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Dear Parents and caregivers,

An update by email on our snow emergency.  The situation....

We currently have 54 students and staff at the hostel.  43 boarders, 7 hostel staff, and 4 day students from school who were unable to make it home.

All students and staff are safe and well, and coping with the challenges we face positively and in good spirits.

The hostel is currently open and able to cater for students in our care, although we face difficult conditions.  We advise against collecting students at the hostel due to current road and weather conditions.  Any parents arriving at the hostel must sign in with our on duty supervisor and meet with our liason officer before transporting any students from the hostel.

The key Challenges we face are:

1. lack of heating and cooking facilities due to power outage.

2. poor communication channels with parents.

3. poor roading conditions affecting normal supply chain.

4. risk of injury due to ice and snow combined with stretched medical and emergency services.

We are working on these challenges by:

Using gas for heating and cooking.

Communal sleeping space

Envoking emergency supply agreements with existing suppliers

Keeping students inside and not involved in any high risk physical play etc.....

Attempting to source an emergency generator to power boiler and pumps...

Actions required by parents:

Parents are advised to follow all warnings from Transit and NZ police regarding road use.

Parents are asked to sign in with hostel staff if arriving on the hostel site, and must sign their student out.

Written permission is required for any parents collecting students from another family

We expect to have further updates on road conditions and utility services available in the morning.  Please check our emergency communication channels the morning.

Mark Templeton

Boarding Manager

+64 21 574441

Sent from my mobile

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