Education

Summer with a nose in a book

The Mount Lioness and Mount Lions clubs are appealing for books, jigsaws, records and DVD for their big annual summer book fair late next month. It's the book fair... Read More

Building theme to continue in retirement

Ross Bishop's had a building project at every school he's been to and the building theme is going to continue into his retirement. The start of his retirement was... Read More

Te Puke student wins medical scholarship

Te Puke High School graduate Kate McKay has been awarded the Acorn Foundation BOP Medical Students Scholarship for 2017. Kate has spent this year based at Tauranga... Read More

Te Puke student wins medical scholarship

Te Puke High School graduate Kate McKay has been awarded the Acorn Foundation BOP Medical Students Scholarship for 2017. Kate has spent this year based at Tauranga... Read More

Leatherbacks return to the bay

Things are warming up in the Bay of plenty's big blue backyard with leatherback turtles being seen in numbers. Bay Explorer skipper Bandon Stone released a video... Read More

Safer sleeping for babies

A wahakura (safe sleeping space), woven by Tauranga Hospital Midwife Natasha Rawiri, has been gifted to Drew Tata and Donna Boswell on the birth of their baby girl,... Read More

Celebrating road safety efforts

More than 600 children from 28 schools took to the streets of central Tauranga today to celebrate their efforts to keep their peers safe on the road this year. The... Read More

An exclusive club

Tauranga disabled sailor Jonathan Martins returned to his home port at Tauranga Bridge Marina yesterday after sailing solo from London. Jonathan, a paraplegic,... Read More

A sea of orange to descend on Tauranga

Central Tauranga will be a sea of orange tomorrow as the children who helped keep their peers safe on the road this year celebrate with a parade. The annual Orange... Read More

Gain experience with emergency services

Young people will have the opportunity to gain some new skills these summer holidays working with emergency services. The free Youth in Emergency Services programme... Read More

Tauranga kids break world record

An attempt by Tauranga pupils to break the world record for the largest game of Chinese whispers has been successful. Guinness World Records officially approved... Read More

Mussel boat to take on school leavers

A new mussel boat is being built to take on six school leaver trainees in the Bay of Plenty. Auckland boat builder McMullen and Wing is partnering with Whakatohea... Read More