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A building, measuring 40m by 20m was engulfed in flames.

A closed school is a headache for parents, children and teachers, yet planning appears to be scarce for up to 94 schools that could be affected by flooding as the tides rise. New Niwa models show Canterbury, Bay of Plenty and Waikato schools are the most likely to be hit by coastal flooding caused by up to 1 metre of sea level rise. Schools that could be in the flood risk zone after less than 50 centimetres of sea level rise include Napier Boys High, Kaiapoi High School and Opotiki College (s...

The aftermath of the fire at Apanui School. Photo: Supplied / Apanui School The fire also razed a nearly-complete administration block and bathrooms at Apanui School early on Saturday. Apanui School board trustee Alexandra Pickles said a clean up was underway and the community was rallying around the school. Students would continue their learning at the Whakatāne War Memorial Hall from Wednesday 10 February until they could return to school, Pickles said. The school will be closed on Tuesday ...

Students had only been back at school for two days. Now, its 410 students and 35 staff will be moving the classrooms to the popular community facility, the War Memorial Hall located at Rex Morpeth Park on Short St. According to a social media post, everyone has “been locked out of the school grounds for up to three weeks” to allow for the investigation to be completed, services reinstalled and the site cleared in preparation for the school’s return. supplied A fire burnt eight classroo...

Apanui School fire in Whakatane: Children will learn resilience from loss 7 Feb, 2021 10:39 PM 2 minutes to read The charred remains of classrooms after a massive fire at Apanui School in Whakatane. Photo / Apanui School Facebook The charred remains of classrooms after a massive fire at Apanui School in Whakatane. Photo / Apanui School Facebook Pupils from a school destroyed by a massive blaze just as they were about to start the year will learn resilience and strength of community from the los...

The fire early on Saturday destroyed eight classrooms and a nearly completed admin block.

The school lost “all of A Block (our biggest block by the field), eight classrooms, toilets, temporary staffroom and the leaky building repairs.” Akroyd praised the local volunteer Fire and Emergency crew who put in a huge effort to contain the fire and continued to work to make the area safe. “The cause is yet unknown and I know the FENZ team will work to determine this. “Right now though, our focus is on our school community – the students, their whanau, and our staff – and ...

Fire at Apanui School in Whakatāne: Eight classrooms, staffroom destroyed 5 Feb, 2021 09:02 PM 3 minutes to read NZ Herald A Whakatāne primary schools community has been left "shocked and saddened" after a massive blaze destroyed eight classrooms and a staffroom overnight. "There are few words for how we are feeling this morning," Apanui School principal Simon Akroyd said. He said the entire school community had been shocked and saddened by the fire. Firefighters battled the blaze at Apanui S...

Theres no indication yet of whether the fire at a Whakatane primary school was foul play 6 February 2021 Fire crews were called to the blaze at Apanui School at 2 this morning, and managed to extinguish it. Eight classrooms, toilets and a temporary staff room were all destroyed. A spokesperson says a fire investigator is still at the site, along with one fire crew who are ensuring there are no flare ups. At this stage, it remains unclear just how the fire broke out.