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Compostable Nappies

Oma Rāpeti has always been an eco-conscious centre. We decided approximately three years ago to make the move to cloth nappies. With the environment forefront of mind, we couldn’t bring ourselves to put any more disposables in landfill. Roll on three years and our cloth nappies are due to be replaced. We were having a few housekeeping issues with cloth, so the question was:...

A Culture of Kindness

Following the tragedy of Christchurch Mosque Shootings (15/03/2019), as a team we reminded ourselves what we were doing here at Oma Rāpeti for our youngest members of society, who are in their most formative years of learning. We can't change the tragedy of Christchurch, but we can do our absolute best to ensure our children are nurtured within a culture of kindness going forward.  Nathan Mikaere-Wallis, renowned neuroscience educator speaks often around the topic of how love grows brains,...