Education

Trucking success

Students from as far as lower Hutt and Auckland loaded up their family and hit the road in celebration of their academic achievements. More than 40 trades and... Read More

Mucking in at Merivale School

They hit The Weekend Sun with a mass mail dump to hammer home the message. Well, it was one big envelope containing 12 of the best letters written by the kids... Read More

BOP kindergarten recognised for excellence

A Bay of Plenty kindergarten is celebrating excellence. For the second year running Inspired Kindergartens has been recognised a a finalist in the Prime Minister's... Read More

Unitec’s extreme financial distress revealed

The country's biggest polytechnic, Unitec, is expecting a massive drop in enrolments and is in extreme financial distress, government documents show. The... Read More

Ixom supporting students through science

Ixom, New Zealand's largest supplier of chlorine and related chemicals, is once again proud to sponsor the Science Roadshow's Bay of Plenty leg. Celebrating... Read More

ACG principal loving life in Tauranga

ACG Tauranga principal Thea Kilian often reminds herself not to underestimate 'what our young people are capable of when they feel connected and engaged”. After... Read More

Books aplenty

Whether you love immersing yourself in a good romcom or sci-fi novel, or simply enjoy flicking through a classic picture book, there's something for everyone at... Read More

Drop in water safety skills causing concern

Water Safety New Zealand has serious concerns about a lag in vital water safety skills in New Zealand primary school children. Student achievement across 27 skills... Read More

Clear winning thinking on road safety   

The road safety message was clear, simple and strong - and a winner. ‘Cruise don't bruise' says the sign. And there's an image of two cars colliding. ‘Smash'... Read More

Schools line up for national robotics challenge

A robotics completion for primary schools that began in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, has become a national event. Twenty-three primary schools will compete next... Read More

An eloquent and powerful diabetes message    

Arataki School student Kayelani Edwards is amazed to find herself a published illustrator. The six-year-old's colourful artwork is one of 15 hand-drawn pictures... Read More

Tauranga college to get $47m for building repairs

Otumoetai College will receive a share of $73 million as part of the Prime Minister's major capital injection announcement. Around $73 million is to be... Read More