Education

Twenty years of dune planting

Bay of Plenty Regional Council have shared a cake with students and teachers at Thornton School to recognise an incredible 20 years of dune planting on their local... Read More

Family violence down in the Bay

Family Violence incidents in New Zealand are increasing year by year - although the Bay of Plenty is not following this trend. Statistics on Police Data New Zealand... Read More

Tauranga Taniwha off to the US

A chance to hone their skills to compete on the national stage later this year will see the Tauranga Taniwha under 14 girls' water polo team head to Hawaii next... Read More

Potential sites for research facility

Northern Marine Park and Northern Sulphur Point have been identified as a potential location for a new University of Waikato Marine Research and Educational Facility. University... Read More

Mount shine again at Stage Challenge

Mount Maunganui College came a close second in the 25th Stage Challenge Open Division, recently held at Auckland's ASB Theatre. Their piece Chain Reaction is a... Read More

Three descendants stand together

Three generations of family members of a former Whakatane councillor congregated in Burgess Park to mark the beginning stage of the Whakatane Museum Research Centre... Read More

Embracing autism head on

Forget trying to be ‘normal' - just try to be you. That's the message for young autistics from two Tauranga residents who know more about the struggle to... Read More

Young volunteering strengthened

The volunteering world is changing as more young people are getting involved, but Volunteering Bay of Plenty say, there needs to be more direction. A new partnership... Read More

Mount students come second

Mount Maunganui College stole the judges' hearts with their performance at the 2017 Stage Challenge. The College came in second place with their dance called Chain... Read More

Income inequality in Tauranga

An organisation is encouraging Tauranga to discuss what income inequality may look like to the community. SociaLink, with the support of Priority One, will be holding... Read More

Psychopathy lecture in Tauranga

A lecture series on psychopathy in the wild and in prison will be making its way to Tauranga this month. The free lecture series will feature a different lecture... Read More

New student places for Tauranga

Education Minister Nikki Kaye has announced an increase to the maximum roll of Bethlehem College in Tauranga, and approval for the college to establish a new campus... Read More