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13 June 2012
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Now that’s what we call surfing Mangawhai photographer Bex Law captured this spectacular shot of surfing dolphins at Mangawhai Heads on June 6. “I take photos down at the beach nearly every day for my website so I regularly see the dolphins,” she says. “But on this occasion, the waves were so big and they played in them for hours. It was amazing to watch.” Photo courtesy, www.singlefin.co.nz.
Government back-down on teacher Inside this issue ratio changes welcomed by schools Community heroes
Volunteers feature – pages 20 to 25
The Government’s back-down on proposed teacher/student ratio funding changes has been welcomed by Mahurangi schools who feared major negative impacts from the plan. Soon after the proposed measures were “ill-conceived” and likely to have status quo for both teacher student/ ratios and technology funding. announced in the Budget, including unforeseen repercussions. standardising class ratios for Years 2 to In the face of the combined ire of Ms Parata said she had “heard 10 at one teacher to 27.5 students and educators, parents and the public, the concerns of parents” but cuts to special technology funding, Education Minister Hekia Parata remained focused on raising student local principals joined opposition completely capitulated in a statement achievement and continued to believe to the plan which they decried as released last Thursday, reverting to the continued page 2
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