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Online bullying making its presence felt in Hutt Valley school ground
BULLYING through social media is making its presence felt in the school yard with physical abuse being put on the backburner, says Wainuiomata High School principal Martin Isberg. He says the high...
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No hair but Wainuiomata teen has a big heart
LEUKAEMIA and Blood Cancer New Zealand’s annual Shave For A Cure event has raised over $1 million this year for cancer sufferers. For Wainuiomata High School teenager Conan Burt, it’s about more than...
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Wainuiomata River contaminated by E. coli … again
WAINUIOMATA River contamination will be the subject of a public meeting being planned by Wainuiomata Councillor Campbell Barry. The river (above) has once again exceeded the guidelines for the amount...
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Fifty cents goes a long way at St Claudine Thevenet school
BARGAIN-HUNTING: Browsers enjoy the 50 cent day at St Claudine Thevenet School ROLL UP: One of the games on offer at St Claudine’s 50 cent day PUPILS at St Claudine Thevenet in Wainuiomata got to miss...
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Wainuiomata River contaminated by E. coli … again
WAINUIOMATA River contamination will be the subject of a public meeting being planned by Wainuiomata Councillor Campbell Barry. The river (above) has once again exceeded the guidelines for the amount...
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Wainuiomata’s annual ANZAC parade to go ahead
DESPITE fears to the contrary, Wainuiomata’s annual ANZAC parade will go ahead friday week. There was speculation about whether the parade had gone for good following the closure of the local RSA last...
View ArticlePHOTO ESSAY: A day in the life of a midwife
BRINGING a new life into the world is no easy feat and for Lower Hutt midwife Jill Adamson no one day is quite the same as the next. Jill’s daily schedule involves postnatal and antenatal visits,...
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Bald Wainui rugby heads for local woman with breast cancer
TYLER Tane and the rest of his hairless Wainuiomata rugby team will be enduring cold games of rugby as their hair starts growing back. Most of the premier squad participated in a head shave on...
View ArticlePHOTO ESSAY: Shaving for a cause at the Wainui Rugby Club
WAINUIOMATA’S premier rugby team gathered in unity to shave their heads for an amazing cause this season. The shave was to raise money and support for a team members wife who is going through...
View ArticleNew Wainuiomata rifle range on target with community board vote
A NEW rifle range at Wainuiomata’s old landfill has been given the official go-ahead by the community board. The majority of public submissions backed the proposal, and board members voted unanimously...
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Kōhanga kids right at home in Wainuiomata where it all began
PUKANA: Lenaia, Kayleigh-Rose, and Tiakitoa Grace have mastered the art of the Maori pukana. IMAGE: Supplied ME TE tokomaha o te iwi Māori, ko Kōhanga Reo te wahi e taea a rātou tamariki ki te ako, kit...
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