THE INFLUENCERS
SCOTT THELNING
PETER TOWNSEND
CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL | PRINCIPAL
TE PAPA HAUORA ADVISORY COUNCIL | INDEPENDENT CHAIR
Taking a stand
A healthy move
We are lucky that our students have an outward looking view, strong convictions and stand for what they believe in.
If you happen to be wandering around Te Papa Hauora, you will notice intense construction activity in the Health Precinct.
Mike King, founder of The Key to Life Charitable Trust, recently provided a clear and definitive example of this philosophy to us all when he made the decision to surrender his membership of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Mike King has been campaigning for a number of years for better access to mental health care for our children and teenagers and in 2019 was made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mental health awareness and suicide prevention, and named as New Zealander of the Year for his work within this area. Due to his belief that the situation in New Zealand has not improved, he felt
A five-floor 1600m2 building is well underway at 12 Oxford Terrace. This is planned for office and service provision and due for completion later this year. At the other end of the Precinct, early site work has begun at 38-44 Oxford Terrace. This building is designed for clinical provision and support and is likely to be a three build programme. It is a major construction comprising 11000m2 over eight floors and will make a bold statement on the eastern Precinct boundary. In mid-June, the University of Otago gave its final approval to the construction of a $178 million project in the heart
the honour no longer sat comfortably with him and so would return his medal. I have both admiration and a feeling of sadness for Mike. I admire his strong conviction, and for staying true to who he is and what he believes in. I am equally sad that as a country we have not enabled the necessary change to happen that is so badly needed for our youth, and therefore, subsequently led to a ‘champion’ like Mike feeling the need to return his medal. Strong convictions, outward focused view, standing for what you believe in. A great lesson for our students at Cathedral Grammar.
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of the Te Papa Hauora Christchurch Health Precinct. This is the biggest single construction ever undertaken by the University and will be the new home for 500 staff and more than 1000 students. The Christchurch campus is a training base for medical students, as well as a research-intensive campus. Planning is well advanced, and the building is expected to open in 2025. These three new builds will add significantly to an already well established Health Precinct. Exciting times for Christchurch city.
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