Author: Troy Duckworth

Tēnā koutou katoa (Hello everyone) I hope you will share in my excitement that Turitea School has finally gone live on Facebook! We are one of the last schools left in Palmerston North not yet in this...

Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warmest greetings to you all) You may have heard on the news on Tuesday that the Government has made a decision to remove the requirement for Boards of Trustees to give...

Kia ora e te whānau o te kura nei, (Greetings families of our school) Apologies for the early Hero post this morning informing you that school was still open for business today. There were some...

Kia ora e te whānau, Mihi atu ki a koutou (Big thanks everyone) if you came along to our annual Lamb, Calf and Pet Day last Friday. This is one event that helps us retain our ‘rural school’ status and...

Ngā mihi o te rangi (Greetings today) There’s been a definite buzz around our school this week as we get ready for our Lamb, Calf and Pet Evening tonight. The gingerbread decorating began this...

Nau mai hoki mai ki te wāhanga tuawha (Welcome back to Term 4) I don’t want to jinx it whānau, but how much better has the pick up/drop off been with no road works on Old West Road? Somehow we are into...