Western Heights Primary School vandalism: Eight classrooms ransacked

Multimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·8 Nov, 2026 08:28 PM3 mins to read‌A Rotorua primary school is closed this morning following the “catastrophic destruction” of several classrooms in a weekend break-in. Eight classrooms at Western Heights Primary School were ransacked on Sunday, with paint thrown across carpet, walls and desks and children’s work destroyed. Principal Brent Griffin told the Rotorua Daily he had never seen anything like it, describing the scene as “catastrophic destruction”.