Education

Top time had at Top Schools

School pride was on the line at the annual Top Schools competition at Gate Pa School last night, with Selwyn Ridge Primary School taking out the title for the fourth... Read More

Bay woman on trip of a lifetime

A Bay of Plenty woman is one of 78 female leaders taking part in a unique gender forum in Antarctica this month. Environmental engineer Amanda Kirk is currently... Read More

No museum in my front yard

Residents from Cliff Road - the council's proposed museum site - have claimed that any development would be in conflict with the city council's own spatial framework... Read More

Signing in unison

For this year's New Zealand Sign Language Week TV commercial people from all over NZ will be sign-singing in unison with Tiki Taane latest song 'No Place Like Home”... Read More

The guys behind the red truck

They come hurtling around the corner in the big red fire truck and suddenly there's hope. The guys in red, however, today aren't walking into a blazing mess, but... Read More

Cuts in tertiary staff proposed

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is commencing a formal consultation with unions and staff in regards to a proposed reduction in its staffing numbers. Keri-Anne... Read More

Bay suffers midwife crisis

After years of unfair pay and increasing demands for midwives, Tauranga is described as being in 'crisis mode”, with many women desperately looking for a... Read More

What's On: Meeting the fire crew

Good morning Sunners and welcome to a fire blazing day this weekend. If you've always wondered exactly what the Tauranga Fire Brigade do, now is your chance. The... Read More

Sorting Tauranga’s glass recycling issue

A Tauranga woman has come up with a solution to help with Tauranga's glass recycling issues. Annmarie Lawler is the woman behind Class Glass, a new kerbside recycling... Read More

A home away from home

When you're only 12-years-old, and nearly 10,000km from home, you might be forgiven for getting a little homesick from time to time. But for Thai student Dana Stamenkovic,... Read More

A call out for new recruits

Not everyone has what it takes to be a volunteer fire fighter - but there are more than 8000 Kiwis who do. It's dangerous, challenging and boundary pushing. It... Read More

Bay woman among record recruit numbers

A Matata volunteer firefighter is one of 42 female recruits who are being recognised today as part of International Women's Day. Kiahli Ibbetson, 19, is part of... Read More