Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 5:16 pm
The
Manukau Sports Bowl will burst into life in a week’s time
with the 45th anniversary of the ASB Polyfest. From
Wednesday, April 14 to Saturday, April 17 the Sports Bowl
will reverberate with traditional song and dance from
Auckland’s youth.
For many Auckland students, it
will be their first opportunity to grace an ASB Polyfest
stage for a couple of years. Last year’s festival was
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the final day of
the 2019 festival was cancelled following the Christchurch
mosque tragedy on March 15.
Polyfest Trust
Chairperson, Robert Solomone said, “The disruptions over
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Vaughan Couillault, Papatoetoe High School principal in the eye of the Covid storm
5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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From New Zealand s first Covid-19 case on February 28 2020 to entering another alert level 3 lockdown on February 28 2021 - here s a timeline of the milestones and setbacks we ve all endured. Video / NZ Herald
From New Zealand s first Covid-19 case on February 28 2020 to entering another alert level 3 lockdown on February 28 2021 - here s a timeline of the milestones and setbacks we ve all endured. Video / NZ Herald
On Valentine s Day morning, Vaughan Couillault and his wife went for a walk on the beach. Vanessa and I are fortunate, says the Papatoetoe High School principal.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Principals worry about students home-schooling with no internet
3 Mar, 2021 07:46 PM
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Principal says the ministry should expand its scheme to more homes who do not have internet in their homes. Photo / 123RF
Principal says the ministry should expand its scheme to more homes who do not have internet in their homes. Photo / 123RF
RNZ
There are calls for the Government to fund more home internet connections so Auckland school children can learn from home.
Secondary principals told RNZ good access to the internet at home was vital for teenagers during lockdowns, but some families could not provide it.
Photo: 123RF
Secondary principals told RNZ good access to the internet at home was vital for teenagers during lockdowns, but some families could not provide it.
The government last year connected 45,000 households to the internet and is spending $8.3 million dollars to continue those connections until the end of this year, but it is not extending the scheme to more homes.
Ōtāhuhu College principal Neil Watson said 40 of his students benefited from the government scheme and he was pleased the Ministry of Education was continuing their access until the end of the year.
But he said there were still families who did not have the internet and the ministry should expand its scheme to more homes.