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Apanui School receive magic play box after fire destorys eight classrooms 1 Apr, 2021 06:34 PM 3 minutes to read Apanui school student Reuben Hill races Sport Bay of Plenty's Cameron Grieve as classmate Dayton Leau cheers them on. Photo / Supplied Apanui school student Reuben Hill races Sport Bay of Plenty's Cameron Grieve as classmate Dayton Leau cheers them on. Photo / Supplied Bay of Plenty Times By: Supplied content Apanui school students will be rediscovering the magic of play after starting their school year displaced by a devastating fire that destroyed eight of their classrooms. On Th...

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 loss. Children at Apanui School will be taught off-site as fire investigators determine the cause of th...

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...