Tiny Taupō school sends team to Zespri AIMS Games for the first time
Lake Taupō Christian School has only 40 intermediate age students but was thrilled to send their first team to Zespri...
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“Basketball junkie” Judy Castles returns to run tournament for 22nd year in a row
Judy Castles is helping the 2026 Zespri AIMS Games basketball tournament run smoothly. Twenty-two years ago, she helped coordinate the...
Miracle shot from the school with no hoop
Pompalier Catholic School has sent a team to compete in basketball at the 2026 Zespri AIMS Games for the second...
Wintec students “funraise” for kids in need
Communications students from Wintec got together to host a “Funraiser” supporting children with serious health issues and their whanau in...
Book Battle: getting kids interested in reading
Last Friday, Silverdale Normal School and Cambridge Middle School took home the trophies for this year’s Book Battle. Cambridge Middle...
Your bookshelf could be hiding a treasure
Rachel Pope has been running Browsers Bookstore for the past three decades, so plenty of rare books have passed through...
Wuthering the storm: flash mob goes ahead
A crowd of bright red dresses swarmed Hamilton Gardens last Sunday in an attention-grabbing flash mob. Members of the flash...
Reaching wuthering heights
A still from Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights music video. There is only one Kate Bush – but there could be...
Matariki kite day celebrates 10th anniversary
Participants in the workshop making manu tukutuku. Photo by Kai Creighton As Matariki month drew to a close, Hamilton Gardens...
Refresh for memorial fountain
The Dame Hilda Ross Memorial Fountain is set to receive a minor refresh and preventative maintenance alongside the ongoing work...
‘A Jump to the Left’: Riff Raff Returns to Embassy Park
The iconic Riff Raff statue has returned to Embassy Park after a four year absence. Wintec journalism student Kai Creighton...