Education

Research team receives $1m for Mt Erebus study

A team from the University of Waikato and University of Canterbury, led by Professor Craig Cary, has received a nearly $1m Marsden research grant to study unique... Read More

Students to connect with employers in Katikati

Upgrade with a Trade will connect job-seeking secondary school students and local employers at Katikati College today. Students will sit down with a range of... Read More

Omokoroa stalwart goes back to his roots

Keith Nicholas never thought he would see the day when he went back to primary school. To his surprise, he found himself back on school grounds on August 15,... Read More

ACG Tauranga: transition from primary to college

ACG Tauranga Year 7, 8 and 9 dean Tatyana Duffin transitioning from primary school to college is a 'crucial time” in a young person's life. She talks about... Read More

The sky’s the limit

Right now they may just be small sprouts, but sky-high glorious sunflowers will be dispersed across the Otumoetai Kindergarten garden in a few months' time. Kindergarten... Read More

Life of a Karitane Nurse

Lyndsay Morgan has been caring for infants for more than 40 years. The Tauranga woman's career started straight out of high school in 1959, when she trained... Read More

Te Reo Māori lessons for health staff

Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) staff and their whānau have the opportunity to learn te reo Māori on-site thanks to a new initiative to grow the... Read More

Toi Ohomai sign first two mechanical apprentices

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is pairing up with employers to ensure the next generation of mechanical engineers are ready to plug the skills gap in the... Read More

Govt investing in workplace literacy programme

New funding of $14.5 million over four years, means the Government will contribute nearly $45 million to the employer-led workplace literacy and numeracy fund... Read More

Primary and intermediate principals accept pay

Primary and intermediate school principals have settled their long-running pay dispute with the Education Ministry. Educational Institute members have accepted... Read More

Kindergarten Sunflower project prepares to bloom

A staggering 13,024 kindergarten tots around New Zealand will become little green thumbs and showcase their gardening knowhow by competing with other kindergartens... Read More

Building a brighter future for kids with dyslexia

A Tauranga building business is helping to lay the foundation for success for adolescents with dyslexia by sponsoring students suffering from the learning disorder... Read More