More than 350 Bay of Plenty households with children aged five or under now have improved driveway safety as Housing New Zealand looks to put the brakes on being... Read More

While running an average of six hours a day through the gruelling Himalaya in 27-degree heat, Lesley Mochan admits there were times she thought: ‘You idiot'. But... Read More

Eight-year-old Te Paea Rameka bravely faced each day of her battle with cancer, enduring 32 days of radiation treatment, 55 days of chemotherapy and hundreds of... Read More

Elaine Fountain absolutely loves children. And she shows it. Because even though this committed kindergarten teacher has retired after 41 years of service to the... Read More

Hip-hop styled baggy ‘swag' pants, gothic-inspired wrist cuffs, studded gloves, yellow aviator sunglasses, beanies and piercings for the lip and nose. That's... Read More

After hours of rehearsals and a last-minute name-change, all that's left now for Otumoetai Intermediate School band Society of Six is to rock the stage and rock... Read More

Mount Maunganui College has walked away with third place from the 2015 Stage Challenge. The college was also awarded the Girlfriend Award for Excellence for choreography... Read More

A Tauranga school's three-year plan to slash waste in the school and wider community has helped it secure one of dozen secondary schools sharing a $48,000, eco-friendly... Read More

A Bay of Plenty school has successfully contested its decile rating, a result its principal believes will bring it on to a more level educational playing field. The... Read More

Powerco's super hero, Sparky, is about to bolster his fan base. The life-sized cartoon character is headed for Otumoetai Primary School in Tauranga on 1 July to... Read More

The way is cleared for the design and build of the central city university precinct in central Tauranga with the document outlining the conditions for regional funding... Read More

The school holidays are never boring at Coast Kids, with a trio of exciting events planned to keep the children and teenagers entertained during the two-week break. Coast... Read More