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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.
• Turning Rubbish Into Reward
  One of Sherwood Primary Schools, Walking School Buses encourages kids to care for their environment by keeping their walking route rubbish free.
• 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
  
• “Dave…MOVE THIS BUS!”
  

  This is how the Wheel Less Bus at Baverstock Oaks School in Manukau get their bus started.

• Talking about active transport
  Listen to students at Shelly Park School describe their trike and bike and scooter
• ACG Sunderland - Waitakere
  Active travel books in the library.
• Park and Walk fun
  Park a bit further away from the school gate and walk

Bay of Plenty

• Kids on Feet working in Tauranga
  

  A local initiative in Tauranga involves parents and caregivers.

• Otonga Walking Day
  
• 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
• Maungatapu School writes
  James the monkey rides his bike with a talking helmet
• Kids on Feet Coordinator’s idea is a Winner!
  The culture of active transport is humming all year with Kids on Feet
• Rap takes to the streets in Tauranga
  Orange Day parade held in Tauranga recently for students who carryout road patrol
• Tauranga Travel Safe - 2010
  

  Tauranga City Council's Event Calendar - download and enjoy the walking, scootering and cycling happening

• Kids can ride
  

  A “cycle safety education” for all Year 5/6 that cultivates a ‘love’ of cycling with safety at the fore.

• Caterpillar Feet
  Caterpillar Feet is a simple programme for parents/care-givers to opt into.
• Walk & have fun
  

  Maungatapu School, Tauranga in Term 1 held a Funky Feet day which was enjoyed by students & staff of the school.

• Enjoying our sports vouchers
  

  Brookfield School, Tauranga we were lucky enough to win the sports voucher draw twice during 2009.

• Feet First Funky Shoe Designs
  

  Students from Gate Pa School Tauranga were recently set the challenge to design an old shoe .

• Feet First - New system for Greerton Village School
  Read about the novel idea that Hamehana came up with to collect Feet First numbers for 2010.
• Ruben the Road Safety Bear gets a big Thank You!
  

   Ruben the Road Safety Bear visited Greenpark Pre-School, Tauranga.Read the childrens' thoughts

• 'Take A Step Tuesday Shoesday'
  Hey New Zealand, we are Omanu School's Feet First Ambassadors!
• Mount Primary Promoting Bike Safety
  
• Watch out for that sneaky driveway
  Safe Walking -Rooms 6, 7 & 8
• Friday Feet Fever - Gumboot Style
  Students walked to school in their gumboots for Tahatai Coast School Gumboot Day.
• Groovy Feet Every Tuesday
  Funky Hat Day became Groovy Feet Tuesdays read our cool poem!
• Red and Green Man at Omanu!
  New Signalised Crossing in Mount Maunganui...
• Bethlehem School supports Feet First
  

  Senior students at Bethlehem School promote travelling safely to and from school.

• Blustery Weather Doesn’t Stop Arataki School
  

  Recollections from our House Leaders……..

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
• 2041: Countdown to a Greater Christchurch
  Room 16 put together a multi media presentation for the gallery space at Our City O - Tautahi.
• WOWOWed at Kirwee Model School
  Where bus children were biking 6 km with the principal, and the participation rate was 96%
• Waimairi wanders wiggles and wobbles
  Walk, scoot, blade, ride, rip-stick, wave-board and even unicycle to school
• Road Safety Zip crosses the Zebra
  Waimairi  School welcomes Zip the Zebra
• Ilam school
  Co-curricular physical activity opportunities

East Cape

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

Hawke's Bay

• Walking Memories
  to school in my youth
• The Brown Dog - walking memories
   Reflecting on growing up and walking in the 1960s and 1970s -Shropshire, England,

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.

• Casey's Sporty Spirit
  

  Our Lady of Lourdes School entered the picture book competition

• Poems and Books a winning combination
  Norsewood and Districts school celebrate  their  book collection

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!

• Student stories on line
  

  Original student picture books for the Feetfirst online collection - are here

• Walking School Bus Updated Resources
  Plan to walk to school  in 2010
• Walk to 2 Work Day
  Join Walk to Work Day read all about Living Streets Walk to Work Day
• BikeWise 2010
  

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

   
• Walking to school in 2010
  

  What easier way to enjoy the outdoors and lower congestion around the school gate than by walking to school?

• Walking school bus resources are here
  Find easy downloadable resources to help start a walking school bus
• Snowy schooldays in Halton Canada
  Download the large poster of walking to school in the snow from Halton School Board in Canada.
• I love to walk
  Stories about walking from the NZAEE conference presentation by Susan Hutchinson-Daniel  20 January 2010
• 90 Schools Bike
  Bike wise beetles along
• Pancake is coming
  Pancake's Lucky Adventure is being launched at Otonga School on Wednesday 24 February 2010
• Otonga School launches Pancake
  Students from  2009 Room 2 at Otonga School  - performed the Pancake Story for a launch assembly 24 February 2010
• Feet First Workshops
  

   Register for a workshop using Feet First curriculum resources

• Walk 2 Work
  10 March  2010 - This annual event is free  and is for anyone who walks some or part of the way to work . There are 20+ events nationwide.
• Write about walking and win
   Three walking and writing schools 
  will win $1,000 of active travel books for their library.Teachers can enter here 
• Our Community - a social inquiry
  Our community  - a social studies learning resource  using Feet First Resources  from  Isabel Browne of the University of Auckland
• Scenario: The Rugby World Cup
  

  Student Inquiry -using transport on 2011

• Toronto Canada -latest Surveys
  Metrolinx study on elementary school travel in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
• Golden Foot Awards
  Read about a great walking competition by Living Streets Aotearoa
• Road Safety Tips
  

  NZTA resources about safe active travel

• Poetry -in- motion
  Bromley  students in London-UK  write poetry and walk to school
• Travel Snake Game in the Europe
  A fun game to encourage safe travelling in  9 EU countries
• Active Safe Travel to school - in poetry by NZ schools
  WOW writing
• Walking School Buses in the north and the south
  

  Kapiti Kids Connect - WSB/Christchurch  City WSB

• Travel wise newsletter
  Find out what is happening in the Auckland Region
• Walk to School news from the UK
  

  Read about Walk to school in the UK

• Wellington workshop
  Teacher workshop for SOLO and FeetFirst
• Starting out safely in 6 Languages
   Brochures in 6 languages about safe travel
• Go Pancake
  

  Pancake’s Lucky Adventure is in the library

  
  

• Learning about FeetFirst resources
  Workshops on SOLO and the FF resources
• School Travel Plan
  

  Want to start or update a school travel plan?

• Making Connections - Linking Digitally
  Linking with ICT PD  and the NZTA Education website
• Track, trains and new resources
  NZTA's education portal
• Term 3 Travel wise Newsletter
  Connecting schools and road safety

Nelson

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

  Students get environmental.

• Summer cycling to school
  

  I like to come to school on my bike in summer time. Mali

• Roller skating to school
  

  Roller skating to school is fun. Kayla

• Riding your dinosaur to school
  

  I rode my stegosaurus to school today. Hayden

• Scooting to school in the wind
  

  The wind blows my hair when I ride my scooter to school.Payton

• skateboarding with Dad
  

  I race dad to school on my skateboard. Dre

• Imagine a taking a flying horse to school
  

  It would be cool fun to ride a flying horse to school. Louis

Northland

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

Otago

• 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
• Street Smart in Waitaki
  Welcome to Street Smart in Waitaki Newsletter
• Dunedin North Travels Actively
  

  Getting to school is fun for pupils of schools and kindergartens in north Dunedin.

• Whole of community benefits
  Ensuring that children benefit as they travel from kindergarten through to middle school within the valley community.
• Remarkable Remarkables
  Five parents help out on the new Remarkable Primary School’s walking school bus which runs every morning
• 'Hey Mum that’s what we’re doing!'
  

  Parents have been ‘driving’ Arrowtown Primary School’s Walking School Bus since last year

• Hawea Cycles safely
  Hawea Flat School started 3 cycle trains in term 1 this year
• Queenstown Primary School
  Queenstown Primary School 's success with Go By Bike Day this year.
• Wanaka Primary School’s walking school bus
  A pro-active way to improve transport choices for children
• Waitaki Active Safe Transport
  Welcome to the second newsletter for 2010

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.
• Henley School writes
  Flora' s adventure  by  Emma and Connie and Cornflake makes a difference by Letitia
• What is black and white and not expected
  

  on a pedestrian zebra crossing? A zebra of course!

• Tapawera 's Active Safe Travel Books
  Great reads about active travel

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
• Hill Top School
  A programme designed to be totally inclusive of the school community
• Hill top School Taupo
  A programme designed to be totally inclusive of the school community

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
• Paraparaumu Beach School
  Walking School Bus launch
  
• 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
• Walk and Wheels Game at Douglas Park School
  Douglas Park School try out a new giant road safety board game!
• Jack and Journey planner visit Hutt Central
  Walking to school is interesting every day
• 5 walking school buses
  81 students participating with more wanting to join in each week from Raumati Beach School
• Movin' March in Wellington
  

   Movin' March is a celebration of  learning, join us between the 22-26 March 2010 in Greater Wellington

• Wellington Region kids get moving for Movin’March week!
  From the 22^nd-26^th of March students from 35 schools across the Wellington region celebrated Movin’March.
• Douglas Park school keeps road safety real
  Douglas Park Schoool have transformed part of their playground into a road!
• Transport goes inside the classroom
  

  Two Wairarapa schools took transport inside the classroom!

• Wairarapa walking buses foot it through winter
  It may be mid-winter but several Wairarapa walking school buses are continuing to ‘drive’ through it.

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