After weeks of watching from afar, pupils at a Dunedin school finally got to explore their new classrooms.
The two classrooms, along with a new fire alarm system for the whole school, cost about $2million, Mr Taylor said.
Musselburgh School named its two new classrooms after New Zealand native trees kahikatea and miro yesterday.
School principal Rob Taylor said the two prefabs the new classrooms replaced were "past their sell-by date" and it was going to cost more to repair them than to replace them.
"The kids have got a much better environment to learn in, which is the most important thing, so it’s a huge boost for our community."
They would cater for about 15 new entrants and about 20 year 1 and 2 pupils.
Cutting the ribbon at the naming ceremony of two new classrooms at Musselburgh School are (from left) Dunedin MP David Clark, pupils Matilda Slocombe, 5, and Yara Yansen, 5, and Taieri MP Ingrid Leary. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Finance Minister Grant Robertson was scheduled to attend but was unable to because his flight was cancelled.
