Please avoid visiting the Southbrook Resource Recovery Park on Friday 31 May.
Please avoid visiting the Southbrook Resource Recovery Park on Friday 31 May.
đ§ Works are being done to the weigh-in bridge, so we recommend holding off your visit until the weekend.
â»ïž The recycling drop-off centre and resale shop will remain open.
Poll: Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?
Drivers get where they need to go, but sometimes it seems that we are all abiding by different road rules (for example, the varying ways drivers indicate around a roundabout).
Do you think drivers should be required to take a quick driving theory test every 10 years?
Vote in the poll and share any road rules that you've seen bent! đ±
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49.2% Yes
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48.9% No
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1.9% Other - I'll share below
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Rangiora schoolâs Te Whare MÄtauranga aims to boost arts, culture
By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Rangiora High School is investing in arts and culture with a new learning whare, as the principal looks to support a growing community.
The schoolâs much anticipated Te Whare MÄtauranga (house of learning) is due to open in term four, while a community performing arts centre is also proposed.
The Government has told schools to focus on literacy and numeracy, but acting principal Remihana Emery, himself a maths teacher, said there was still merit in arts and culture.
The $1.2 million, multi-purpose Te Whare MÄtauranga is being fully funded by the schoolâs board of trustees.
ââThe whare is waiting on some minor things to be completed and we are hoping to open it in term four,ââ Emery said.
ââIt is a great investment for the school and the community.ââ
The 171 square metre whare has an ââimposingââ frontage, and will be used for cultural and community events.
It will have a multi-use cultural and teaching space equivalent to 1.5 classrooms, a wet room / dining space and a huge 51m2 north-facing verandah.
The teaching space will be big enough for 35 students.
As an auditorium, it will seat 65 people, while 30 could be seated in the dining room.
The whare is located on Wales St at the northwest corner of the school grounds, facing Mt Grey.
Board of trustees presiding member Simon Green said the school worked closely with Te NgÄi TĆ«Ähuriri RĆ«nanga in planning the whare.
ââWe are really pleased with how it is coming along.
ââOur intention is for every student to spend time in the building during the year and to understand the significance of it.ââ
He said the schoolâs MÄori department will move into the new whare building, which will mean moving it back on to the main site rather than being housed in an old prefab across the road.
A sub-committee has been formed to develop a proposed 800-seat performing arts centre / auditorium which is likely to cost $10-12 million.
â LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.