Education

St John & ASB honour schoolboy with bravery award

A Bay of Plenty schoolboy has been honoured for his bravery and quick thinking when he helped his grandmother who suffered a stroke at home. Year four Otakiri... Read More

Kids kick it with rugby stars

Te Wharekura o Mauao students have been rubbing shoulders with national Sevens players, learning a few life and game skills. Around 40 Year 7 and 8 students took... Read More

Buddy and Margaret to debate hot issue

The Greerton Lions are tackling the hot issues around Maori governance this month with a charity event focused on the Treaty of Waitangi. Historian and iwi representative... Read More

Doing the mahi around climate change

A forum dedicated to what can be done about climate change at an individual, community, business and government level, will be held at the Holy Trinity Church... Read More

UoW sees 9.7 per cent increase in student numbers

The University of Waikato has seen a 9.7 per cent increase in student numbers compared to this time last year, equivalent to 736 full-time students. The number... Read More

Spelling bee buzz for BOP students

Teachers and educators in the Bay of Plenty can now enter their schools into New Zealand's national spelling bee competition. The competition returns in... Read More

School zones to change in the Mount and Papamoa

The Education Ministry has started consultation on a shake-up of enrolment schemes covering more than 8300 children at 10 schools in Mount Maunganui and Papamoa. The... Read More

New director to build iwi success

Huia Haeata has been appointed as the new executive director for Tiriti Partnerships at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. The institute is continuing... Read More

Yachting NZ launch new schools programme

All school children in New Zealand will have the opportunity to learn more about sailing through a new schools programme that focuses on the science, technology,... Read More

Elders living in fear of Covid-19

Tauranga social gerontologist Carole Gordon says New Zealand needs to restore social connectedness for our elders, who are anxiously limiting their lives because... Read More

University study identifies key cancer factors

The leader of two three-year studies says that New Zealand continues to have poor cancer outcomes compared to other developed countries. 'A big factor in... Read More

New Pro Vice-Chancellor with innovative approach

Professor Patrick Leman has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor to the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences - ALPSS - at the University of Waikato,... Read More