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Building relationships is the key to educators helping marginalised students achieve, a Māori academic has told the Timaru North/South Kahui Ako.

chris tobin/Stuff Singh Trading has been granted a liquor off-licence to operate a bottle store in this former cafe in Pleasant Point, but the decision is now subject to an appeal. A Pleasant Point primary school has lodged an appeal against a decision to allow a new bottle store to open the small South Canterbury town. St Joseph’s School principal and board of trustees member Aroha Stewart confirmed an appeal had been made to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) but would n...

“I have spent a lot of money and time on this,” he said. The Bottle-O store, which will operate in the former Steamer’s Cafe building will be open in about two months, he said. Singh said he planned to move into the house behind the store with his family, and promised to employ a South Canterbury resident to help at the bottle store, to be open daily from 10am to 9pm. “I want to be part of the Pleasant Point community. This place will become my home,” Singh said. The application ...

Kāhui Ako project leader and Pleasant Point Primary School principal Mark Creba, who will lead the boys’ education first and second year provisionally registered teachers projects, said about 15 different project areas will be looked at and discussed through the week. South Canterbury Kindergartens general manager and Early Childhood Education Leaders Association Dave Hawkey said the potential of Kāhui Ako was “huge”. Bejon Haswell/Stuff South Canterbury Kindergartens general manager ...