The Kaitiaki oh Te Uru have done wonderful work this year.

Our plantings in the school grounds are maturing and Te Uru, our own little forest, is being well used by staff and students. The English, Social Studies, Science and Art Departments all now make regular use of the space to enhance and develop classroom learning.

We have started a new area of plantings along the lower grounds footpath and over the next five years we hope that this will be an extension of Te Uru and a corridor for native birds as they move through our grounds and into Jellie Park. The Jellie Park plantings are also making fine progress and for the first time our Biology Department have found signs of life in the river. This is wonderful news and we hope it relates closely to the extensive native plantings that now line the river’s banks. With over two hundred student members and a fabulous group of willing staff helpers we are able to do transformative work and we are very grateful for the support. Trees for Canterbury and our local council ranger Annaliese have both supplied us with scores of native plants and continue help us with our project. We look forward to continued success in 2025.