Lastman: Secondly, where was the maintenance? It’s a tin roof, they surely should have been able to maintain it on a low decile budget. Having got into this situation, something does need to be done urgently.

Article. Aims has been documenting the school’s condition for the past year in videos showing children performing kapa haka around plastic buckets and staff emptying water from light casings.

“I’m used to decile 1 schools, I’m battle-hardened, but I was shocked when I came here, I still am. When I watch those happy children walk through the school gates to this, I feel so ashamed.”