Although the Cook Islands is o ficia ly and cleaning.
looking forward to returning.
a part of New ZealandandusesNew
“They are wonderful hosts and are quite “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty
Zealanddolars, life is very di ferent on proud of their country and are rea ly hot at 30 degreesmost of the time and it
the islands and local schools do not happy, humble people.”
have the same resources.
The pupils said they were looking Their classmates are looking forward to
As we l as fundraising for the trip, Pax forward to visiting Rarotonga and learning about Cook Islands culture and
s he school has been fundraising to meeting their new penpalsatNukutere
meetingtheir penpals.
rt Nukutere Co lege, a Year 7 to 11 Co lege, who they have been
They have been busy fundraisingand
in Rarotonga, which St Patrick’s
co responding with in the lead up to the co lecting stationery supplies and books
ilt a relationship with.
to take to Nukutere Co lege and packing
rs trip last year was an
Pupil Mason Robson says his penpal
nity to see the lay of the land. We ‘likes taro’, a popular vegetableinthe
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Catching waves ... Surfing at Mangamaunu.
Nostalgic UC exhibition
Atravelling exhibition showcasing
University of Canterbury’s past and
present will be on display at Hurunui
District Library in Amberley this month.
Te Whare WānangaoWaitaha
University of Canterbury (UC) is
celebrating its 150th anniversary this
year with atravelling photo board
exhibition that will be on display at the
Hurunui District Library in Amberley
from August 14 to 21.
Hurunui District Librarian Mark
O’Connell, himself agraduate of UC,
says the photo boards will prompta
nostalgic trip down memory lane for
PHOTO:KAIKŌURA MUSEUM BRIAN BETTS COLLECTION
Surfing to the fore
Surfingisset to takecentre stage at the
Kaikōura Museum.
Museumvolunteersare seekinghelp
fromthe community to puttogether a
new exhibitionexploring the history
and science of surfing in Kaikōura.
The exhibition is set to openinMarch
nextyear.
Kaikōura’s distinctive geographyhas
attractedsurfersfromthroughout New
Zealand andoverseas.
Surfershavebeen comingtocatch a
wavesince the1960s, making surfers
someofthe town’searliesttourists.
‘‘Surfershavehelpedshape,and
continue to influence, the social fabric,
cultureand economic life in
Kaikōura,’’ Museummanager
Stephanie Lange said.
‘‘However, their stories aremostly
untold, andtheir impactlargely
unrecognised.
‘‘We want to highlight someofthose
stories as wellasexplore thescience
involvedincreating our worldfamous,
surfablewaves.
‘‘It is prettyfascinatingstuff,’’ she
said.
Theexhibition will delve into the
historyofsurfing in Kaikōura, while
also encompassing the wider topics of
oceanography,environment, Te Ao
Māori, and theinterconnectionofthese
elements.
Kaikōura Museum is workingwith
NIWA, anduniversity researchers, on
the scientificelementsofsurfing.
To give the exhibition itslocal
flavour andfocus, Stephaniesaidthe
museumiskeen to hear fromanyone
withstories, photos, film footage or any
other items thatwill helptellthe
stories of surfing in Kaikōura.
‘‘Weknowthereare plenty of
interestingyarnsand memorabiliaout
there so we encouragepeople to
contactus, evenifthey do notlive in
Kaikōura.
‘‘We’dalsolovetohear fromanyone
who has ideas, or wants to be involved
in other ways, too.
‘‘Inreturn we promise nottoshare
any secretsonthe lesser knownlocal
surfspots.’’
ContactKaikōura Museum, on (03)
3197440orkk.museum@xtra.co.nz, if
you thinkyou can loanordonate
contentoritemsfor theexhibition.
Thisexhibition is beingdeveloped
withthe support of funding from
LotteriesCommunity and theAotearoa
Gaming Trust.
some Hurunui residents.
The exhibition showcases acollection
of UC’s historic photos and contrasts
them with images of modern UC,
exploring the impact the university has
had across economic, social, health/
wellbeing, cultural/creative,leadership
and environmental spheres both locally
and across the globe.
The exhibition will be on display at the
Hurunui District Library until August 21
and will then travel to other Canterbury
districts throughout September.
For information on other anniversary
events visit: canterbury.ac.nz/uc150.
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