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Regional Reports AORAKI The Aoraki Committee has again had changes this year. At our AGM we had a change of Chair. Saskia Hill has been our Chair for approximately 10 years and has stood down to allow more time to be our Conference Convenor (more about that later). Dayle Campbell resigned from her position as Committee Treasurer. Dayle has been on the Committee for over 20 years and is a founding member of SLANZA. Maree Silver from Hillmorton High School stepped up to be our Chair and Emma Stillwell from Christ’s College joined the committee and has taken on the Treasurer role. Becky Howie from Middleton Grange has taken on the Secretary role. Our current committee is Maree Silver (Chair), Emma Stilwell (Treasurer), Becky Howie (Secretary), Sally Brown (NE Rep), Saskia Hill, Liz Jones, and Cathy Kennedy. SLANZA NE is making some changes and one of them is to increase membership involvement with Working Groups helping with particular projects. It is great that we already have one happening with Aoraki members – Updating the SLANZA Reading Lists. Claudine Tapsell, Zac McCallum, Maree Silver and Liz Jones are part of this Working Group. If you have any questions or additions please email Zac McCallum zac.mccallum@halswell.school.nz. Aoraki are very excited to begin organising the SLANZA national conference to be held in Christchurch in 2024. Saskia Hill is the Convenor and has been joined by a merry band of keen beans including Cathy Kennedy (National Library), Abanti Antara (Christchurch Girls), Wendy Wright (Avonside Girls/Shirley Boys), Isabel Milward (Rangi Ruru), Stephanie Hutchinson (Timaru Boys), Sally Brown (Riccarton), Phyllis Bennett (Papanui), Felicity McKay (St Margarets). If you have any ideas, suggestions, or questions, please email Fran on fran.pashby@stmargarets.school.nz. There will be many more exciting announcements to follow, so watch this space. The start of the year saw our first Aoraki event in Christchurch. The Big Little Book Fair brought together independent book sellers for a buyer’s night followed by our AGM. Below are some photos of the event. Planning is underway for more great events and PD during the year, including a Paper Plus Hornby Buyers Night, a PD day around Neurodiversity and a possible road trip to Timaru. Sally Blake, SLANZA – Aoraki NE Representative
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