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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…

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…

By Cira Olivier The cost of a new van for the Tauranga Community Foodbank has been mostly covered – thanks to a generous discount and a substantial donation. It means the Tauranga Community Foodbank now has two vans, and the extra service it can provide with the new vehicle has been a combined effort of…

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…

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.…