Education

Tauranga schools embrace Wednesday Challenge

Tauranga schools are embedding lasting behaviour change through the Wednesday Challenge, a programme now in its fifth year locally. The initiative encourages... Read More

Guide helps parents with school questions

The Education Review Office [ERO] has released a new guide to help parents understand what makes a good school. The Guide to Schools provides practical advice... Read More

What’s inside the science kits?

As the nationwide rollout of House of Science resource kits gathers pace, many are curious and asking a simple question: what exactly is inside the boxes heading... Read More

Surprise visit from rugby stars at BOP school

The Black Ferns swapped stadium lights for a school field, inspiring students with a surprise training session. Cheers and wide-eyed excitement rippled across... Read More

Helping migrant families navigate school system

A popular programme helping migrant families better understand New Zealand's education system is returning to Tauranga this May. Multicultural Tauranga is... Read More

Tauranga Girls’ College teen speaks up for unity

Tauranga Girls' College student Jemma Miri is heading to the national stage after winning the Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty regional final of the Race Unity... Read More

Parent prosecuted over child’s school absence

The Government is taking a parent to court over their child's chronic absence from school as part of the truancy crackdown heralded by Associate Education Minister... Read More

Fuel prices: Wānanga moves some classes online

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is moving some of its noho and on-campus classes online in response to concerns from tauira (students) that rising fuel prices... Read More

NCEA to be abolished

The Government has officially confirmed it will proceed with a significant overhaul of New Zealand's secondary school qualification system, including the replacement... Read More

Students left waiting as school bus fails to show

Dozens of Pāpāmoa College students were left stranded for more than an hour on Monday after a school bus failed to show, prompting safety concerns. An anonymous... Read More

BOP trust opens $75k youth fund

Organisations supporting young people across the Katikati to Ōpōtiki coastal region are being encouraged to apply for funding through the Bay of Plenty Education... Read More

Tauranga team headed for world robotics champs

A Tauranga robotics team is gearing up for the world stage after clinching silver at the 2026 VEX Robotics National Championship. Ōtūmoetai College's OATs... Read More