Life Education Counties Manukau

29/09/2026

🏆 Going the Extra Mile Award – Riordan & West 🏆
A huge thank you to Riordan & West for always going the extra mile for us and our Harold classrooms! 🦒💛
Whether it’s helping us out at short notice, going above and beyond to make things happen, or simply being there when we need a hand - your support makes such a difference.
Our Harold classrooms travel far and wide, and having people like you behind the scenes helps us keep delivering meaningful health and wellbeing learning to tamariki across our communities.
Thank you for your generosity, flexibility and willingness to help - even when it’s at short notice!
We’re incredibly grateful for everything you do. 🙌
Riordan & West – Better than the rest! 🚛⭐

25/09/2026

Wow - what a busy term!! Thank you so much to all the schools that we visited. 😍

We hope you all have a good break and come back strong for a fantastic Term 4!

22/09/2026

Looking for something to do these holidays?? Here's a cool event to go to!

SAVE THE DATE: SAFETY EVENT IS BACK FOR 2026 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Noor Foundation SAIPS Otahuhu Youth Panel Auckland Emergency Management New Zealand Police NZ Sikh Women's Association Inc Otahuhu Historical Society Life Education Counties Manukau

18/09/2026

Over the last few months, we have faced major maintenance issues which have forced some of our mobile classrooms off the road, meaning we have unfortunately had to cancel some school visits. 🥹

Fortunately, three super star companies dropped everything to help us, which helped reduce the number of schools affected. 😍

Major thanks goes out to:
Thoroughbred Floats for repairing leaks and replacing damaged joinery 💧
Riordan & West Ltd for organising rust repairs and moving the mobile classrooms around to where they needed to be 🚛
A-Jet Services for drying out the mobile classrooms and ensuring that they are now dry and mould-free. 😇

As they say, it definitely takes a team to succeed!

14/09/2026

Before our visit began at Otahuhu Primary School, Auckland, Harold popped into their school assembly to give them a clue as to what we'd be learning about. Throughout the school we've been looking at taking care of our basic needs, but which one do you think Harold decided was a good one to spend some time focussing on??

12/09/2026

12/09/2026

🙋‍♀️🙋🙋‍♂️Hands up who saw Harold at the One NZ Warriors game tonight?? Didn't he do well, crossing the line in 2nd place! ❤💚💙

UP DA WAHS!!!

11/09/2026

A BIG Thank You to Milestone Foundation New Zealand for your support to enable our educators to continue to visit schools in Counties Manukau with our Healthy Harold programme. 😍🦒

08/09/2026

Visiting Harold has been a much anticipated event for the akonga at Wakaaranga Primary School, so much so that a Harold sticker is something worn or displayed with pride. 🦒😍