Education

What‘s on - drumming, family history and the 80s

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today's weather forecast includes cloud increasing with a chance of a shower or two. Rain will be developing in the evening... Read More

Mud glorious mud!

It was mud glorious mud today and lots of it. Only 20 minutes' drive north of Tauranga, at the Pahoia Domain, mud reigned, just waiting to be conquered. And... Read More

Quietly growing the chorus of female angels

Popular culture paints angels as female, the Bible as blokes. Either or, Nina Le Lievre, the new archangel or CEO of Enterprise Angels, the group that connects... Read More

They‘re turning heads

Puran Singh hasn't had a haircut for 48 years - in fact he's never had a haircut. 'Never, never, never in my life” insists this elder and president of the... Read More

2019 Tauranga Arts Festival launched

Tauranga Arts Festival launched its 2019 programme on Thursday evening in front of an audience of over 500 people in the Addison Theatre at the Baycourt Community... Read More

BOP bands rock it out in Rockshop Bandquest

From Auckland to Dunedin, students are ready to take the stage with over 200 school bands lined up for this year's Rockshop Bandquest, the nationwide music contest... Read More

Finding the Bay’s best school chess teams

The Bay's best school chess players will be making moves this week as they take part in the regional school chess events. The New Zealand chess federation runs... Read More

Muller: ‘Lack of school build urgency’ in Omokoroa

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is annoyed at the lack of urgency and delays in acquiring land and building a new school in Omokoroa. A petition for a new school... Read More

Everything you need to know in one place

Get advice about your future career options from people already doing the job at Canvas Tauranga Careers Expo. Which university is best? How do I get into the... Read More

Donna Dinsdale wins fashion design awards

Donna Dinsdale has won the overall Award of Excellence at the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards. She is a fashion design tutor at Toi Ohomoi and wasn't at the... Read More

Did girls really need more education?

They're a feisty bunch, this group of schoolgirl buddies, all but one are glowing golden girls. Wanganui Girls College obviously instilled attitude. When The... Read More

Sundowner of the Skies

When Oscar Garden landed his Gipsy Moth plane Kia Ora in Australia on November 4 1930 after flying solo from England, there were no welcoming crowds as no-one... Read More