Education
02:43pm Thu 27 Nov, 2014
A Tauranga school is fearful of losing up to 225 teaching hours following a $4500 cut in funding if it doesn't appeal the decile rating process. Kaka Street Special... Read More
10:58am Thu 27 Nov, 2014
Omanu School and Gwen Rogers Kindergarten have joined forces to win an Enviroschools Green Gold Award. The award was presented to the schools yesterday, by Bay of... Read More
09:17am Sun 23 Nov, 2014
Two Cambodian schools will be supported for the next 12 months thanks to the success of a fashion show in Tauranga. Denise Arnold, Julia Third and Helen Conway at... Read More
04:05pm Sat 22 Nov, 2014
Did you know the Bay of Plenty doesn't have its own landfill - rubbish is trucked to Hampton Downs near Auckland every week? And that we don't recycle number fives... Read More
03:00pm Fri 21 Nov, 2014
A pure celebration of kapa haka has been taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre this week. Ra Whakangahau 2014 is not a competition, but an opportunity... Read More
09:38am Fri 21 Nov, 2014
A Tauranga mother faces the undesirable decision of sending her children to school hungry or finding cost-effective alternatives to the school bus, with the city's... Read More
12:01pm Thu 20 Nov, 2014
Western Bay of Plenty school budgets will be carefully scrutinised in the coming weeks after the Ministry of Education rolled out its latest decile review. In the... Read More
02:22pm Tue 18 Nov, 2014
The Waikato DHB plans to roll out a new training programme focussing on emergency maternity response at three rural hospitals within the district. It follows a... Read More
03:29pm Sat 15 Nov, 2014
Mayor Stuart Crosby and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges were among a handful of invited guests who got to have a look around the new Pyes Pa School today. Today was the... Read More
07:01am Fri 14 Nov, 2014
They may be imaginary friends - but the cardboard buddies created by Mount Maunganui Intermediate School pupils are sending out a strong message today. As part of... Read More
03:52pm Thu 13 Nov, 2014
More than 30 senior managers and staff at Tauranga Hospital will be spending the day with their ‘buddies' on Friday. Buddy Day is a nationwide event that sees... Read More
08:05am Thu 13 Nov, 2014
St Mary's School capped off an unbeaten day at the crease by winning the Western Bay of Plenty Mini World Cup for a sixth time. Held at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval,... Read More
05-Nov 11:55
Man charged with arson after car fire
05-Nov 11:41
Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins nearly $34k
05-Nov 10:49
Voter access concerns after ramp door locked
05-Nov 08:48
Car ends up off road in Ōhauiti, house undamaged
05-Nov 08:30
Heavy traffic snarls Hewletts Rd commuters
05-Nov 08:00
Bay homes offer a retirement alternative
05-Nov 07:00
Resident says shelterbelt is reducing visibility
05-Nov 06:00
SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
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