LAKEVIEW SCHOOL in Masterton is planning to reconnect with the local Pacific community by holding a Pasifika festival.
Principal Ed Hodgkinson says the local residents lost their connection with the school when it merged nine years ago and it has taken a lot of effort to bridge the school back into the community.
FW: Now when we have…
LW: … our wider community.
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Principal Ed Hodgkinson says he would like to see more Pacific families in touch with the school as 10 percent of his students have island heritage.