Education

From Tauranga to Ho Chi Minh City

Sometimes the best opportunities in life are simply down to being in the right place at the right time. For business student Nick Badger, carpooling from the... Read More

Promoting mental wellbeing in schools

Creating a positive environment at school will promote mental wellbeing among students, says ACG Tauranga principal and leading educationalist Thea Kilian. While... Read More

Man charged with punching teacher in head

An 18-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a teacher after an incident outside a Rotorua school. The attack took place at the end of the school day while... Read More

Forestry student numbers grow

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology's woodsman course has attracted a record number of students following a shortage of qualified forestry workers. Forestry... Read More

New college bus route for Maungatapu students

Bay of Plenty Regional Council have announced via their Facebook page that a school dedicated bus service will run from Maungatapu to Tauranga Boys' and Girls'... Read More

Principals seek guidance as student strike planned

Principals are facing a dilemma over next month's school strike for climate change - should they punish students who wag school to protest, or encourage them? Strike... Read More

Summer heatwave drives record water consumption

Soaring summer temperatures of up 38.4 degrees in parts of the country have contributed to record sparkling water consumption according to new figures. Last... Read More

Papamoa Primary win corporate triathlon cup

At the Papamoa Primary School assembly on Friday morning, the school community celebrated the team that won the 2019 Generation Homes Women's Triathlon Corporate... Read More

Pillans Point talking about mental health

Pillans Point School participated in a ‘Fluro Friday' and it was all for a good cause. The fluro mufti day held on Friday March 1, was to raise awareness... Read More

Kiwifruit connecting Katikati to China

A Katikati woman with a big heart is breaking down barriers through our beloved crop, the kiwifruit. After buying a house with an orchard, Hellen Faulkner became... Read More

Women showing more interest in trades

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology have seen a rise in women enrolling in trades courses. Trades and logistics faculty leader Brian Dillon says in 2014, only... Read More

Push for Western Bay school continues

National Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is still pushing for a secondary school in the Western Bay of Plenty. Back in December 2018, a petition supported by more... Read More