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At 14, former Waimea College student Tyler Marsh became the youngest NBL player ever when he took the court for the Mike Pero Nelson Giants against the Canterbury Rams in 2015. Six years later, he is back from the States and ready to show how much he has grown.
Tyler Marsh was the youngest-ever player in the NBL when he first suited up for the Nelson Giants in 2015. Now, he s grown in every sense to return for season 2021. Perth-born but Richmond-raised, Marsh has joined his younger brother Jay as the most recent signings for the Giants’ 2021 roster. As well as two local lads to give the Giants the most local representation of any of the 10 NBL sides, the team has also brought back two solid performers from the 2020 Showdown – Alex McNaught and Josh Leger.
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki buys land under Macleans College for $97m
15 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Macleans College is a decile 9 school with uninterrupted sea views at Bucklands Beach. Photo / Brett Phibbs
An Auckland iwi, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, has agreed to buy the land under Macleans College in a $97-million deal that dwarfs any previous treaty-based school transfer. The small iwi, which only 498 people said they belonged to in the 2013 Census, has decided to exercise a right to buy the land that was agreed under a Treaty of Waitangi settlement in 2015.
But the value of the prime site with uninterrupted sea views at Bucklands Beach has escalated more than seven-fold since the iwi and the Crown reached an agreement in principle on the settlement - from $16m to more than $120m.
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Waimea College Principal Scott Haines said while schools were trying to make 2021 as normal as possible for students, the disruption from Covid-19 would continue to have an impact.
More than six months since Covid-19 shut down classrooms, the after-effects of the disruption linger as schools prepare to return to the classroom, writes Tim Newman. Along with thousands of other staff and pupils trickling back into the classroom after a summer break, Waimea College principal Scott Haines will this week be back in his office. Following a year of disruption in which, for more than a month from March through to May (and in some cases for longer), schools were closed to students, and teachers scrambled to set up online curriculums and run classes via live-stream.
Police are investigating a spate of vegetation fires in Richmond, near Nelson. (File photograph)
Police continue to investigate a suspicious vegetation fire last week at Waimea College in Richmond and are keen to hear from any members of the public with information about the incident. “Any new information is welcomed and would be assessed by police,” a spokesperson said. “You can get in touch with information by calling 105.” Emergency services were called to the college about 5pm on Friday following reports of a fire. Online reports initially suggested a “massive explosion” had occurred.
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