Puke Primary School News Today

The founder of a charity dedicated to helping Kiwi children affected by poverty says there is record demand for its food in schools as the cost-of-living crisis bites.

Sky-high food prices are being felt in classrooms, with one charity saying it is feeding 10,000 more hungry students compared to the beginning of the year.

Te Puke Primary School to close for 24 hours following bomb threat Police outside Te Puke Primary School this morning. Photo / Stuart Whitaker Te Puke Primary School to close for 24 hours following bomb threat Te Puke Primary School has been evacuated after receiving a bomb threat this morning. A police spokesman said police received advice of a bomb scare at Te Puke Primary School on Cameron Rd at 9.30am today. The students and staff from the school were evacuated to Te Puke High School across...

Te Puke Christmas Float Parade a real hit 9 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM 4 minutes to read Stuart Whitaker is editor of the Te Puke Timesstuart.whitaker@nzme.co.nz If Te Puke needed a feel-good event as the year comes to an end, the town got it with this years Seeka Christmas Float Parade on Saturday. The parade was organised by EPIC Te Puke and marketing manager Rebecca Larsen says all the signs were there early that it was going to be a good event. "I think before it even kicked off, the atmosphere beh...