Education

Solving a hidden issue

A 17-year-old Papamoa college student has been recognised for her work tackling period poverty. Shuari Naidoo, of Moraka Menstrual Cups, won Entrepreneur of... Read More

Book obsessed teen places at national spelling bee

A self-confessed bookworm puts her love of reading down to her success at the New Zealand Spelling Bee. Year 10 Otumoetai College student Megan Lake placed third... Read More

Thousands of students preparing for NCEA exams

More than 140,000 students around New Zealand will be participating in 119 NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship exams between today and the end of the exam period... Read More

Private school battling vaping addictions

A private Waikato school is figuring out how to treat more than 70 students it says have become addicted to nicotine through vaping. The director of wellbeing... Read More

Grant to help tsunami earthquakes’ research

GNS Science's world-class research into Antarctic climate science and natural hazards has been recognised with two grants from the prestigious Marsden Fund. One... Read More

Motorbikes, fires and horses allowed on beaches?

Safety concerns have been raised after young families found themselves too close to a moving motorcycle on Papamoa beach, followed by a fisherman coming across... Read More

On track for a new journey

Tahatai Coast School is finally celebrating its brand new cycling facility, a project to promote wellness and bike safety among tamariki. After a year of hard... Read More

One vision for Ngati Ranginui

Young Maori have been encouraged to maintain their identity, and have courage and conviction in their principles at a symposium being held this weekend. The Vision... Read More

Tuku Iho wows Shanghai with Maori culture

Maori culture is taking centre stage in Shanghai with the Tuku Iho | Living Legacy exhibition playing a major role in the China-New Zealand Year of Tourism. The... Read More

Deeply respected theologian visits Te Puke

He could be a bridge to better understanding between the Sikh and Christian faiths in the orchard town of Te Puke … a town in which Punjabi is said to be... Read More

Is it illegal?

The impacts of bottom trawling is one of the hot topics of discussion at this weekend's Tauranga Fishing and Boat Show. 'Given the capabilities of modern science... Read More

Are you rich enough?

Are you rich enough? Wanting to 'do something' about climate change? What do you think about racism? And what about NZ's fastest falcon? What better... Read More