Education

Compulsory school start to end

Some schools are preparing to end the system in which children start on their fifth birthday. Cohort entry lets schools make new entrants start on the first day... Read More

‘We, their people, weep again.’

'It's crazy to think someone my age, just 18, perhaps they could be my friends, going off to war, into battle and being killed.” A young student, born in... Read More

Stunt safety key in parkour

One gym has proved that climbing and swinging off buildings like a monkey isn't always reckless and unsafe. Te Puke Gymsports is getting kids off the streets by... Read More

Better outcomes for Maori students

The government's priority of better education outcomes for Maori is one at the forefront of teaching and learning at Te Puke High School. So much so that the school... Read More

Shoes for Tauranga school kids

An Aquinas College student is asking for donations for a local project she hopes will help local kids at schools throughout the city. Year 12 Aquinas College student... Read More

Not much religion in Tauranga schools

A group opposed to religious instruction in schools has filed a case with the Human Rights Review Tribunal over Christian favouritism in schools - but their battle... Read More

Making Tauranga more cycle-friendly

Schoolchildren from around Tauranga have been hard at work making videos sharing their thoughts on how the city can become more cycle-friendly. As part of their... Read More

A place to belong

We all want somewhere to belong and the youth of Te Puke are no exception. After conducting a youth survey in Te Puke via their charitable trust, The Vector Group,... Read More

Mural brings kindy closer to the land

It started with a mat-time story about a whale and her baby, and turned into three elaborate murals for the Community Kindy in Welcome Bay. Community Kindy The... Read More

No Fawlty Towers at Greenpark

Sometimes simple things done well work. And if that's the mantra of maitre d' Ben Brock at The Ruapehu, a new pop-up eatery out in Tauranga's burbs, then it is... Read More

Pyes Pa pupils auctioning art

A class of Pyes Pa School pupils is fundraising in a unique way by putting the kids' own artwork under the hammer. Room 7 teacher Brendon Oats says the plan is... Read More

Young rockers take out band quest

Class Disruption from Chisnallwood Intermediate in Christchurch, has just earned $3000 worth of gear for their school music department. The group was announced... Read More