Education

Astro-photographer to visit Tauranga

Are you a stargazer or aspiring night photographer? The founder of ‘The World at Night' Babak A. Tafreshi will be speaking in Tauranga this coming Friday... Read More

What‘s on - surf courses, dachshunds and a ramble

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting cloudy periods and a few showers in the early morning and again in the evening. Also northeast breezes.... Read More

Bay of Plenty paradise for cruise ship passengers

With cruise season about to begin, Kiwifruit Country Tours owner Graeme Crossman is getting ready to welcome thousands of cruise ship passengers to his patch of... Read More

Roaring for books and jigsaws

Not the sort of book you would flick through on the pillow before nodding off. But for someone compiling a local history on the Canterbury provincial district,... Read More

Waikato University’s new chancellor welcomed

University of Waikato's new chancellor joins the university at exciting time where the sense of community reflects the vibrant multicultural society of New Zealand. Rt... Read More

Universities to uphold freedoms not discrimination

The Justice Minister says universities are in a difficult position, as stickers promoting a white supremacist group appear on campuses across the country. The... Read More

Omokoroa teacher selected for BLAKE programme

Local teacher Elizabeth Webster from Omokoroa No.1 School has been selected for the inaugural BLAKE Inspire for Teachers programme. The five-day residential... Read More

Free Tauranga lecture to complement vote event

University of Waikato political science lecturers Dr Olli Hellmann and Justin Phillips have at least three things in common - a love for politics, fresh ideas,... Read More

Mount students notch up electric vehicle race wins

Mount Maunganui College pupils and their parents are celebrating ‘well deserved' wins in an inter-school competition to design, build and compete in electric... Read More

Student investigates NZ’s Chinese tourism market

How to attract more Chinese tourists to Rotorua and what can the city's tourism operators do to help with this goal? Those were the fundamental questions... Read More

Young Bay of Plenty gardeners – are you out there?

With just over one week left to enter the inaugural search for New Zealand's budding young gardener, organisers want to hear from Bay of Plenty's young green thumbs. The... Read More

Test out the new-look Metservice website

The MetService are asking for feedback from the public for their new-look website which was launched in August. The refreshed site can be accessed by going to... Read More