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Wednesday 14 June 2023
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Vaping on the rise at Waimea College Almost one in five students at Waimea College say they have vaped, and the majority have no idea how much nicotine is in the vapes they have used. Principal Scott Haines says there were zero cases of vaping when
he joined the school eight years ago and now it is an increasing issue to the point where nearly a fifth of the students have vaped. The Government is introducing new rules to make vaping less appealing to youth, but he says they
do not go far enough. The new rules will stop new specialist vape shops opening near schools, cutting down on disposable vapes and restricting the use of names that appeal to youth such as strawberry jelly donut, in
preference for generic flavour descriptions. “It’s a step in the right direction but at the end of the day these products are highly available for students now,” Scott says. “Secondary school students and
even primary school students have ready access to the stuff, and it would appear to me it has been deliberately marketed at youth by having names like ‘strawberry
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Flying high at Waimea JO KENT Students at the Waimea campus were treated to a visit from a miliary aircraft on Monday as part of a South Island recruitment drive. The Royal New Zealand Air Force A109 light utility helicopter circled the campus before landing on the Waimea College rugby fields for the presentation. Flight lieutenant Jason Anderson says they also visited Nelson College on the same day. “We went to Nelson first, then later this week we’ll visit Marlborough and Christchurch.” The tour aims to spark an interest in aviation in younger kids and gives them an opportunity to ask questions and get a close-up look at the equipment. Keely Woolman-Smith is currently the only female crewmate in the Navy and began her air force career just out of
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Keely Woolman-Smith is currently the only female crewmate in the Navy and says today was her first school trip. Inset: Cayden Hart couldn’t wait to get an up-close look at the chopper. Photos: Jo Kent.
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