Dear John,

New satellite classrooms for Rosehill School

Hon Erica Stanford minister for Education visited the electorate last week =
to formally announce that two new satellite classrooms for the Rosehill Sch=
ool would be built on a site within the Papakura Normal School on Walters R=
oad.

It is wonderful news for Gill Hedley who is the principal of the Rosehill S=
chool which currently has 14 satellite classrooms across the Electorate.

Across New Zealand, Budget 2025 has $30million set aside for 18 new satelli=
te classrooms for high needs students.

=E2=80=9DThis investment will give parents greater choice and confidence, k=
nowing their children can learn in an environment built to support their in=
dividual needs. We know that mainstream settings aren=E2=80=99t the right f=
it for every child,=E2=80=9D said Erica.

Currently Rosehill School is a sizeable organisation led by a team of eight=
deputy Principals who work with their own teams of teachers and classroom =
assistants, therapists, enrichment leaders physiotherapists and others, all=
under the skilful, knowledgeable and experienced eye of Gill Hedley and ba=
cked by a very committed Board of Trustees.

Gill is excited to have the new funding and very pleased that construction =
is expected to begin within the next 12 months using faster and more effici=
ent building methods, so students can benefit sooner.

I know that the two new satellite classrooms will help to ease pressure on =
Rosehill School which had a waitlist of over 100 students as at 1 June this=
year. The extra satellite spaces will ensure more students can access the =
support they need, right here in our community which is fantastic. It is an=
important goal of this=C2=A0Government that every child gets an education =
and attends school.
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Real Consequences for Crime and laying down the Law to judges=C2=A0

I am sure many of you were pleased to read about the passing of the new Sen=
tencing (Reform) Amendment Act 2025 which will restore real consequences fo=
r crime and take more account of the suffering of victims in sentencing by =
our Courts.

Restoring the ability to give suitable prison sentences that address the al=
arming increase in violent crime, ram raids and aggravated robberies we hav=
e seen over the past few years, will help reduce the number of victims sign=
ificantly and will also reduce repeat serious offending by youth by an esti=
mated 15 per cent.=C2=A0
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Our Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith said the culture of crime that undue=
leniency in sentencing has promoted, has also resulted in a loss of public=
confidence in sentencing, and our justice system as a whole. The new law h=
elps end this and signals to victims that they deserve justice and they are=
our priority.
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The sentencing reforms will strengthen the Justice System by:

- Capping the sentence discounts that judges can apply at 40 per cent;
- Preventing repeat discounts for youth and remorse;
- Introducing a new aggravating factor in serious retail crime when it is a=
n attack on a solo worker or a family business;
- Supporting the use of cumulative sentencing for offences committed while =
on bail, in custody, or on parole into one longer sentence;=C2=A0
- Implementing a sliding scale for early guilty pleas but with a maximum se=
ntence discount of 25 per cent;
- Amending the principles of sentencing to include information provided to =
the court that prioritise the interests of the victims;
- Adding two new aggravating factors which are aiding or abetting young peo=
ple or children to offend and posting and glorifying criminal activities on=
line.
- Serious harm offences and convictions will not be eligible for home deten=
tion through discounting and =E2=80=9Cmitigating circumstances=E2=80=9D.
I support absolutely the idea that communities and hardworking New Zealande=
rs should not live in fear of criminals who clearly have a flagrant disrega=
rd for the law, for corrections officers and for the public.=C2=A0

Our Government is committed to ensuring there are 20,000 fewer victims of v=
iolent crime by 2029, alongside a 15 per cent reduction in serious repeat y=
outh offending.

Happy Matariki at Opaheke Park

Papakura=E2=80=99s new 40-hectare park at 165 Opaheke Road was opened on Tu=
esday this week. It is a unique natural space for families, active sports p=
eople, active kids, nature lovers, dog lovers and everyone else to enjoy.=
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What started as boggy ground next to the Opaheke Sports Park has become a r=
ecreational park with 2 kilometres of walking tracks surrounded by 50,000 t=
rees, a BMX pump track and open spaces for games like touch rugby and frisb=
ee, picnic areas and much more. It has been supported by Sedar Properties a=
nd the Papakura Local Board.

All the best for the longer weekend,

Judith

Hon Judith Collins KC
MP for Papakura

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