Papanui High School Writing Course
Do you have an interest in wanting to learn to write books for children and young adults? Papanui High School is offering a weekend course on Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September
10 am - 4 pm both days at a cost of $120. This course will teach you the difference between writing for very young and older children, what publishers and parents look for, how to structure a story, how to create a great character and how to submit your stories.
The tutor Michele McConnochie is a writer, she has written a number of books as well as having written for newspapers and a publishing company she now focusses on teaching writing.
For further information or for enrolment in this course please contact Barbara Roper rpb@papanui.school.nz or telephone our office on 033520701.
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Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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Poll: Are you starting to feel a lift in business confidence across the Canterbury region?
The Press reports that Canterbury is right in the middle of a construction boom, with activity forecast to peak around 2027 and major investment flowing into transport, water and energy infrastructure.
We want to know: Are you starting to feel a lift in business confidence across the Canterbury region?
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37.5% Yes
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62.5% No
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