Education

When being a mongrel is no bad thing

It's not often you get a 16-year-old girl saying she wants to be a mongrel, but that's the case with John Paul College's Lily Florence. The year-12 student is an... Read More

Cricket season all set

It's time for Tauranga youngsters to put away their rugby boots and oil up the cricket bats as the Western Bay of Plenty season gets underway. The emergence of spring... Read More

Mayor: Youth on benefits too high

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick wants to bring down the number of youth she describes as 'wasted human capital” who are on benefits in the city. A taskforce workshop... Read More

BOP girls rack up huge win

Facing the Bay of Plenty Secondary School Girls' team after they have lost their first game in two years is a bad idea. Just ask Thames Valley. Unfortunately for... Read More

Academy a place for champions

Mount Maunganui's Impact Gymsport Academy know what success is all about, and they've been producing champions since they first opened two-and-a-half years ago. Now... Read More

Aquinas students take aim

A group of Aquinas College students will take on New Zealand's finest shooters in the annual Secondary Schools Air Pistol Competition on Saturday. Breanna Brooker,... Read More

Canoe slalom set for AIMS Games

The NZCT AIMS Games will be even bigger in 2016, with the canoe slalom set to become the 20th sport at the annual intermediate-aged tournament in Tauranga. Less... Read More

Arataki launches Montessori unit

The growing demand for Montessori primary education in the Bay of Plenty has seen the launch of Montessori@Arataki. The new primary school unit will operate within... Read More

Global leap for Waikato Uni

The University of Waikato has placed 338th in the world in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2015/16 released today. Of New Zealand's seven universities,... Read More

Success for new design programme

The first of Tauranga's newest digital media designers are all set to graduate, and ACG Yoobee School of Design programme manager Kevin Sharp couldn't be more proud. It's... Read More

In the footsteps of spies and stars

William Beau Holland, Member of the New Zealand Order of merit. A grand moniker and attachment, but just plain ‘Bill' to the world. 'That's because I am actually... Read More

Buddy Day returns to Tauranga

Buddy Day returns to Tauranga this November, and organisers say the event has grown, with five North Island locations now taking part. The community engagement event,... Read More