Education

Search is on for Coromandel Youth MP

The search is on for an energetic, passionate young person to become the voice of Coromandel's youth in the 2016 Youth Parliament. Local MP Scott Simpson is calling... Read More

AIMS Games set sail

Young sailors will be checking the forecast for clear skies and just the right amount of wind next month as they prepare to set sail for the first time in the 2015... Read More

Porrit Park Mural competition

Thames primary school students are being asked to use their creativity to transform the new toilet block in Porritt Park from drab to fab. With construction to... Read More

Silver tick for kindergarten

Tiaki Early Learning Centre is sporting a new sign on their gate after receiving silver recognition under the Enviroschools Programme. The Enviroschools Programme... Read More

Bandquest a hit at Baycourt

They may be young, but they know how to rock - so much so that Mount Maunganui Intermediate School band ‘JYK' has won the school its first-ever placing in... Read More

Joyriders out to ruin school’s big day

Joyriders have torn up a school field in the Western Bay of Plenty just days before a major fundraising event is due to be held. Whakamarama School's top paddock... Read More

Rising stars set to do battle

Plenty of audience support is expected for the six young finalists who will battle it out in the Bay of Plenty Symphonia's Rising Stars concert on September 4. Each... Read More

Uni event this week

The University of Waikato is hosting its first parent information session in Tauranga to inform parents about what to expect when their children begin tertiary study. With... Read More

Looking after local water ways

Students were inspired to take action after attending the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Taiohi-Taiao Youth Jam environmental youth conference in May this year. They... Read More

Helping disabled in disasters

Helping disabled people manage in a disaster is the intent of a new booklet prepared for Bay of Plenty people with disabilities. Prepared by the Bay of Plenty Civil... Read More

Your say on term-time holidays

SunLive took to the streets of Tauranga on Friday lunchtime to ask what the locals thought about parents taking their children out of school during term time. The... Read More

Clayton's call for Youth MPs

Aspiring politicians in Tauranga are being given the chance to represent the region in parliament next year - and List MP for New Zealand First Clayton Mitchell... Read More