Local Focus: New Pāpāmoa school opens

By Gavin Ogden, Just eight months after construction began, the Suzanne Aubert Catholic School in Pāpāmoa is ready to welcome its first pupils. “Today we can officially say that Suzanne Aubert Catholic School has been opened and blessed. Tomorrow the learners come into their spaces and we’ll be ready and open for learning tomorrow,” Deputy…

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Golfers raise $24,000 for youth development in Pāpāmoa

Pāpāmoa Rotary Club has held another successful golf tournament for youth development. The eighth annual tournament, on April 18, was held at Mount Maunganui Golf Club. A release from the Rotary Club said local businesses came on board to take part in the charity event. “The day saw a great turnout and a massive $24,000…

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New $30 million way home for Papamoa East residents

By Gavin Ogden, The opening of a new road in and out of Papamoa is a lifeline for residents battling chronic traffic. As one of the fastest growing suburbs in the Bay of Plenty, Papamoa’s main thoroughfares were struggling to cope. But the opening of the latest stage of Te Okuroa Drive project, between The…

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Pāpāmoa Catholic school unveils principal

By Gavin Ogden There’s a patch of dirt and grass in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa, that looks like any other field. But by February next year, it will be transformed into the Suzanne Aubert Catholic School. “Suzanne Aubert Catholic School was thought about over a decade ago,” Ron Scott, Chairman of the Board of Trustees said.…

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