Welcome to Te Kura Tuatahi o Ohakune

10 Aug 2026

Learning for Room 14 on School Talk.

For Maths, there is Matific assigned work and as it is Maths Week a competition earning stars when you are working.

For Reading, access to Kiwi Kids News Week 4- Articles section and also Reading Booklets focusing on the Spelling concept of 'Soft C' - Read and explore the Glossary.

Mrs Bates will have Spelling and Writing learning available.

 

If you don't have access to a device, then help out around home. Spend time reading, practice your times tables and division, go for a run as Cross Country training.

 

Keep being Awesome.

 

Miss Heffernan

10 Aug 2026

Good afternoon Kōkako Kids and Whānau,

Due to the current water crisis in Ōhakune, I will be sending out an email tomorrow morning with schoolwork for the day.

The work will include a few worksheets and some simple activities that students can complete at home. I will try to keep everything straightforward and easy to implement, but please don’t feel any pressure to complete everything if circumstances at home make this difficult.

The aim is simply to provide the students with some learning activities to keep them engaged while we navigate the current water situation.

Thank you for your understanding and support, I hope you are all well.

Kind regards,

Miss Wilson

10 Aug 2026

Kia ora everyone,

Apologies in advance, but unfortunately the updated information from Council is that it is be another 24 hours before water is restored to our community.

As a result, our school will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 11 August. I will provide another update tomorrow as soon as we have further information.

Our senior students heading up the mountain will still go ahead, weather conditions permitting. Students should meet at the school hall by 7.30am as planned.

Our group travelling to Whanganui for football with Mrs Bates will also go ahead as scheduled.

I completely understand how deeply frustrating this afternoon’s announcement will be for our families. We know this is disruptive, particularly at such a busy time of the term, and we really appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this situation with Council and the Ministry of Education.

Teachers will be in touch with a programme of learning for your child so they can continue with some learning from home tomorrow.

Thank you again for your support and understanding. Hopefully, we will have some much better news very soon. 🤞💧

Take care
Lisa

 

The information below has been provided by Ruapehu District Council:

Another 24 hours needed to restore Ohakune water supply safely

Ruapehu District Council has advised that another 24 hours will be needed to bring the Ohakune water network safely back online.

Council had earlier been confident that water would be restored by 5pm today. However, further technical analysis found that repressurising the raw water pipeline too quickly could damage it and cause even longer delays.

Taking the pipeline from no flow to full flow too quickly risks fracturing the line. A slower, controlled approach is therefore needed to protect the repaired infrastructure and safely restore the town’s water supply.

Council’s water services contractor, Veolia, has confirmed that the airlock affecting the raw water pipeline has been resolved.

Additional water tankers have also been brought in to help speed up the process as much as safely possible.

Council recognises how difficult and disruptive the ongoing outage is for residents and businesses.

This has been an extremely technical and challenging situation. We have been working to keep the community fully informed as new information becomes available, but the situation and expected restoration time have continued to evolve as work has progressed.

We thank everyone for their patience, understanding, and cooperation while we work to restore the water supply safely and avoid any further delays.

Water is now expected to be restored by approximately 5pm tomorrow, Tuesday 11 August. Council will continue to provide updates as work progresses.

 

Emergency water supplies and toilets

Emergency water supplies remain available from Ruapehu District Council’s office at 37 Ayr St. People who have collected water bottles previously can return and reuse water bottles at this same location.

Port-a-loos are located at the council Office at 37 Ayr St; Thames Street opposite the Powderhorn; Goldfinch Street / Shannon Street; and the rear carpark of the Ohakune i-SITE.

 

10 Aug 2026

Kia ora whānau,
Due to the school closure today, our Snow Sports Firewood Raffle, kindly sponsored by Deadman Firewood Merchants, will now be drawn on Wednesday 12th August.

This will give everyone the opportunity to return any outstanding raffle tickets on our next school day before the draw takes place. 

Thank you for your support of our Snow Sports fundraiser!

Ngā mihi,
 The Junior School Team

9 Aug 2026

  

52 Arawa St

Ohakune 

9 August 2026

Subject: EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURE NOTICE – Monday 10 August 2026 

Dear Ohakune Primary School Whānau, 

Please be advised that Ohakune Primary School will be closed tomorrow, Monday 10 August, due to the failure in the local water supply mains.

The health, safety, and hygiene of our tamariki and staff are our top priorities. Under Ministry of Education guidelines, we cannot legally operate the school without fully functioning bathroom amenities, flushing toilets, and safe running water. 

What you need to know:

School Status: The school grounds will be entirely closed. Please do not send your children to school.  All school bus routes are cancelled for the day. 

We are working directly with the Ministry of Education and Ruapehu District Council to monitor timelines. Any further decisions regarding school operations for the following day will be made by 12pm on Monday and communicated directly through email, Skool Loop, and Facebook. Thank you for your understanding, cooperation, and ongoing support as we manage this infrastructure emergency.  Hopefully we will see everyone on Tuesday for school as normal.

Ngā mihi

Lisa Clark

Principal