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A new name for our school

Kia ora koutou – Greetings to all Ngāi Tūāhuriri have gifted a new name to the school and it is one that our Board of Trustees whole-heartedly supports. The name is Te Aratai College. In English: pathway to the sea.   The Board has voted unanimously in support for this name change for when we return to Aldwins Rd […]

Ernie Poole Bequest

Ernie Pool was one of a group of influential staff members at Linwood High School in the late 1950s and 1960s. Poole was a stalwart of the Social Science Department, and a key player in the school’s cadet programme. Poole went on to become the commanding officer of the Nelson, Marlborough West Coast and Canterbury […]