Education

Claire's passion for freshwater

A former Thames High School pupil with a passion for protecting freshwater and soil quality has won the Waikato Regional Council annual water science prize. University... Read More

MBAS to run tsunami drill March 2

Mercury Bay Area School will run its annual tsunami evacuation exercise on the first Wednesday of March. More than 1,000 staff and students will take part in the... Read More

Students awarded scholarships

Ballance Agri-Nutrients has awarded a total of $48,000 in tertiary study scholarships to six talented students who are aiming to make a positive difference in the... Read More

Scholarships awarded

A record number of 22 local students are heading off to tertiary institutions this month with Bay of Plenty Education Trust scholarships lightening the financial... Read More

Magician’s anti-bullying stance

Kiwi magician Elgregoe is once again hitting the dusty trail throughout the country, rearing to get his live show off the road and into schools this week. He will... Read More

Policy a path from poverty

A Tauranga man is taking a shot at what he describes as 'the curmudgeonly critics” of Labour's recently announced policy of three free years of tertiary education. Peter... Read More

Sol3 Mio perform in March

Fans of Sol3 Mio can expect to see everything that makes operatic trio so well-loved by audiences when they come to town in March. Due to overwhelming ticket demand,... Read More

Faster internet for 55 schools

It's life in the internet fast lane for the thousands of Bay of Plenty students who have returned to school. Under the Government's Ultra-Fast Broadband and Rural... Read More

Renowned artist to host workshop

If you're a creative who wants to learn a trick or two from a leading New Zealand artist then make sure you're in Whitianga next month. Official New Zealand Defence... Read More

Bay kids head back to school

As today marks the start of February, so too does it signal the beginning of another school year, as Kiwi kids around the country head back to the classrooms this... Read More

Arrested for not paying student loan

A Kiwi living overseas who refused to repay his student loan has been arrested at the New Zealand border. This is the first time the sanction has been used. A person... Read More

Leadership bursary for Midge Munro

Tauranga's Midge Munro has been awarded a bursary to attend the 2016 PMA Emerging Leaders Programme, to be held in Arizona, USA. This bursary has been supported... Read More