Author: Troy Duckworth

Nau mai hoki mai ki te wāhanga tuarua, (Welcome back to Term 2) On Monday, we held our traditional mihi whakatau to welcome new whānau to our kura. I’m always proud of how natural and normal this...

Ka nui te mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warmest greetings to you all)  Getting in to you all a day early on the pānui (newsletter) with tomorrow being Good Friday. Mihi atu ki a koutou (Thanks everyone)...

Tēnā koutou katoa (Hello Everyone) It’s hard to believe, but we have just finished the penultimate week of our first term for 2026. It has been a ‘busy, but brilliant’ term so far. We have certainly jam...

Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou, (Warmest greetings to you all) Monday marked the first day for Emelie who joined Whaea Anneliese and the ākonga (students) in Tōtara. Her and her whānau have joined us from...

Tēnā koutou katoa, (Hello everyone) What a fantastic day we had last Saturday for our Turitea School Fest. It is always special to see the way our hāpori (community) comes together in such a...

Tēnā koutou katoa, (Hello everyone) It has been all go here today hosting a Liz Kane Literacy conference here today in Tāne Mahuta for 37 kaiako from around the Manawatū rohe (region). Tammy from Roslyn...