Announcement

We are open for business as usual today and look forward to seeing you all soon.

Dear Parents and Caregivers 1:00pm Update The weather here at school has eased at the moment. The buildings remain secure and we about to have a ‘wet lunch’ inside. There continues to be no imminent danger of buildings flooding. The path to Ashley Reserve has been closed due to the amount of water on the … Read more1:00pm Weather Update

Dear Parents and Caregivers Currently we are experiencing the forecast heavy rainfall at school. The buildings are secure and all staff and students are safe in their classrooms continuing with their regular programmes. There is no imminent danger of buildings flooding due to the measures we have put in place after the January floods. Our … Read moreLong Bay Primary Remains Open

The NZEI has advised the Long Bay School Board that its member teachers at our school will be taking strike action on 16 March 2023. The Board has carefully considered the availability of non-union teaching staff, and unfortunately decided that we can’t provide normal instruction during the strike so the school will officially be closed … Read moreIndustrial Action – NZEI Teachers’ Strike on Thursday 16 March

Good Afternoon Thank you for your understanding over the past two days. We are grateful that this time our local area seems to have escaped the worst of the weather. The school buildings have been checked and are sound. Our thoughts are with the people in other areas of New Zealand who did not fare … Read moreTropical Cyclone Gabrielle Update – School Open Wednesday 15 February

Kia ora We have continued to monitor information that has been sent to us by a variety of sources and the likely impact of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle. Following a meeting today with the Ministry of Education and local schools we will be closed for Monday and Tuesday the 13th and 14th of February. This decision … Read moreTropical Cyclone Gabrielle Update – Long Bay Primary Closed Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 February

Kia ora I trust you are all keeping dry and warm and have made sufficient preparations for the next 24 to 48 hours. If you need any advice please visit this website for further information. We are currently on a watching brief as far as Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is concerned. We are considering the following … Read moreTropical Cyclone Gabrielle Update

With Gabrielle predicted to make landfall in Auckland early next week we are preparing for a potential communication from the Ministry of Education which may require schools to close once again. At this point, we anticipate being open next week unless we are directed otherwise by the Ministry of Education. If we are directed to close … Read moreTropical Cyclone Gabrielle

Kia ora Long Bay Primary is open from tomorrow, Thursday 2 February 2023. Thank you all for the messages of support we have received over the last few days. We were advised this afternoon that the order to close schools has been lifted. After reviewing the school buildings we are confident that everything is in … Read moreLong Bay Primary is open Tomorrow, Thursday 2 February 2023

Good Afternoon We have now received a further update from the Ministry of Education directing us to remain closed until Tuesday 7 February. We will be following this advice. We look forward to seeing you all at school next week. Until then keep safe. Kind regards Rob Hutton Tumuaki / Principal