NCEA results released January 15, Scholarship results February 11

Students can check out their exam results from January 15 onwards. Photo / Getty Images

NCEA results will be available on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority [NZQA] website from January 15. Results can be viewed via the MyNZQA learners portal. Students will be able to see their assessed and marked NCEA exam papers online from January 21. Students who sat the New Zealand Scholarship exams will know their results on February 11.

Bus hub improvements

Work to improve the old Rose St bus hub in Whangārei starts next week. Buses will travel to and from Vine St in the meantime. New public toilets, staff facilities, ticketing office, covered seating area, and pedestrian link are going to be built.

Heritage items uncovered

Numerous household items have been discovered during the restoration of a Northland heritage building site. Glass bottles and jars, including a Brylcream jar, Ponds hand cream jar, and a chickory essence bottle, were recently found within the centre of a wall at Edmonds Ruins near Kerikeri. The items were discovered when the wall was being restored by Kerikeri stonemason Ian McDiamard. Heritage New Zealand Northland manager Bill Edwards says after 70 years, the items were in excellent condition. Stonemason John Edmonds began building the house in 1840 which was subsequently finished by his sons over 10 years later. In the 1880s, the house was largely destroyed by fire leaving only the ruins that we know today.

Certificate applications open

Applications are open for the Waipapa Taumata Rau/the University of Auckland’s free Tertiary Foundation Certificate (TFC) programme based at its campus in Whangārei. The course starts in March and is an alternative pathway to gain university entrance. To learn more visit www.auckland.ac.nz/tfc.

Accident closes road

The southbound lane of State Highway 1 between Maromaku and Tōwai was closed for a short time on Tuesday following a crash. A police spokesman said a vehicle towing a caravan crashed and no injuries were reported. Southbound traffic was diverted through Callaghans Rd but northbound traffic remained open. Appliances from Fire and Emergency attended.

Paddling safety workshop

Free paddling safety workshops for people interested in kayaking or paddleboarding will take place in Kerikeri on February 1 and Whangārei the following day. They are part of the KayakSafe NZ programme, run by the Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK) and made possible by Safer Boating Forum funding support from Maritime New Zealand. For more information and to register for a workshop, visit kask.co.nz/kayaksafe-nz