Education

Tauranga teen wins award at Blue Light camp

Local Tauranga Boys College student, 15-year-old Zachary Murray was awarded a top prize of ‘Overall Excellence' at the recent Blue Light Life Skills Camp... Read More

Warm fuzzies about deep deep cold

At a time when New Zealand heroes exclusively wore rugby boots, Tauranga's Peter Otway was in awe of men of snow and ice, men of the Antarctic - adventurers and... Read More

Des O’Leary’s first book ‘Slice of Heaven’

When Des O'Leary was teaching in a South Auckland school, he became aware that books reflecting the lives of young immigrant multicultural Kiwis were scarce. He... Read More

DNA and family history mysteries

Do you know your whakapapa, ancestry and heritage? For those who love the idea of exploring their family history and unravelling their DNA mystery, there's an... Read More

Terminus - riding a virtual travelator

This week I flew across a mysterious alien world on a digital travelator, passing humanoid clones and slipping down through tunnels and into orbs that gently allowed... Read More

All welcome to share Chinese culture in Te Puke

Today there is an opportunity to experience some unique Chinese culture in Te Puke, and make some new friends. 'We are going to show our local people a piece... Read More

Minister explains what ROVE means for BOP

With a shortage of skilled workers across sectors from agriculture to construction, horticulture to tourism in the BOP, the latest ROVE announcement is expected... Read More

A new dawn for work skills and training

The Government is tackling the long-term challenges of skills shortages and the mismatch between training provided and the needs of employers, by comprehensively... Read More

Students tackling bullying on the main stage

Tauranga Intermediate students are tackling bullying on the biggest stage in town. The school are in final preparations for their school production, ‘Maea',... Read More

Lessons still learned

EmployNZ is taking over a series of free courses from the Salvation Army within the Bay of Plenty. Salvation Army recently decided to discontinue these courses... Read More

Speaker stolen from Welcome Bay School

Welcome Bay School is taking to social media in the hope of finding the person/persons responsible for the theft of a speaker. 'Unfortunately over the holidays... Read More

Aquinas College student wins poetry competition

Jessica Wylie from Aquinas College is the 2019 winner of the Battle of Gate Pa Commemoration Writing Competition. Local historian Buddy Mikaere presented Jessica... Read More