Archived Stories

Archived Stories

Auckland

• Make Your School A Doggy Destination
  Schools are encouraging walking, by encouraging parents to walk their dogs to school at the same time as they walk their children to school, becoming a Doggy Destination School.
• Maxx the Pukeko Leads the Way
  Maxx the Pukeko is a favourite icon that promotes walking in Auckland Primary Schools.
• Auckland Launches the TravelWise Walk to School Week Competition
  Registrations are now open to all primary and intermediate schools in the Auckland Region who want to take part in the TravelWise Walk to School Week running from the 2nd to the 6th March.
• The TravelWise Walk to School Week in Auckland gets off to a Sticky Start
  The TravelWise Walk to School Week was launched in Auckland with the Sticky TV presenters joining in the fun at St Francis Primary in Pt Chevalier.
• Auckland Schools Putting Their Feet First
  Over 70 Auckland schools entered the TravelWise Walk to School Week competition, with some very impressive results.
• Glen Taylor School put their Feet First
  Feet First planning begins for Term 2.
• Walking with Waterlea School
  The number of students walking at Waterlea is going up!
• Whenuapai Pupils Learn to Step Out Safely
  Pupils at Whenuapai School recently had a visit from Constable Luke who taught them all about safe walking.
• Whangaparaoa School have fancy feet
  Students decorate their shoes with walkable art.
• Snells Beach School starts out on the right foot
  Snells Beach start as they mean to go on.
• Holy Cross School's all round good health
  Holy Cross School in Auckland recently held a whole day activity promoting all round good health, including walking.
• Pt Views Walking School Bus - A Childs Perspective
  WSB passenger Rae Allright points out why she likes being on the Pt View Walking School Bus.
• New High Viz jackets
  Lion's Club donated jackets to Snells Beach School.
• Waterlea walks every week
  Waterlea School walks to school once a week every week for 2009.
• Onehunga Feetfirst project
  

  Onehunga Primary walks, writes, illustrates

• My Walk To School
  Poetic walking from Chapel Downs School
• Big effort by St Joseph's School Pukekohe
  
  The class councillors have been responsible for driving this walk to school once a week programme.
• Wellsford Bi-lingual Class learn to paddle the Waka Ama
  Travelling on the water at Omaha Beach
• T.C. GOES TO TOWN
  

  TC cat howls his way to town

• Helensville helps
  Rodney DC with Helensville school make walking and cycling possible
• Wacky Walking
  Greenhithe School Children have used their vivid imaginations whilst walking to school
• Jimmy's Big Race
   Read about an exciting bike race by Wakaaranga School
  

Bay of Plenty

• Kids on Feet working in Tauranga
  

  A local initiative in Tauranga involves parents and caregivers.

• Mount Maunganui School Launches Feet First Every Week
  Senior students tally up Feet First data.
• Ia wiki hikoi ki te kura o matapihi
  

  Kei  konei te tamaiti toa o te wiki mo te hikoi. 

  Ka rawe ki kite i nga tamariki e kaha ana ki te hikoi tahi.

  Ka mau te wehi.

• Selwyn Ridge - Whole School Walk
  The school Principal & Ruben the Road Safety Bear walked the entire school from their pick up/drop off zone.
• Gate Pa School Mayoral Walk
  The Mayor of Tauranga along with local radio presenter Grayson surprised Gate Pa students by walking with them to school.
• Arataki School “Four School Houses” Battle
  

  House leaders encourage active transport.

• St Thomas More School Walks from Grenada Park to School
  Ruben the Road Safety Bear greets children.
• Whatever the weather
  

  Come rain, hail or shine - Papamoa School students walk!

• How we used to travel to school
  Tahatai Coast students interviewed Constable MacKenzie.
• Papamoa students question the Mayor
  Papamoa School Students interviewed Mayor Stuart Crosby about how he used to travel to school.
• Papamoa marshalls love their roles
  Papamoa School launched Feet First Every Week 2009 in Term 1 with a full school assembly.
• Woodlands School make a video
  Students want to walk to school safely.
• Gate Pa students interview former All Black
  Feet First Senior Ambassadors Interview former New Zealand ‘All Black’ star.
• Bellevue School's blogspot
  Read what Bellevue School are up to.
• Welcome Bay School
  Golden Shoe Award – kicks off again for 2009.
• Sports voucher winners
  Otumoetai Primary School say thank you.
• Brookfield School ambassadors step up
  

  Walking is fun, you could even run!

• Sports vouchers for schools
  Otumoetai put their feet first to win rewards!
• Travel Smart student workshop
  Mount/Papamoa coast schools get involved.
• Maungatapu School walk and ride
  The Kids Can Ride cycle safety programme.
• Tahatai Coast School gear up
  Students walk whatever the weather.
• i Save the World
  Papamoa School Feet First Assemblies.
• Ambassadors sign-up!
  Tahatai Coast School appoints Feet First student ambassadors.
• 100% for students
  Two classes at Papamoa School achieve 100% on Feet First Thursday.
• MP Simon Bridges remembers the journey to school
  

  Senior Feet First Student Arsha from Gate Pa School recently interviewed MP Simon Bridges.

• Feet First - Sports voucher thanks
  

  Gate Pa School win sports equipment.

• Greerton Mainstreet Manager
  

   In Greerton Village in Tauranga, a Mainstreet Manager looks after our community.  

• How I used to walk to school
  Principal Dene Langley from Arataki School interviewed.
• Walking School Bus Otonga Rd School ROTORUA
  

  Read about the three main goals for Otanga 
  

• Room 16 are Stupendous walkers at Otumoetai Primary
  

  They almost always get at least 90% if not 100%.! 

• La Crosse – here we go!!!
  

  We were lucky enough to be one of the 10 schools to win $500 sports equipment in Term 2.

• Gate Pa School takes on other healthy options
  Feet First Parent Co-ordinator Sharon recording walkers and giving fruit to students 
• World Car Free Day =Green Day at Omanu
  

  Omanu Travel Smart Ambassadors and Enviro group decided to have a fun day

• Tahatai walks whatever the weather
  Hip hop rock to school @Tahatai Coast School
• ‘Maungatapu School – Share with Care”
  

  4 winning signs by Room 15 above the Maungatapu subway tunnels.

• Seniors share role
  Hennie Roux from Tauranga City meets the Travel Safe Tallyists.
• Safety Week
  

  Papamoa School celebrated safe walking, cycling, scootering, skateboarding and bussing to school

• Brookfield School - Push Play
  Brookfield School used Tauranga City - Bay Hopper bus service to attend Sport Bay of Plenty Push Play Passport Challenge
• Arataki School House Leadership
  House leaders of Arataki School boost the numbers of walkers

Canterbury

• Parent Power at Beckenham School
  

  Students and parents at Beckenham School have a passion for active transport.

• Westburn Walks on Wednesday
  How Westburn School has created a culture of walking to school every Wednesday.
• Waimairi Puts Best Feet Forward
  Waimairi school implements its school travel plan by promoting walking and scooting to school.
• Darfield Starts Walking School Bus
  Darfield School starts a walking school bus that walks even when it snows
• WOWOW walks in Leeston
  Leeston Leaders encourage road safety.
• A poem about scootering
  A Waimairi School student loves scooting to school.
• Waimairi celebrate World Environment Day
  

  Waimairi School Walks or Wheels to celebrate June 5 - United Nations World Environment Day.

• Tune your run
  Students join the active transport revolution.
• WOWOW - Selwyn District
  An inter-class school programme organised by Selwyn District Council
• Lyttelton West students get organised
  Student group inspires walking
• Leeston School Launches Walking School Bus
  

  Leeston Consolidated School launched its first walking school bus.

• Glowing Waimairi
  Waimairi glows in the day and night
• Missy's Adventures
  Our Lady of Assumption entered the picture book competition-Read their story
• The Shortcut Tuahiwi School
  Tuahiwi school writes The Shortcut
• Christchurch collaborates
  Urban development and walking - Beckenham  and Cashmere School students design their travel plan with CCC

East Cape

• Walking to school with Hekia Parata
  Hekia Parata shares her memories of walking as a child.

Manawatu - Wanganui

• iMove at Parkland School
  

  Parkland School joined the iMove programme. It's a fun and simple programme that encourages children to get to school actively more often.

National

• Walking in Canada
  

  Morton Way Public School – 25 or Less!

• Picture book brilliance
  Lucky Pancake wins Picture Book competition
• Pancake's lucky workshop
  Room 2  Otonga School create further adventures for their cat
• Bike Wise Month
  

  Bike Wise Month is being held in February 2010 and we hope your school will join in the fun!

Nelson

• Nelson Central School starts walking blog
  Read more about their school walking achievements.
• Nelson Central School go feet first
  

  Students get environmental.

Northland

• Onerahi School look at travel
  How do you get to school?

Otago

• St Leonard's Walking School Bus
  St Leonard’s launches a well-organised Walking School Bus in October that has continued into 2009 like a well-oiled machine.
• Bradford School Walk on Wednesdays
  Bradford School Walk on Wednesdays
• George Street walk to school map
  How useful is the map for parents?
• Free vests from the Green Island Lions Club
  

  Lions safety gift designed to save young.

• Students consider safety
  Safe walking map for High Street School

Southland

• Halfmoon Bay School get walking
  

  Students on Stewart Island love the walk to school.

• Waianiwa School Southland
  Last year we formed a Road Safety Council-the BEE SAFE team. 

Taranaki

• Bell Block School is a Feet First School
  Bell Block School celebrate Feet First year.
• Pony Travel
  Around in New Plymouth on Ellie the pony

Tasman

• How I used to travel to school...
  Walking to Waimea Intermediate in the 1960s
• Mayor Richard travels to school
  How Mayor Richard used to travel to school...
• New kea crossing for Wakefield School
  Crossing part of the school travel plan.
• Nayland School Celebrate their Feet First Success
  Nayland School have been working very hard on their FeetFirst campaign since March this year.

Waikato

• 2008 Hamilton Walking School Bus Photo Competition
  

  In December 2008, eleven Walking School Buses from across the city entered the HCC Walking School Bus Photo Competition.

• 'Walking Wednesday' at Te Totara Primary School
  Walking to and from school is a dream at Te Totara Primary School and Walking Wednesday has shown families and students how easy it can be.
• Read 'Walkie Talkie' Hamilton's WSB newsletter
  Since June 2008, Hamilton City Council has produced a monthly newsletter for schools and WSB volunteers - read it here!
• Deanwell School “Getting Out There!” Evening
  

  Deanwell School encourages safe walking and cycling.

• Aberdeen School Triathlon Day
  On Wednesday the 18th March, Aberdeen School held its Triathlon Day. 
• On the road
  Cambridge Primary School walk with Ruben the Road Safety Bear.
• Getting to school just got more fun!
  What do funky feet, a skate board, gumboot and buttons mean for walking to school?
• Whanganui Island
  

  Rowing and Walking to School

• Parawai picture book
  Room 14 pops along to school

Wellington

• Cardinal McKeefry students think Feet First
  

  Students at Wellington's Cardinal McKeefy school enjoy walking with the Feet First programme.

• Active Transport Day for Kena Kena School
  A great celebration for Kena Kena School!
• Intrepid journeys to Otongo School
  Seventies children run with the bulls
• Walking School Bus Launch for Paraparaumu Beach School
  Walking School Bus
  
• Wellington Region's New Travel Plan Mascot
  The Wellington Region's Travel Plan Programme has a new mascot named Jack thanks to Carterton School.
• Feet With Flair
  Hundreds of feet of all shades, shapes and sizes took to the streets for Hutt Central School's inaugural Fancy Feet Friday.
• Wairarapa Feet First Short Story Competition
  

  Greater Wellington’s School Travel Plan Coordinator, Rebecca Jamieson is running a short story competition to encourage schools to sign up to Feet First and get walking.

• Ngaio School get walking
  Inquiry learning in action.
• A school travel plan in action
  Plimmerton school is in the second term of its travel plan and the results are beginning to show.
• Wairarapa Walk or Wheel Wednesdays
  Walk or Wheel Wednesdays are on their way to the Wairarapa!
• NZTA consults Thorndon School
  Getting students to cycle safely.
• Hutt Central walks and wins
  Hutt Central students walk, scoot and cycle to school
• Maoribank School Students Take to Their Feet
  Maoribank School’s students are celebrating putting one foot in front of the other to get where they want to go.
• Walk to School Party -Greenacres
  

  Greenacres School in Tawa Wellington have a Walk to School Party.

• Stories from our whanau
  Hutt Central - worked on interviews about how our Whanau walked to school
• Think Again-Make a Difference
  

  A 3 day symposium looking at the impact of traffic and transport with Year 8 students in Karori

• Walk or Wheel in Wairarapa!
  The inaugural Wairarapa Walk and Wheel Wednesdays kicks off in Term 4!
• Kick starting your Spring term
  

  Wellington schools invited to plan active journeys to school

• Douglas Park School students prepared to hit the street on their feet
  Douglas Park School learn about road crossing safety
• Fernridge Bike to School for Climate Change
  Fernridge School got on their bikes for 350 Day of Action.
• A different way of getting to school
  Catching the ferry from Queen’s Wharf to Days Bay to get to school.
• Greytown School Create a Walking Map
  Which  encourages students to walk using safer routes to school

West Coast

• Whataroa students learn to walk safely
  Students at Whataroa School had a safe walking lesson.
• Thanks from Todd
  St Mary's Primary School get walking.
• Blaketown Stories
  Blaketown Stories
  
• Kaniere school's Katie Kiwi picture book
  Cycling safely with Katie