Education

Rocking back to school in Tauranga

If you've ever thought about ‘sticking it to the man' but don't have the courage, you can experience it through live theatre. Otumoetai College are... Read More

What‘s on - roadshow, Katikati Lions, art and more

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. The MetService is forecasting high cloud increasing... Read More

NZ researcher elected to prestigious academy

A well-known indigenous studies Maori researcher and academic from the University of Waikato, has been elected as an international honorary member of the American... Read More

BOP schools get $4M in Govt funding

Bay of Plenty schools and early learning services are among more than 2000 schools that have been funded to help more than 300,000 New Zealand children and young... Read More

Scholarships encouraging people in forestry career

Three new forestry scholarships are being offered in the Bay of Plenty. Te Uru Rakau - New Zealand Forest Service has announced three new Nga Karahipi Uru... Read More

Joel Shadbolt playing it forward

When music students at Papamoa College spent time focusing on performance this week, one of NZ's leading musicians Joel Shadbolt came along too. As well as being... Read More

Racism education initiative backed in BOP

A campaign aiming to give teachers the tools and support to identify, confront and dismantle racism has been backed in the Bay of Plenty. The Unteach Racism initiative... Read More

Local women building brighter futures

Feeding hungry bellies and hungry minds, and helping people achieve their financial goals faster will be the hot topics of conversation at Lyon O'Neale Arnold Lawyers'... Read More

Design-thinking to help grow businesses

When Clare Swallow started thinking like a truck driver, she knew she was on to something. A proponent of human-centred design thinking, Clare says when a client... Read More

New app keeps students on their toes

Tauranga secondary school students gained a newfound appreciation of biomechanics, along with a challenging calf workout, at the University of Waikato National... Read More

Autistic boy asks commissioner for help

The Children's Commissioner has warned that a school's exclusion of an autistic boy is the tip of an iceberg of problems. Judge Andrew Becroft intervened... Read More

75th Jubilee of original college and high school

Students from a college and district high school that existed in Tauranga for just 11 years following World War II will be celebrating their 75th Jubilee in May. 'This... Read More