The KCA & Kaharoa School community AED (automated external defibrillator) is in a cabinet located in the bus shelter outside the school.

10-14 October in the next school holidays, from 8am to 4pm at Rotorua Sports Drome. See the attached flyer for more details and booking information.

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Add your ‘piece of paradise’ to the 2023 Festival of Gardens line-up!

Next year’s Rotorua Festival of Gardens, being held 10-12 November 2023, will mark more than three decades since the inaugural event launched in February 1991.

Averaging more than 40 gardens every festival, organisers are always keen to add new gardens to each festival programme, so the 2022-23 committee are currently on the lookout for “new blood” to add to next year’s festival.

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The Kaharoa Kokako Trust is a local community group focused on improving the ecosystem in the Kaharoa Conservation Area.

We welcome your help in this, and our special focus on kokako, long-tailed bats and rare plants. You can contact us on Kaharoakokako@gmail.com

KKT’s have shared their latest newsletter with us which will bring you up to date on some of their activities:

File Download: KKT_Newsletter_Aug_2022.pdf

Matariki Rotorua would like to extend an invitation to you and your families to attend the first ever Matariki Rotorua ceremony to be held at Motutara (Sulphur Point) at 5:30pm on Friday, 24 June.

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Swimming New Zealand is working with all the swimming regions across the country to deliver a one-day (approximately 2-hour) Disability Swim clinic. The aim of the clinics is to allow individuals with a disability to feel part of something and if they are new to swimming, to see if swimming is a sport they would like to get more involved with. Swimming New Zealand is running the Bay of Plenty clinic at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre on 15 July 2022 (in the school holidays) for ages 8+.

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Kia ora Yoga Students,

Jenny Lux is back in term 2 and will offer another round of yoga classes on Monday evenings at 6.30pm, starting 02 May 2022 on Monday.

Ngongotaha AFC Junior Soccer are continuing to muster for the 2022 season. We have teams for all ages and abilities form 5 year olds to 15/16 year olds.

The Sport Bay of Plenty Development Coach Advance course (DCA) is due to start in March. This is 7 sessions across 9 months and aimed at developing coaches of tamariki (primary school aged children) rangatahi (Intermediate and college aged youth) and local club adults. If you would like to learn alongside and hear from coaches in other codes this course maybe for you.

Through the generosity of MTI Lakes Performing Arts Centre has been given the rights to host “All Together Now”, a revue show of your favourite musical numbers.

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We are looking for a home for our beloved cat Poppy.

Approximately 8 years old, we rescued her from the SPCA about 7 years ago. Extremely independent, excellent mouser, toilets outside, a bit dog-like in her demeanour, and very cuddly. If you are interested please contact Tammy at 0221720348.

Parent Help is a non-profit organisation that supports parents in New Zealand by operating a free parenting helpline for parents and caregivers. The helpline provides personalised, practical support and strategies to parents and caregivers on a diverse range of parenting issues and challenges. For 30 years we’ve been supporting parents with our helpline with our aim to ensure that parents in New Zealand feel fully supported to do the best parenting job they can and to know that they can call on us whenever they need that extra bit of parenting support.

The Kaharoa Tennis Club plays at the School on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm.

We welcome new players and subs are cheap as chips.

For further information please give Jo Wallace a call on 0274 904 105 or 07 33 22 300

If anyone has or sees any swarms of bees at their house/farm that they would like removed, please phone Andy Gifford 021 156 0829.