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Thursday <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 3<br />
SUMMER FUN: Pupils and caregivers from Te Raekura<br />
Redcliffs School challenged themselves to paddle about<br />
1.5km across the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. <br />
Paddling pupils’ Sunday fun-day<br />
• By Dylan Smits<br />
A FLOTILLA of paddleboards<br />
and kayaks were a noticeable<br />
addition to the Avon-<br />
Heathcote Estuary on Sunday, as<br />
Te Raekura Redcliffs School held<br />
its second Paddle to Kura.<br />
The outing was organised by<br />
school parents, Darren Fidler and<br />
Abby Moore, as a way of<br />
connecting families in the<br />
school community.<br />
Pupils left the Christchurch<br />
Yacht Club at 2pm<br />
with their parents and<br />
paddled about 1.5km to<br />
the Beachville Rd jetty<br />
opposite the school.<br />
Said principal Nick<br />
Nick<br />
Leith<br />
Leith: “We’re extremely<br />
fortunate to have such a<br />
strong connection to the<br />
resources in our local<br />
area and community.”<br />
Leith said the event<br />
made the most of<br />
school’s unique coastal<br />
location.<br />
“Our school community<br />
is really lucky to have members<br />
in their community who<br />
are willing to create unique and<br />
authentic opportunities for us to<br />
come together, demonstrating<br />
what an awesome place Redcliffs<br />
is in which to learn and live,” said<br />
Leith.<br />
Keen teachers and staff joined<br />
the pupils on their voyage. There<br />
were well-earned ice creams<br />
ready on arrival.<br />
A picnic was then held in the<br />
sun, celebrating a successful start<br />
to the school year.<br />
Sumner surf lifesavers were in<br />
attendance during the paddle in<br />
case of emergency, but parents<br />
and supervisors were responsible<br />
for keeping the pupils safe.<br />
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