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New principal for Whangaparaoa College Steve McCracken Steve McCracken will be the new principal of Whangaparāroa College. He takes up the position at the start of next term. Currently, Steve is principal of Kaipara College in Helensville – a role he has held for four years. Prior to this, he was deputy headmaster of Westlake Boys. In announcing the appointment to the school, its board of trustees said that Steve was excited by the many opportunities that came with the significant growth predicted for the college in the coming years. “His experience in planning the $25m redevelopment at Kaipara College will be invaluable as we plan for the growth of Whangaparāroa College from 1600 to 2500 learners,” the board’s statement says. “He believes in a culture of personal excellence, where learning is valued and celebrated and where individuals and the environment are respected. ....
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Kaipara College student barred from school bus, told to catch ACC-funded taxi Thu, 11 Mar 2021, 6:18PM Ethan Hepper (right), pictured with fellow student Kael McFarlane, has been told to get an ACC-funded taxi because he doesn t qualify for the school bus on their rural road. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Kaipara College student barred from school bus, told to catch ACC-funded taxi Thu, 11 Mar 2021, 6:18PM A boy who has been barred from a school bus by a 117-year-old distance rule has been told to apply for an ACC-funded taxi instead. The decision will cost ACC at least $2300 a year if it agrees to fund a taxi, even though the boy s parents say there are empty seats on the school bus that goes past their gate on Inland Rd, 3.8km from his school at Kaipara College in Helensville. ....
Bureaucratic lunacy - Kaipara College student barred from school bus, told to catch ACC-funded taxi instead 11 Mar, 2021 02:10 AM 4 minutes to read Ethan Hepper (right), pictured with fellow student Kael McFarlane, has been told to get an ACC-funded taxi because he doesn t qualify for the school bus on their rural road. Photo / Sylvie Whinray A boy who has been barred from a school bus by a 117-year-old distance rule has been told to apply for an ACC-funded taxi instead. The decision will cost ACC at least $2300 a year if it agrees to fund a taxi, even though the boy s parents say there are empty seats on the school bus that goes past their gate on Inland Rd, 3.8km from his school at Kaipara College in Helensville. ....
Written By: lprent - Date published: 9:12 am, February 24th, 2021 - 15 comments You can’t read legislation for very long without finding instances of weird edge cases. My favourite used to be the old Summary Offences Act which had prohibitions against wearing carpet slippers in public. Simon Collins at NewstalkZB writes about an example. Why we have kids trying to walk or bike on gravel roads with no sidewalks to get to school. When modern cars travel these narrow lanes at up to 100km/hour. Hundreds of children living on rural roads near towns are being barred from school buses under a law that hasn’t changed since 1904. ....