Stress-busting wins: Hobsonville Point Secondary School
The 2020 Kaiārahi (head students) with their 2021 replacements, pictured in December 2021Although Hobsonville Point Secondary School’s Principal Maurie Abraham is not sure we’ll ever be able to say we
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Bees at HPSS
Written by Jia Sharma and Zion StantonHobsonville Point Secondary School welcomes some new fuzzy, buzzy friends. Last week, our first ever beehive arrived at Hobsonville Point Secondary School (HPSS).
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Sub-tropical oasis
Kitty and Steve Coates used to travel across town from where they lived in Bucklands Beach to visit the farmers’ market and walk their dog Miley at Hobsonville Point.They liked what they saw at the Po
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Golfers’ garden
Sara and Anil (Jazz) Jasmat are both mad-keen golfers, with 4.4 and 6 handicaps, respectively. From their point of view, it made perfect sense to get their clubs out when it came to making the most of
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Happier days at Hobsonville Point Primary School
Orson Waldock, a senior urban designer with a landscape architecture background, helps the children with their designKathy Hunter catches up with the principals of our local schools as they look back
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Urban designer’s retreat
Orson Waldock is an urban designer at Kāinga Ora with a 20-year background in landscape architecture, designing large public open spaces. But at Hobsonville Point, he’s worked his magic on a much sma
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The history of the Didsbury Art Trail
The Didsbury Art Trail at Hobsonville Point is a new sculpture walk. It includes restored historic buildings and meanders through coastlines, parks and fresh new architecture – a spectacular addition
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Here’s to a decade
Philipp Meier’s Te Kanohi O Te Manu Corten steel slide-sculpture at Harrier Point“Ka mua, ka muri”. The Māori proverb that means “walking backwards into the future” has guided our thinking for Hobsonv
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Making a difference: Hobsonville Point Secondary School
Written by Hobsonville Point Secondary School students Jia Sharma and Zion Stanton.Photos supplied by Hobsonville Point Secondary School for use in this article.Project-based learning is an important
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What's in a Name: Ian Morrison Road
RNZAF No. 1 Islands Group officers. L-R: Squadron Leader JHJ Stevenson, Senior Administration Officer, Air Commodore S Wallingford, Air Officer Commanding and Wing Commander I Morrison, Senior Air Sta
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Point on a Plate: Fabric Café
Fabric Café and Bistro is no stranger to most Hobsonville Point locals, and it’s the first foodie contact for visitors stepping off the ferry. This is a historic building, where aircraft were repaired
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Point Life people
The Breckell family, plus puppy Kona, hanging out at the new half-basketball court and playground near the Headquarters Building.The Breckells – Michael, Janelle and their children, Justin, 12, Isabel