Education

Men and early childhood education

Tauranga is playing host to a summit which focusses on encouraging more men to consider a career in early childhood education. The tenth annual EC-MENz summit which... Read More

Joint polytech CEO named

Dr Neil Barnes is named today as interim chief executive of the newly merged Bay of Plenty Wand Waiariki polytechnics. Neil began his role last week on March 31... Read More

First academic director named

A man writing a book on an alternative to the dominant conception of God in Anglophone philosophy of religion has been put in charge of the Tauranga CBD campus development. Associate... Read More

Pay your loan or face arrest

The message appears to be getting through to Kiwis with student loans who are now based overseas. Inland Revenue received more than 20,000 additional repayments... Read More

Foreign students prop up schools

The Prime Minister is doing the 'big sell” for more foreign students to prop up under-funded public education and private education businesses, says New Zealand... Read More

Navarone and the ambassador

Bethlehem schoolboy Navarone Williams today seized an opportunity to shake hands with the most powerful man in the world. And two of his sporting heroes LeBron James... Read More

Celebrating Shakespeare in the Bay

It might be 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare, but The Bard is still proving popular with Bay of Plenty secondary school students. This year's SGCNZ... Read More

Bay town to host music school

Music comes to Whakatane in April when the Bay of Plenty Music School gathers for its annual get together. Whakatane is hosting the annual Bay of Plenty Music School,... Read More

Get Enspired this Easter

Young people throughout Tauranga and the Western Bay are being challenged to put their Easter holiday to good use by getting serious about the environment. Easter... Read More

Webb Ellis Cup visits Bay schools

Rugby players from three Bay of Plenty secondary schools were given an opportunity to get up close to the glittering gold Rugby World Cup. As a thank you to young... Read More

Polytech council nearly complete

Three new members have been announced for the new joint Bay of Plenty/Waiariki Institute of Technology, bringing the council nearly up to full strength. Colin Rangi... Read More

Race Unity open for everyone

Maringi Marsh will talk about the utopia of race unity and learn about the unity of different cultures as she does it. Maringi, a student from Mount Maunganui College,... Read More