“The teachers don’t have desks, pupils can learn while sprawling on beanbags and there’s no such thing as a classroom – welcome to the school of the future, reports Michelle Duff. Nestled down a quiet street in the northern suburb of Churton Park, Amesbury School became the first new state school to open in Wellington [...]
Work on the 800-metre road, known as the Westchester Dr extension, is well under way. The road will also provide direct access from the North of Churton Park to State Highway 1 and to Stebbings Valley and take the heat off the main entrance into Churton via Halswater Drive. Artists impression of the finished road looking [...]
The first of the sideline businesses have opened including Cinnamon Village and Stella Hair Design. Local residents are already patronising these new shops and are looking forward to more opening in the very near future. Cinnamon Malaysian Indian Restaurant The Cinnamon Restaurant menu covers the gamet from the Indian inspired usuals like Beef Rendang, [...]
Churton Park will be one of the first suburbs in the country to get the new ultra-fast broadband. Chorus has indicated that work is scheduled to start before Christmas. This will enable internet speeds approximately 10 times faster than current. The Chorus website highlights Churton as one of the earlier Ultra fast broadband areas. [...]
Congrats to the Johnsonville and Churton Park offices of Guardian First National winners in at the annual First National awards function last night. The awards dinner is always a highlight of the First National conference . This year it was held in Wellington in early May. The Churton Park office came first in the country [...]
Churton Park is a growing community of about 5,000 residents on the northern fringe of Wellington City. Churton Park School is the only school in the suburb. There is a close relationship between the community and the school with the school being the main community focus. It is well-supported by the community. There is a [...]
