Education

Buses costly for ratepayers

Bay of Plenty ratepayers will pay nearly $270,000 this year to help subsidise fares for Bay of Plenty Regional Council's new Schoolhopper bus service. The expected... Read More

Council react to missing school bus

'Miscommunication” has been blamed after a school bus failed to run its regular route this morning, leaving students stranded by the roadside in the rain. The... Read More

Bus no-show leaves students stranded

School children were left stranded by the roadside in the rain this morning after a daily bus service was cancelled for the day without any prior warning. The abrupt... Read More

Top magician visits bay schools

Award-winning magician, ventriloquist and presenter Elgregoe is using a blend of magic and humour to deliver important social messages to Bay of Plenty children... Read More

Costly ride for Otumoetai student

An Otumoetai College student has provided the perfect example of why not to break school rules after illegally driving his friend's car and crashing into a power... Read More

School’s cosy comfort

Winter is looking pretty snug and cosy for Maketu Educare and its children as it happily pulls up its newly installed ‘big blankets' of insulation. This week... Read More

Hardship follows back-to-school costs

Josh went back to school last week in a rag-tag uniform. As his mum says it was 'scraped together”. He was still wearing the over-sized and tattered shorts... Read More

Council investigate road marking mistake

Tauranga City Council has admitted an internal investigation is underway into how a series of ‘no parking' yellow lines were allowed to block a Tauranga special... Read More

Campaigning for school pools

Water Safety NZ wants to hear from schools with swimming pools that are under threat of closure and lend a hand to keep some of New Zealand's most vital resources... Read More

Parking 'cock up' irks special school principal

Motorists outside a Tauranga special school are being forced to flout the law after a Tauranga City Council parking 'cock up” saw yellow lines marked outside... Read More

A Rotary stay in the Bay

When 17-year-old Agustina Ledesma LLovell arrived in Tauranga in February 21 last year, despite already having learned English she couldn't understand a word we... Read More

Buses give rural mums the runaround

It was one of those sickening moments of realisation for a young mum. 'The school bus pulled up and my six-year-old daughter wasn't on it.” Tracey Came of... Read More