Questions asked over Whakatāne s tsunami evacuation
16 Mar, 2021 10:23 PM
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The coloured areas on this map taken from the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence website indicate which areas of Whakatane are at risk from a tsunami up to 8.25m high. Photo / Supplied
Questions are being asked over whether all of Whakatāne needed to evacuate during the recent tsunami threat.
Nearly the whole town scrambled for the hills but according to maps on the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence website, only about a third of the town was in potential danger.
Maps show that most of Whakatāne south of Domain and Landing Rds would have been safe in a tsunami up to 8.25m high. The predicted tsunami on March 5 was of between 1m and 3m.
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Rotorua students achieve scholarship success
14 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Western Heights High School students Ashton McGarvie and Zach Jans achieved scholarship last year.
Despite a tough and unprecedented year in 2020, Rotorua students continued to excel in their academic ventures. More than 10,400 students entered New Zealand Scholarship examinations last year, and of those who sat them, 2148 students were awarded one or more scholarships across the 36 subjects.
New Zealand Scholarship assesses students on their ability to demonstrate high-level critical thinking, abstraction and generalisation.
John Paul College topped the list of Bay of Plenty recipients with students achieving 15 Scholarships and three Outstanding Scholarships.
Press Release – Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Whakatāne’s Trident High School graduate Aman Singh is the fortunate recipient of this year’s Bay of Plenty Medical Students Acorn Financial Grant of $4,000.
Aman is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Auckland and is currently placed at Tauranga Hospital for the year. He has an educational background in Public Health, completing a Bachelor of Health Science and Postgraduate Diploma and is extremely grateful to the Acorn Foundation for awarding him the financial grant.
“The $4,000 scholarship has significantly eased the financial pressures for my studies,” Aman explained. “It meant that I could take time off work over the last semester to focus on preparing for my end of fourth year OSCE without having to worry about finances. Next year I am placed at Auckland City Hospital and have to move back to Auckland over the summer – the scholarship will help with relocation and setting up for the year ahead.