Talia Ryan News Today

Teacher Talia Ryan said the most pleasing aspect was that it had been a student-led project, which began a year ago with a proposal presented to a board of trustee meeting which outlined their plan. From there, a consultation with the rest of the school took place to canvas what aspects would make up the ultimate track, with pictures submitted to give a clearer vision of the final product. Requested features included a large wooden platform to drop in on, table-top and berms. An easy line w...

Braden Fastier/Stuff Appleby School students Ayvah Maisey, 9, left, Lani McArtney, 10, Anoushka Partridge, 10, and others clean up rubbish around the Waimea River, where the students have decided they want to become kaitiaki, guardians of the area. A group of Appleby school kids have taken responsibility for protecting a section of the Waimea River, after a school trip to survey fish in the area found none, raising concerns about the health of the waterway. Appleby School teacher Talia Ryan​...