Education

AIMS Games still growing

AIMS Games' remarkable record-breaking run doesn't look like slowing down, with nearly 8000 intermediate-aged athletes set to descend on Tauranga in September. The... Read More

Taking children’s health to heart

Prioritising healthy eating has earned UrbanKids Early Learning Centre a ‘Whanau Award' from the Heart Foundation - the first to complete the award online... Read More

Push for greater child safety

Over 2500 Bay of Plenty children were admitted to hospital due to preventable injuries over a four-year period, forming part of a nationwide figure that has alarmed... Read More

Flying a wildlife message

A waxeye attacked by cats, a penguin mauled by a dog and a morepork hit by a truck. These are true stories Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Wildlife Trust... Read More

Award for Te Puke vet student

A Te Puke veterinary science student's ambition for farming has been rewarded with a $2,500 scholarship from Agcarm. Calum Linton is in his third year of a veterinary... Read More

Cultivating careers

Bay of Plenty students will learn more about the science behind kiwi fruit production at this year's Cultivate Your Career Day in Tauranga this month. Plant & Food... Read More

Judy’s 50 years at kindy

Judy White is unforgettable. Particularly in the kindergarten world. 'You look very familiar,” they'll say. If they went to Tauranga South Kindergarten between... Read More

Steps to understanding counted

It was a simple numbers game. One hundred Year 6 Tahatai School pupils in Papamoa walking for two months - and every step taken is counted. Every step. It came to... Read More

X Factor star goes back to school

A contestant from this year's X-Factor took to the stage at Tauranga Girls' College this afternoon as part of the celebrations for Ara Taiohi Youth Week. Bethany... Read More

2,779 crosses woven for launch

The World War One Memorial Forest project will be officially launched by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry on Arbor Day, June 5. The Memorial Forest is a Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Youth awards winners announced

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Coromandel Peninsula Youth Awards held over the weekend. While the weather... Read More

Tauranga uni campus moves a step closer

Tauranga's own university campus in the city's central business district has moved a step closer to becoming a reality after the parties involved agreed on how contributions... Read More