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Blanton Smith15:14, Aug 04 2021 ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Inglewood Primary student Darien Lowcay sets up perfectly for a pass. An inaugural indoor volleyball tournament for year 7 and 8 students from schools within the New Plymouth district was held at the TSB Stadium on Wednesday. Hosted by the Spotswood Volleyball Club, the competition had 22 teams from seven schools participating in either social or competitive grades. The teams came from Oakura Primary, Omata Primary, Te Pi'ipi'inga Kākano Mai I Rangiātea Kura Kaupapa Māori, Highlands Intermediate, Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Manukori...

Photo by Mark Daeson Tabbilos Spring 2021 Commmencement graduation speaker Kai Phung Photo by Mark Daeson Tabbilos Kai Phung, the summa cum laude Spring 2021 Graduation speaker, said something he couldn’t include in his speech is the picture that inspired it. He said Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, a Hawaiian singer who sang “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” had an album in 1993 called “Facing Future.” Despite the title of the album, the cover is of Kamakawiwo'ole with his back towards the camera. Phung said in one of his Hawaiian history classes, he was taught a Hawaiian proverb...

Former public school teacher indicted for alleged sexual assault HNN Staff HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A former public school music teacher has been indicted for sexual assault.  Nolan Santa Ana, 63, was arrested and charged with third-degree sexual assault for allegedly touching a female student in 2015.  Sources say the accuser was a pre-teen student at the time of the alleged crime. Santa Ana has since been released on $10,000 bail.   The Department of Education confirmed Tuesday that Santa Ana retired two years ago from Highlands Intermediate School. Addition...

New Plymouth district councillor and journalist Gordon Brown was conducting an interview at a business on Connett Rd, Bell Block, about 10.20am when the gale force winds tore the roof off a nearby building. “There was this almighty noise, so I just turned around and the roof was being peeled back like a can of sardines,” Brown said. SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF “It was pretty spectacular. I have never seen anything like it.” Senior station officer Jason Crowe, of New Plymouth fire brigade, said the first calls came in about 9am and continued through the day. “It has been a busy day,”...

Strong winds in New Plymouth toppled trees across roads, tossed trampolines through the air and ripped roofing iron from buildings on Tuesday.