The Premier Newspapers in Education Resource
The Otago Daily Times’ Extra! Tāpiri publication is designed to complement the New Zealand Curriculum with 10 exciting and educational issues released throughout the year. Extra Tāpiri offers your pupils the chance to access 16 pages of informative content, current events, Science + Nature, quizzes, maps and more!
What does “Tāpiri” mean? It is a Te Reo translation of ‘Extra’, which also means “a vigorous new shoot growing from the main stem of a plant”. This perfectly captures the relationship between our Tamariki and teachers, but also between Extra Tāpiri, and our publishers, The Otago Daily Times.
Not only is Extra! Tāpiri jam-packed with engaging content that offers opportunities for peer-to-peer, independent, and whole class learning, but your school can also participate in the popular spelling and current events quizzes (by subscribing to a full membership).
Each issue contains a two page feature topic such as Mental Health, Media, Wicked Weather, or Local Politics to name a few. These pages come with a lesson plan and worksheet that is aligned with the New Zealand curriculum objectives.
Pupils can also contribute their own writing, such as letters to the editor, short stories, poems, book reviews and more!
Over 150 schools across New Zealand utilise this fantastic resource in their classrooms, and from just $9.50* per pupil for a year’s subscription to Extra! Tāpiri, it is an affordable resource that can be added to stationery accounts at the start of the year. For further information check out our 2023 topic list and quiz information.
“The Extra! newspaper has been a vital part of my classroom programme for a number of years. It provides fun, rich learning opportunities in a contextual way..”
The Extra! Tāpiri publication is run as a subsidiary product to the Otago Daily Times. The Otago Daily Times is New Zealand’s oldest daily newspaper, founded in 1861 in Dunedin.
Proudly independent, the ODT has a strong local news coverage and is published Monday - Saturday. This focus combined with national and international news gives the ODT unmatched reach and appeal across the southern regions.