Education
06:01pm Wed 09 Dec, 2015
Te Akau Ki Papamoa has won the School League Cup at this year's Gymnastic Academy Super Skills day. Sixty pupils from 12 schools from around Tauranga took part in... Read More
11:31am Wed 09 Dec, 2015
Minister Steven Joyce has today announced his intention to establish a new polytechnic in the region by merging the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and the Waiariki Institute... Read More
08:39am Wed 09 Dec, 2015
Students learning to drive in school hours will be rewarded with NCEA credits from April next year. The government says schools will be able to offer two credits... Read More
11:26am Tue 08 Dec, 2015
The student union and tertiary education union say a decision needs to be made on whether the merger between the two Bay of Plenty polytechnics should go ahead. New... Read More
06:44am Tue 08 Dec, 2015
The University of Waikato will host the fifth Coastal Economic Symposium in Tauranga next year. The symposium, Treasuring the Bay - Whakamana te taonga o te Moana... Read More
10:30am Mon 07 Dec, 2015
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has revealed that seven of the city's schools will participate in projects to better support children with special educational needs. 'Here... Read More
02:13pm Thu 03 Dec, 2015
The government have revealed that international student enrolment figures in the Bay of Plenty region are up 18 per cent compared to last year. Tertiary Education,... Read More
11:04am Wed 02 Dec, 2015
A Tauranga-based marine scientist has been awarded a prestigious Marsden research grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand. Dr Phil Ross, from the University... Read More
04:34pm Fri 27 Nov, 2015
Two young Tauranga women are among a handful of people to win a coveted Blake Trust Ambassador award, and will spend the summer with Department of Conservation rangers... Read More
12:01pm Fri 27 Nov, 2015
The sound of hammers hitting nails is a welcome racket at Mount Maunganui Intermediate, as 10 new classrooms are built on school grounds as part of an estimated... Read More
04:40pm Thu 26 Nov, 2015
The Department of Conservation and Toyota New Zealand have agreed to work together to support a new conservation programme for Kiwi kids. The five-year partnership... Read More
01:28pm Thu 26 Nov, 2015
Mercury Bay Area School Year 12 students Joseph Morcom and Renee Royal are this year's winners of the Mercury Bay Art Escape Trust Scholarship. Now into it third... Read More
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
04-Nov 11:00
Public art symposium seeks volunteers
04-Nov 10:00
Major Maketū culvert upgrade to start this month
04-Nov 08:04
Nangs-fuelled drive ends in home detention
04-Nov 07:00
Mum grows thriving food forest in Tauranga
04-Nov 06:00
Kiwifruit boom fuels Bay of Plenty land rush
03-Nov 18:00
Exports to Australia ease avocado glut
03-Nov 16:20
Man in custody after alleged hit-and-run
03-Nov 14:05
Te Puke artists put their creativity on show
03-Nov 14:00
Local actors bring hilarious comedy to life!
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