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Our Opinion – How to support your learners - Local Matters (opens the original)
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Students often fit into one of two stereotypes: exhausted and in need of a shower, or angsty and isolated. I think these exist for a reason, and it all boils down to school tests and tight expectations. As Term 4 approaches, hundreds of Coast students are preparing for a busy final stretch of the school year, with study, exams and assignment deadlines looming closer. Some have already begun the final exams of their high school careers, while others are likely cramming the entire year’s syllabus
Money laundering ‘architect’ hiding in plain sight - Local Matters (opens the original)
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A former Ōrewa café owner has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison for his role in laundering millions of dollars in proceeds from Comancheros motorcycle gang drug offending. The case was part of a wider police investigation, named Operation Scuba, targeting the Comancheros. Accountant Khieng Chiv formerly owned and operated two cafés in Ōrewa – Coast Bites and Brews and Oliver’s Café. Both businesses were liquidated by the Inland Revenue Department in January, and in April the pre
From sound waves to ocean waves - Local Matters (opens the original)
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Ōrewa College celebrated student successes across a range of extracurricular activities last month, from music to international sailing. Four Ōrewa College ensembles competed at the 2026 KBB Music Festival earlier in August, which featured more than 160 bands. The Concert Band and Senior Jazz Band were awarded bronze, while the Symphonic Band and Junior Jazz Band performed non-competitive sets. For Year 13 pianist Bruno McLeod, the festival marked his final KBB appearance after taking part since
Japanese art features in exhibition - Local Matters (opens the original)
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JapanArt NZ Inc, a Warkworth-based not-for-profit organisation, will present the free exhibition Perspective at the Estuary Arts Centre in Ōrewa from September 26 to October 30, featuring the work of Japanese artist Kana Inami. Inami will travel from Japan to present her work and answer questions from visitors on Friday, October 2, at 6pm. She will also host three two-hour workshops, titled Make a Mizuhiki wreath with Kana Inami: two on Saturday, October 3, from 9.30am to 11.30am and 12.30pm to
Learn 2 Drive - Local Matters (opens the original)
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Teaching her four teenagers to drive gave Millwater mother Phillippa Jones a front-row seat to the nerves, wrong turns and small victories that come with learning to handle a car. It also showed her how much independence a driver licence can bring. Once her children, now all in their 20s, could head off confidently on their own, Phillippa began to see that her family experience might lead somewhere unexpected. For the past 18 years, she had run a lawn and garden business, but after moving to Mil
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