Education

Bay rugby player lands prestigious award

An Eastern Bay of Plenty rugby player is one of two recipients of Waikato University's most prestigious awards - the Sir Edmund Hillary Medal. Sporting all-rounder... Read More

Tips to escape gift card hoarding

For most households in the Bay of Plenty all that remains of Christmas is the fragments of tinsel, pine needles and glitter of magnificent trees and decorations... Read More

Young fan steps up to the pitch

A Tauranga cricket fan has had a dream come true earlier this week when she joined Captains Kane Williamson and Carlos Brathwaite on the pitch. With the flip of... Read More

Caution advised when out and about

People in Tauranga are asked to remain indoors as Tauranga City Council surveys the damage from today and prepares for a second king tide later this evening. High... Read More

Coromandel water woes

In spite of heavy rain Thursday and with more expected today, the downpours are not lifting water restrictions in the Thames Coromandel District. The bad weather... Read More

Tracks to close ahead of king tides

The Mauao base track and Moturiki/Leisure Island will be closed tomorrow, in anticipation of king tides and high seas. Tauranga City Council says public access... Read More

Toi Ohomai ready for ‘fees-free’ study

Eligible students starting at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology next year will pay no tuition fees for their first year of study. Toi Ohomai applauds the government's... Read More

Swimming with a purpose

Liz van Welie Aquatics Swim Club is leading Tauranga-based Swim Club for Juniors after the recent Bay of Plenty Swimming Junior Championships in Rotorua. From the... Read More

Work progresses for new campus

Work continues to truck along for a new university-led tertiary campus in the heart of Tauranga city. A time lapse video recently uploaded to Waikato University's... Read More

Best Art Folios and Future Island

A celebration of the region's secondary school artistic talent has opened at the Tauranga Education Studio. The best art folio boards, showcasing local secondary... Read More

Waterskiers’ lifejacket message

The debate on whether lifejackets for water skiers will become compulsory in the Bay of Plenty is being referred to the regional council by Coroner Wallace Bain. A... Read More

Youth with a ‘license to work’

An Eastern Bay youth employment programme is expected to be a standout out success after attracting a full house of facilitators at a recent two-day training session. The... Read More