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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 supporting them all as best we can. “Apanui School has a strong sense of whanaungatanga and I kno...

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 school's 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 School, located on McAlister St in Whakatāne, after being called at about 2am this morning. Adverti...

There's 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.