Education

Underpass art unveiled

A mural representing the connection between local hapū has been unveiled within the Hairini Link project in Tauranga today. Tukutuku patterns on the wall of the... Read More

Free school bus options to be explored

The Bay of Plenty Public Transport committee is recommending partnering with Tauranga City Council and NZTA to do further analysis on whether public bus services... Read More

Budget boost for young children

The government has today unveiled a major funding increase to enable thousands more young children to access the extra learning support they need before they start... Read More

School comp to tackle food wastage

Beetroot leaves, pumpkin skin, broccoli stalks and orange peel seldom feature in popular recipes, however these will take centre stage as part of culinary creations... Read More

Keen knitters donate to kids

The women who call themselves the Dainty Ladies have knitted up a storm for Maungatapu Primary School children just in time for winter. Five women, Monica Altena,... Read More

Maori shellfish project wins scholarship

University of Waikato PhD student Vanessa Taikato has been awarded the 2018 Bruce Cronin BayTrust Scholarship to study ways in which Maori moved marine shellfish... Read More

First reveal of charity dancers

Rumours are rife throughout the Eastern Bay of Plenty about who will be participating in Life Education Trust EBOP's ‘Dancing with the Stars'. The event... Read More

Free school buses call

Bringing back free school buses is being proposed as a short-term solution for Welcome Bay's traffic congestion. In submissions to the Tauranga City Council Long... Read More

PM plays down te reo Maori differences

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is playing down differences between her ministers over whether to make te reo Maori compulsory in schools. Maori Development Minister... Read More

Student job with a difference

Student jobs are notoriously low-paid and unglamorous. But not Oliver Scott-Mackie's. The Tauranga-born 27-year-old is supporting his studies not by making coffees... Read More

World-first probe of submarine volcano

An international team of scientists with several New Zealand participants will drill into a hydrothermally active submarine volcano northeast of White Island. The... Read More

Maungatapu Underpass traffic switch

Welcome Bay traffic will be switched onto part of the new section of Welcome Bay Road this weekend. Traffic will be diverted from Saturday evening, taking the new... Read More