Ottyleah Te Houkamau: YES resilience winner
December 2021 Teams and their whānau across New Zealand gathered with trepidation this week, waiting for the outcome of New Zealand’s...
Flaxmere College’s building work nearly complete
November 2021 Students will be in their brand-new learning space at Flaxmere College early in term one, 2022. So big that deputy...
New basketball court a hit with the kids
June 2021 The awesome action-packed opening of Flaxmere’s brand new basketball court drew a huge crowd to Ron Giorgi Park III on June 13....
Ottyleah Te Houkamau: She’s a winner
November 2021 As you read this, young mum and Te Tipu Whenua o Pā Harakeke (Flaxmere Teen Parent Unit) student Ottyleah Te Houkamau will...
Fantastic playground designed by kids for community
The incredibly special new playground at Kimi Ora Community School in Flaxmere is just buzzing with kids; playing, laughing and learning....
Celebrating the end of the 2019 school year Flaxmere-style
Our primary schools have wrapped up for the year, and there has been a lot of fun going on as they celebrated the year of hard work they...
Haere pai atu, hoki pai atu Louise; nō mātau koe i whakahōnore!
Preparing to leave Flaxmere College has been a very emotional time for principal of almost 10 years, Louise Anaru. “There were a lot of...
Flaxmere teens heading out into the world
Teaching: Shakera Patuwai (above left) Shakera Patuwai (17) is rapt with her choice; she is off to EIT to start on a three-year Bachelor...
Polyfest is all about Pasifika pride and having fun
Hundreds of youngsters from 22 primary schools across Hastings and Napier celebrated Pasifika culture in September – putting on a...
