Education

Reawakening mana in men

A lack of men in early childhood education has inspired Wintec Master of Applied Innovation student, Grayson Newton-Smith to create a book about restoring mana... Read More

Kiwi research to turn bio-waste into economic boos

Waste products from New Zealand's food processing industry - such as potato scraps and grape skins - could be transformed into high-value soil conditioners and... Read More

Early education presentation in Tauranga

The head of the child advocacy group ECE Reform, Dr Mike Bedford, will be in Tauranga this week to give a presentation on how to potentially improve the Early... Read More

New JP service desk site for Otumoetai

Otūmoetai's first service desk for the Bay of Plenty Justices of the Peace opened earlier this month at St Columba Presbyterian Church. The Otūmoetai Road site... Read More

Second largest Fieldays in 53 year history

This year's Fieldays 2021 was the second biggest in the event's 53-year history, with a total of 132,776 people attending over the four days to experience the... Read More

Mighty Microbes launches in Tauranga

A new science resource kit title 'Mighty Microbes” is being launched this week. 'The kit is timely because it teaches children about viruses, bacteria,... Read More

Greerton Village School grows for the community

Staff, students, whānau and members of the wider community are welcoming the addition of a new community garden in Greerton. A special celebration was... Read More

Inquiry launched into truancy crisis

MPs have launched an inquiry into what has been described as New Zealand's truancy crisis. Official figures in May showed more than 60,000 students classified... Read More

Local students win scholarships to Outward Bound

A total of 13 Bay of Plenty students have won a 2021 Outward Bound Scholarship. These scholarships are awarded annually to Year 12 students from local Western... Read More

Maori Battalion school resource launched

Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis has launched a new learning resource to help the next generation learn about the storied history of the Maori Battalion. ... Read More

Organ donation hui this week

Lakes District Health Board is hosting two hui this week to talk about the organ donation process. On Monday July 5, at Te Wananga o Aotearoa, and Wednesday July... Read More

The opportunities and challenges of aquaculture

Aquaculture has become a hot-button topic this year, with the release of the Netflix documentary 'Seaspiracy'. However, the way the industry is portrayed,... Read More