North Canterbury News: September 28, 2023

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St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cul
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 accompany the 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 Zealand and uses New “They are wonderful hosts and are quite “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty
Zealand do lars, 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
meeting their penpals.
rt Nukutere Co lege, a Year 7 to 11 Co lege, who they have been
They have been busy fundraising and
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
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End of term ... The Rangiora High School Kapa Haka group perform as they farewell
students at the end of term three.
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
Afitting RHS farewell
By JOHN COSGROVE
Mahuru Māori – Māori LanguageWeek,
was celebratedatRangiora High School at
the endofTerm Three.
The Kapa Hakagroupperformed the
schools haka, as afarewell gift to students
and to alsofarewell students who were
leaving.
The school’s Kaiārahi Māori Renee
Tuhikarama says it was anice way to
farewell term threeand hitthe holidays
with gusto.
Mahuru Maori was createdin2014 by
language championParaoneGloyne.
It buildsupon the wero of Te Wiki o Te
Reo Māori by challenging individuals,
whānau,schools and workplaces
throughoutAotearoa to consciouslyuse te
reo Māori throughout the month of
Mahuru.
‘‘With areally busy term there was no
need for us to jam­packinactivities
student leaders and keystaff had prepared
for, so we decided to roll activities into our
finalweek as well,’’ says WhaeaRenee.
She sayssome activities saw kaimahi
and tauiraparticipating in weaving,
window art display, the pūkanabooth and
aschoolwide‘māori moment’.
Rangiora High School were also part of
Ōtautahi's regional kapahaka whakataetae
which was held in The TownHall on
September 16.
Performers showcased their new maro
(loincloth the tāne wore) whommany
kaimahi lent ahand in for the extraction of
muka, the inner fibres of harakeke.
One of the maro was created by ayear 10
tauira, Tiakihana Tavendale,who was
commended from Te Whare Pora for his
use of traditional techniques.His piece is
presently on displayinTePapa
Tongarewa.
Soon solid groundwill be broken in
preparationfor anew culturalcentre to be
built at theschool. This year's school Māori
/Pasifika Captain, AmeiCourtney says:
‘‘Good solidground is beingset for the
future of all rangatahiinour kura. I’m
excited to see what morecan be
accomplished’’.
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Local Democracy Reporter
Anew business park to the south of
Kaikōura is set to be ‘‘a game changer’’
for the town.
The Kaikōura District Council has
notified aprivate plan change request
from Kaikōura Business Park Ltd (2021)
to build abusiness park on a21.6 hectare
site on the corner of Inland Kaikōura
Road and State Highway 1.
Plan change 4was lodged with the
council earlier this year, but later
withdrawn while the applicant made
some changes.
These included addressing the
potential effects of non­light industrial
activities.
Mayor Craig Mackle said the business
park will be ‘‘a game changer’’ for the
town, if it goes ahead.
The development will bring light
industrial businesses together in one
location, taking some pressure off Beach
Road.
Under the proposed changes, some
retail will be allowed, which
complements the light industrial
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