Education

Seeking healthy homes funds

A programme to promote healthy homes in the Murupara area is now seeking funding and aims to commence operations in 2016. Lorreen Hartley, Community Development... Read More

Bay kids ready for Mini World Cup

One of the most successful junior cricket events in the Bay of Plenty will be held at the Bay Oval and Blake Park in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday (November 11),... Read More

No training buzz for Harry

Tauranga's Harry Frentz thought he'd found a promising career path when he signed up for an apiculture course with Agribusiness Training Limited in August. He promptly... Read More

NCEA exams start today

It's crunch time for thousands of Coromandel secondary school students as NCEA exams get underway across the region this morning. The first exam, which started at... Read More

NCEA exams underway

It's crunch time for thousands of Bay secondary school students as NCEA exams get underway across the region this morning. The first exam, which started at 9am,... Read More

Coromandel Youth MP selected

Thames High School Year 12 student Veronica Manning has been elected as the Coromandel representative for Youth Parliament 2016. Coromandel MP Scott Simpson says... Read More

Ghost scare students out of school

Two boarders at the troubled Turakina Maori Girls' College have left the school saying they have been threatened by a resident ghost. Parents of the girls are angry... Read More

Liquidation hits BOP students

Bay of Plenty students are among 1600 nationwide affected by education provider Agribusiness Training Limited going into liquidation. The liquidator, Iain Nellies,... Read More

Tauranga school national finalists

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori has announced Tauranga school Te Wharekura o Mauao have been named finalists for this year's Nga Tohu Reo Maori. There are 36 finalists... Read More

Ideas welcome in education shake-up

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is encouraging submissions from the local community after the National government announced an overhaul of the country's Education Act... Read More

Students’ big ‘YES’ to premix treats

An Otumoetai College enterprise group's premix treat for the health conscious has won the students the Bay of Plenty Supreme Award in The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise... Read More

World Cup's a family affair in Omokoroa

While all Kiwi's proudly lay claim to our mighty All Blacks, Omokoroa Pre-school have gone all out in their support ahead of this weekend's Rugby World Cup final. But... Read More