Education

A lecture on defending Tauranga

New Zealand was a violent place before the Treaty of Waitangi, and Tauranga was no exception. The Musket Wars - a series of intertribal conflicts made devastating... Read More

Schools don wigs for child cancer

Otumoetai Primary and Aquinas College will be among schools in Tauranga and all over New Zealand taking part in Wig Wednesday this month. Otumoetai Primary School... Read More

Mental health under the spotlight

Mental health will be under the spotlight when inspirational speaker and ‘Live More Awesome' founder Jimi Hunt comes to town. He's speaking at Mount Maunganui... Read More

Bus petition presented to council

'There's never been a public outcry like this in Tauranga.” That's the message Lee-Ann Taylor passed on to regional councillors at today's informal meeting,... Read More

The secret to flying kites

Pupils at Brookfield School have been learning an ancient art this week. In anticipation of Matariki Kite Day, the kids have been attending workshops on kite building,... Read More

$30M investment into Bay schools

The government will invest about $30 million in school property in the Bay of Plenty as part of Budget 2017. Details of the investment were announced by Education... Read More

MP: ‘Engage with community over buses’

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to actively engage with community concerns regarding proposed changes to Tauranga... Read More

Tributes flow for former headmaster

He lived through two World Wars, the 1918 'flu epidemic and the Great Depression before inspiring a generation of Tauranga schoolboys. Tributes continue to flow... Read More

Tauranga teen wins music comp

A song inspired by a girl on a bus won the Bay of Plenty Smokefreerockquest solo-duo title for 16-year-old Fletcher Oxford at Otumoetai College on Sunday. The Tauranga... Read More

Funding to develop Bay of Plenty youth

The Katikati Resource Centre and Maketu Health and Social Services are two of seven youth sector organisations around the country to receive a share of $71,000... Read More

Angry response to school bus plans

Angry parents are promising the Bay of Plenty Regional Council a fight over plans to remove the school buses next July and instead place students on the commuter... Read More

Awanuiārangi celebrates graduation

More than 200 Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi graduands will receive their degrees and certificates during a formal graduation ceremony in Whakatāne this Friday. The... Read More