Coastlands Preschool

28/08/2026

Rūma Pukeko had another celebration this week... they threw a little celebration for Jacqie who has jumped on a plane to get married (don't worry, we made sure she was going to come back first). Have an amazing wedding Jacqie!!

26/08/2026

Today we said a sad haere ra to Chris who steps down from her role as a permanent kaiako in Rūma Pukeko. Lucky for us Chris is going to stick around as a reliever (once she has enjoyed some well earned time off in Europe).

Chris has been with us for nearly nine and a half years, making her the second longest standing staff member of our current staff. #

06/08/2026

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT...

Did you know that midnight tonight is the last chance you have to switch rolls for this year's election?

If you are of Māori decent you have two options - the General Roll or the Māori Roll.

Being on the Māori Roll means you get to choose who represents each Māori electorate and therefore gets one of the seven Māori seats in parliament. 𝗜𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠ā𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠ā𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠ā𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 and more Māori seats in parliament.

Of course, you can always opt to remove yourself from the Māori Roll and go to the General Roll.

Unsure which roll you are on (or if you are even enrolled) or want to change the roll you are on? You can do/check that here...

Rēhitatia, tirohia, whakawhitiaEnrol, check or change This year’s General Election will be held on Saturday 7 November 2026.If you're Māori, you can choose to be on either the Māori roll or the general roll.Your choice determines who you can vote for.

29/07/2026

What to do when it's a frosty morning... play with it of course!

29/07/2026

Looking for casual mahi where you call the shots on when you work? Join our team at Coastlands Preschool as a reliever.

You let us know what days and hours you can work, and we contact you when we have work available. Work may be booked in advance or at short notice.

Get in touch to find out more.

Successful candidates will safety checked, which includes a police vet

29/07/2026

We have space available in our Over Twos on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

What we offer you and your child:
-Spacious learning environments
-Touchstone kaiako system to ensure your child feels secure when they start with us
-Consistent staffing
-Weekly excursions to the beach for our oldest tamariki
-Lots more - come have a look and see for yourself

Get in touch now to secure the space for your child before we are full.

03/07/2026

Rūma Tui, was lucky to have Constable Tee and Constable Maddie visit them with their police car!
They read the tamariki some storybooks about what we might see on the roads and taught them about staying safe through a fun game of Stop and Go. Our tamariki were fully engaged and enjoyed learning important road safety skills in such an interactive way.
We also had the opportunity to dress up as police officers, and as you can see, our tamariki absolutely loved it!
The highlight of the day was getting up close to the police car and having a look inside. A huge thank you to Constable Tee and Constable Maddie for taking the time to visit us and create such a memorable learning experience for our tamariki.

01/07/2026

Wow! What amazing talent we have among our local rangitahi!

I went to see 's production tonight and was blown away.

Tomorrow (Thursday 2 July) is your last chance to check it out and be amazed by the talent.

https://facebook.com/events/s/all-shook-up-whs-2026-producti/1508949470607145/

29/06/2026

Autmn fun in Rūma Pukeko

28/06/2026

What's better than one box? Lots of boxes!

How much fun have our tamariki been having with something as simple as empty shoe boxes.

We are always on the look out for open ended items to add to our rūma for the tamariki to play with. Get in touch if you have something you think we might be able to use.