Saturday, 17 April 2021, 1:14 pm
Aorere
College Tongan Group
After two years
of disruption, ASB Polyfest will complete a four day
festival today, and celebrate its 45th anniversary in
style.
Last year’s festival was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and the final day of the 2019 festival
cancelled following the Christchurch mosque tragedy on March
15. But this year, ASB Polyfest is back, and set for a huge
day of traditional performance.
In looking ahead to
the final day of the 2021 festival, ASB Polyfest event
director Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu says “the public will see
amazing Pacific Island performances, and kapa haka at its
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An email was sent out to the school community on Thursday, warning students to travel home in groups. (File photo)
Students at Auckland’s Western Springs College have been warned to walk home in groups after an intruder entered the grounds. In an email sent out to staff and parents, principal Ian Davis said the person was “intercepted” on the school site after trying to enter buildings. “The person attempted to enter buildings at school, but when apprehended by senior staff ran off in the direction of Jaggers Bush,” Davis said. Police and neighbouring schools had been notified of the incident and all access points to the school had been secured, the email said.
Friday, 9 April 2021, 6:58 am
The climate strikes are finally back! It’s been a
turbulent year-and-a-half since our last strike, with two
cancellations due to COVID-19, but finally we’re back with
our fourth Intergenerational Strike 4
Climate.
Christina Sieberhagen, 15, is a year-12
student at Northcote College and a spokesperson for School
Strike 4 Climate Auckland.
‘Since our last stand in
September 2019, the Zero-Carbon Bill and Emissions Trading
Scheme have been passed, the Government has declared a
climate emergency, and the Climate Change Commission have
released a draft of their advice to our Government. However,
none of this is enough. The Zero-Carbon Bill, Emissions
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