Education

Find out more about Toi Ohomai

If you're wondering what's next in 2017, local tertiary providers Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and the University of Waikato have the perfect opportunity... Read More

Bird 'senselessly' killed in Tauranga

It was a mindless act of violence and cruelty. A fluffy little white-fronted tern chick in a specially constructed nest on an old abutment on the Hairini Bridge... Read More

Retiring after 28 years

After almost 30 years of service, Toi Ohomai groundsman Graham Lee is finally hanging up his tools. The 71-year-old is looking forward to enjoying his retirement,... Read More

Photo exhibition offers opportunity

Emerging photographers have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at three media companies during a week-long internship thanks to a regional photography... Read More

Bay teams for Riverbend

Western Bay of Plenty Cricket administrator Don Warner turns into a logistics magician leading into the New Year - as he prepares to send 15 Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Scholarships for two smart kiwifruit

The bright futures of Georgia Cook and Libby Bradley are being further supported, with Zespri awarding the two school-leavers $15,000 academic scholarships for... Read More

Historic imagery website now live

Has the street where you live changed over the years? Perhaps it's gone from just having a few houses to having many - or maybe it didn't even exist 50 years ago. Now... Read More

$700K school trip to Hawaii

A Rotorua school has been singled out by the Office of the Auditor-General for spending almost $700,000 on a school trip to Hawaii. Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ruamata... Read More

A fusion of beats, eats, and treats

The newest ‘feastival' to hit the Bay of Plenty this summer will showcase the perfect marriage of intelligently crafted beer with street eats in a relaxed... Read More

Don’t be a tool, remember 4m rule

With the avocado picking season kicking off in Bay of Plenty, orchardists are being urged to look up before they work to ensure they are well clear of power lines. In... Read More

Good news for anti-vivisectionists

Animal testing in New Zealand dropped 27.4 per cent between 2014 and 2015, according to figures released by the Ministry for Primary Industries. "225 310 animals... Read More

Forty years of the metric system

For four decades the metric system has played an integral role in the day-to-day lives of Kiwis. This week the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment's... Read More