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Good evening all! It is me again, with another, nice and short bi-weekly update Exams How on earth does this always swing around so quickly! I can't believe it, but we are in the exam week. This is the crunch point for all semester related activity. All professors should ensure that they have...

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Folks, it is a little late, but it is here! Reading Week Folks, we are in the reading week! This is the week between the last week of lessons and exams. At this point, professors should have posted all of their classes. If you have not, then the staff will be in touch soon enough. For those...

Hello and welcome to HNZ's first BWU of spring (IC and OOC), and hasn't spring sprung on the site? We have a lot going on for your enjoyment. House Meetings Each of the houses have their house meetings up and running. Come and join your house for the meetings and semesterly updates. You can...

Hello hello! Welcome to this BWU and the first of this brand new IC year! We've a number of things to get to so let's just get started Semester 1 Begins! As of today we are offically now in the new semester. This is week 1, so the opportunity to try and get on top of things and stay on top. For...

Here's what you need to know around when you needed to know it. :r A New School Year Begins! Lessons have begun at HNZ! If you haven't yet, you should enrol in courses from the Gradebook. As a friendly OOC reminder: Lessons should be fun and are optional. Your character passes even if you never...

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone. Welcome to the next biweekly update. there is a lot going on around the site. so buckle your seatbelts, get a cup of tea/coffee/beverage of your choice, and let's get to it. End of semester. Exams are over and as Y40 comes to a close there is a lot...

Minister of Magic Candidates By: Sophie Wilson It is once again time for the magical community of New Zealand to pick the next Minister of Magic. After a long run, Minister Holland will be stepping aside after ten years and a new person will take her place at the head of the Ministry. There's...

I'd like to blame Emzies for making me late, but we all know that's not the truth. Here's your Tri-Weekly Update! Note: We have not actually changed the frequency of the BWU, except when I post it. <3 Week 3: Almost over! Week 3 has gone as quickly as it came, and this is a friendly reminder...

Hello one and all! Welcome to another BWU by me! We are in a very busy period so there is a lot to get through! End of Y39 The year has come to an end, and Gryffindor is once again our House Cup winner. You'll have maybe noticed the changing of the skin to congratulate them. A huge congrats to...

Hello lovelies and welcome to another Bi Weekly Update! I have no idea how we have managed to get to the end of September already but alas, here we are! Week 3! This week brings us into Week 3, so make sure you're keeping up to date with those classes to avoid the last minute rush at the end of...

It's September! :frantics: I hope that you're ready for the end of Summer/Winter, and for all the related changes that means for you in your locale/stage of life! As for us, the wizarding world keeps on turning! It's a new semester! Semester 2 has begun, and with it has come the closing of...

Morning/afternoon/night all! As HNZ continues to develop and grow, we know that you expect the site staff to keep up, and we do too. Being a GM is a lot of responsibility, and we understand the free time it can take away from members' free time to enjoy the site. This is why we always extend an...

I'm back with a much more almost on time (for me) BWU than usual! Here we go! Hiring: The Apothecary & The Leaky Cauldron If you've ever dreamed of owning a shop or your very own pub, now's your chance! Two shopkeeper positions are open and waiting for your application - we look forward to...

Hey witches + wizards, here's the BWU you've been waiting for! Week 5! This is week 5 of classes, which probably means you've got 5 lessons for each course for every student to catch up on. But maybe you didn't even realize because your professor didn't send out the link to the class! Oh no...

Hello hello! Welcome to another bi-weekly update from myself! We've a good number to get through so let me just get stuck in. Semester 2 Today marks the beginning of the new semester, you will now be able to sign up for your classes, so be sure to do sooner rather than later. Lessons will...

Hey friends! Sorry it's late, but as I'm sure is true for all of you: life be crazy sometimes! Week 6! We're in week 6, and so we want to encourage you to catch up on those classes, stay on top of that marking - and to encourage professors once more to send notifications when they've posted a...

When we moved to Xenforo, we decided to install a fully featured chatroom instead of just a shoutbox but to treat it like the familiar shouty we all knew and loved. This gave us some extra features for staff that we thought would be useful, and the possibility to change how we use the feature in...

Welcome back, friends! We've just completed an update of our forum software. There are a number of changes you'll see around the board as a result. A couple of the highlights include: Different topic types In different areas of the board you can now post articles (where the first post looks...