Bomb threats at local schools
Following yesterday's bomb threats sent via email to 15 institutions including schools and hospitals, further emails have been received this morning, 24 November.
What you need to know:
- Waitoki School in Kaukapakapa, to the north of Auckland city, informed parents it had received a bomb threat. The school was closed but would reopen from 9am. The school will begin lessons at 9.30am and parents are asked not to drop off their children until 9am.
- Stuff also understands Gulf Harbour School has been closed.
- Police said they were confident that the emails all came from the same source, but were still working to identify the origin. They don't however believe there is a real threat.
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, also in Auckland, confirmed to parents it had received a threat and will be closed on Friday. "While it is considered a low level threat, we are erring on the side of caution".
- Murrays Bay intermediate sent an email to parents, stating they had received a threat, and to not send kids to school until the school said it was safe to do so.
- In an alert on their website, Auckland’s Ōrewa College said due to health and safety, the school was to be closed immediately.
- Dairy Flat Primary School – An email sent to parents stated the school had recieved a threatening email, and asked not to send students to school.
- Whangaparāoa Primary School – A Facebook post by Principal Kevin Cronan seen by Stuff states that the school had received a threat, and asked parents and caregivers to keep children at home.
- Ōrewa Primary School has also been instructed by police to close for the day.
- Other schools closed or delaying start times include: Oteha Valley School, Browns Bay School, Marina View School, Stanmore Bay School, Murrays Bay Primary School, Long Bay College, Snells Beach School, Helensville School, Riverhead School and Matakana School.
Read more on the Stuff Website.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.7% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.4% A week before Christmas
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33.2% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
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