Education

Worming into Waihi Schools

Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga will soon be opening a can of worms in Waihi Schools. From next month, students will be having fun playing in the dirt with... Read More

$60 million Tauranga campus officially open

Staff, senior leaders and supporters gathered in Tauranga for a ribbon-untying ceremony to open the $60 million campus development. The new campus, led by the... Read More

Providing guidance and support

Few teenagers visit their local GP, so school nurses in the bay of Plenty are filling the void with extra support particularly when it comes to emotional distress. Emotional... Read More

Schools out for hockey

The popularity of hockey among the important younger age groups continues to grow. Places are filling fast for the first of three Tauranga Hockey holiday programmes... Read More

Technology crucial for NZ’s future

Technology, which is crucial for New Zealand's economic and social future, is in the hands of school children who are taking a massive interest in the country's... Read More

Good people and great causes collide

Take two security safes and a fish smoker, and what do you have? A giant plastic building set for junior pupils at Brookfield School. Tauranga-based charity DonorsChoice... Read More

New classrooms for Golden Sands and Maungatapu

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has announced $9 million to build more classrooms at six schools around the country with increasing student rolls. "The Government... Read More

Raising awareness one paper doll at a time

An eight and ten-year-old sibling duo have taken the country and world by storm using paper dolls. Tahatai Coast School students Emily and Dan Barback's idea... Read More

Waikato PhD student aiming to prevent injuries

New research is underway at the University of Waikato's Adams Centre for High Performance that aims to develop an easy test which will identify those at highest... Read More

Papamoa Primary taking a sustainable leap

Papamoa Primary School students and teachers are busy bees today. The students are taking part in a sustainable activity to design and make their own beeswax... Read More

Tauranga schools bursting at the seams

Education Ministry figures show Tauranga schools enrolled so many children they reached 98 percent of their official classroom capacity by the middle of last year,... Read More

Carpentry apprentice of the year entries open

It is time for carpentry apprentices from across New Zealand to show off their skills and build their career by competing for the coveted title of Registered Master... Read More