05:04pm Thu 15 Dec, 2016
Canoe racing is receiving a big funding increase from the government in what is a big Christmas boost for kayakers and increased recognition for the sport. High... Read More
04:33pm Mon 12 Dec, 2016
Devonport Road was closed off this afternoon as more than a hundred student and staff members from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology marched up it. The road was... Read More
04:44pm Sun 11 Dec, 2016
More than half the samples of supermarket chicken in a Consumer test were contaminated with campylobacter, the leading cause of gastro intestinal infections in... Read More
11:52am Sat 10 Dec, 2016
As of November 2016, the government's Fruit in Schools initiative has reached 46 schools in the Bay of Plenty, benefiting 6928 pupils and 812 staff. Nationwide... Read More
03:20pm Fri 09 Dec, 2016
Hey young readers! Are you ready to go intergalactic with Thames-Coromandel District Libraries this summer? To inspire children to keep up with their reading the... Read More
02:52pm Fri 09 Dec, 2016
Mount Maunganui schoolteacher Leisa Renwick has been nominated for New Zealander of the Year. Last year she fought and survived stage four melanoma after being... Read More
02:32pm Sun 04 Dec, 2016
Four academic staff at Whakatane's Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi will receive promotions at a special professorial ceremony taking place at Whakatane on Thursday.... Read More
12:49pm Sun 04 Dec, 2016
Was it an illusion, lens trickery, or something a little more mysterious and extra-terrestrial? Te Puke schoolgirl Tiarah Kokiri was at home, on the deck, messing... Read More
09:51am Sun 04 Dec, 2016
Below Gate Pa School is a gully with a small redwood forest tucked away out of sight. Not for much longer. 'It will be a major walkway, part of the Tauranga cycleways... Read More
07:00am Fri 02 Dec, 2016
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is congratulating the teachers and parents of Tahatai Coast School for their response to a bomb threat. The school was evacuated to... Read More
02:33pm Wed 30 Nov, 2016
A group of Alfriston college students were rewarded for their 5am start today with the sight of orca in the Tauranga Harbour entrance. The 20 or so college students... Read More
01:41pm Sun 27 Nov, 2016
Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys College, scored a big victory over Baywide Cup competition leaders Element IMF Cadets, at Blake Park in Mount Maunganui on Saturday. The... Read More