Education

Local enterprise team off to Nationals

Opotiki College Young Enterprise Team ‘Quick Coders' are overall winners for the Eastern Bay at the Regional Awards Ceremony held at Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi... Read More

Mud run returns

People of all ages can relive their childhoods and get back in the dirt in a fun-filled, mud-filled event set for this weekend. Yes - Matahui School's Mud Run is... Read More

Cole is a Bright Spark

Tauranga Intermediate's Cole Anderson is on his way to becoming a future inventor, after his innovative idea was recognised at the ASB Bright Sparks awards in Auckland... Read More

CBE to target hard-to-reach groups

Coastguard Boating Education's new general manager Mike Brown has a plan for reducing the number of people getting trouble on the water. Mike, who was announced... Read More

Triple surprise leads to new career

Becoming a grandmother to triplets just over two years ago has seen a big career change for ‘granny nanny' Gaye Bartlett. It was a huge surprise for the whole... Read More

An even bigger supermoon

The November full moon on the 14th is the biggest, closest and brightest supermoon of the year. It is the closest supermoon since January 1948 and it won't come... Read More

Tauranga girls future problem solvers

Four girls from Tauranga Intermediate are on their way to the USA after winning the national finals in Future Problem Solving. The event, held in Auckland over... Read More

Deterring amateur electricians

A joint consumer awareness campaign from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Consumer Protection team and the Electrical Workers Registration... Read More

Haimona takes on new challenge

This week marks the start of Kelly Haimona's new role off the field with the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. Haimona will be the Junior Rugby Development Officer for... Read More

Quitting smokes for unborn son

Mum-to-be Moana Ngatai has given up smoking for the sake of her unborn son and is encouraging other expectant mums to do the same. The 32-year-old from Matakana... Read More

Land wars commemoration date set

October 28 is the date decided upon for Raa Maumahara National Day of Commemoration of the New Zealand land wars. Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell... Read More

World tsunami day approaches

World tsunami day is approaching like the breaking crest of a mighty wave about to crash upon the shore - and the Bay of plenty emergency Management team is relishing... Read More