Education

Birds to share wildlife messages

Sheldon the shag and Frankie the fantail will help impart important messages about wildlife to youngsters this year, when the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre... Read More

Checking out the Bay’s Czech school

At mention of 'smazak” 10-year-old Nicholas Benfell of Mount Maunganui drifts into sensory heaven. 'Best stuff in the world,” he enthuses. Smazak is... Read More

Dictionary donation for Merivale School

Their smiles and excitement says it all. The way the pupils engage in this brightly-coloured illustrated book - you'd never guess it's a dictionary they're holding. It's... Read More

Teens help out on children's ward

Sometimes teenagers get a bad rap, but four Tauranga Girls' College students are proving they can be model citizens by providing care packages to parents of sick... Read More

School secures robotics success

Otumoetai Intermediate have won the excellence award at the inaugural VEX IQ National Championships thanks to a vision to align itself with seasoned robotics experts... Read More

House of Science grows new labs

Tauranga is ‘hot-housing' young potential scientists who might one day become the new generation Nobel Laureates like Ernest Rutherford, Maurice Wilkins and... Read More

Dean retires from Arataki

A couple of his students ended up in prison - but the good teacher still can't bring himself to call them 'ratbags”. He retracts, reconsiders and suggests... Read More

Maths app research at Papamoa

Two Papamoa primary schools are beginning a two-year programme looking at how apps can be used to teach maths. Nearly $200,000 has been granted by the Teaching and... Read More

Changes leave students by the roadside

A Western Bay of Plenty school's decision to cut students attending Tauranga City schools off its bus route has one mother accusing the school of 'ludicrous”... Read More

Hikoi brings awards together

Taking pride of place at Otumoetai Intermediate, the Prime Minister's Supreme Award now has a little brother or sister after making a special 444km journey from... Read More

Free school buses extended

Western Bay of Plenty school children will ride for free on the newly introduced Schoolhopper during term one thanks to a financial decision by Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

Papamoa College’s artistic flair

It has been four years in the making, but Papamoa College's creative side is proudly shining through with its inaugural art exhibition. Launched on Monday, the exhibition... Read More