Newbury, New Zealand

Newbury is a rural community in the Manawatu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand's central North Island, on the outskirts of Palmerston North.

It includes the intersection of State Highway 3 between Palmerston North and Sanson, and State Highway 54 between Palmerston North and Feilding.

History

The area was settled by English farmers in the late 19th century. Many settlers in the area, including the Gore family, were from Newbury, Berkshire.[1]

The Newbury Country Women's Institute was established by women in the community in 1934. By 2014, it had changed its name to the Newbury Women's Institute and had 23 members aged 65 to 89.[2]

In 2015, a driver was sentenced to community work over a fatal accident at the intersection of Newbury and Roberts Lines. The judge noted that roads in the area are very busy during rush hour due to the large number of people commuting into Palmerston North.[3]

Education

Newbury School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[4][5] with a roll of 160 as of March 2020.[6]

The school is a semi-rural school, with a mix of rural and urban students.[7] A Sunday Star Times investigation in 2016 found 39% of students were coming from out of the local school intake zone, compared to 11% nationally and 22% in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region.[8]

Former deputy principal Adrienne 'Bud' Christensen has written a children's book for pre-schoolers on adjusting to primary school. She said she during her time the school, she had not found a book that"warmly introduces young readers to the wonderful world of primary school and helps them acclimatise to the school environment".[9]

The school has introduced a wētā hotel, native bush, shade trees and vegetable gardens, as part of the Horizons Regional Council "enviroschools" programme.[7]

The school takes part in Pink Shirt Day, an annual day in which students dress in pink to show their opposition to bullying.[10]

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References
  1. "Picnic group of early Manawatu settlers". manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/. Palmerston North City Council.
  2. Galloway, Jill (22 October 2014). "Great mates keep women's institute alive". Stuff.
  3. Galuszka, Jono (28 July 2016). "Man who caused death of Jeanette Taylor on rural road sentenced to community work". Stuff. Manawatu Standard.
  4. "Newbury School Official School Website". newbury.school.nz.
  5. "Newbury School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  6. "Newbury School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  7. "Teaching kids to care about the environment". Stuff. 29 April 2015.
  8. "Manawatu parents are sending their kids out of their schooling zones". Stuff. 27 March 2016.
  9. Mays, Richard (31 October 2016). "First day at school experiences inspire Palmerston North teacher to write children's book". Stuff. Manawatu Standard.
  10. Forrester, Georgia (25 May 2017). "Manawatu pupils stand strong and say no to bullying". Stuff. Manawatu Standard.

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