Education

Prime Minister to visit city

Prime Minster John Key will meet Papamoa school students before opening a nearby retirement village in a whistle-stop visit to Tauranga City. Arriving in Tauranga... Read More

Pupils get breakfast boost

It was spaghetti on toast for more than 300 pupils at Arataki Primary School this morning as the Kick Start Club officially launched its breakfast programme. The... Read More

Wilderland's future uncertain

The Coromandel's public is digging into their own pockets to prevent the Thames Coromandel District Council seizing 160 acres of land occupied by the Wilderland... Read More

Tech cracks egg dipping record

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is an unofficial world record holder after breaking the previous record for the simultaneous dipping of toasted bread soldiers into eggs... Read More

Getaway from winter with books

Is the winter weather getting to you? Are you yearning for a getaway? If the mind is willing, but the budget isn't, why not treat yourself to a holiday of the imagination? Registrations... Read More

Classroom arrives at new home

A 116-year-old classroom from Otumoetai Primary School has arrived at its new temporary home at Historic Village. Tauranga City Council property manager Anthony... Read More

Bay teacher's registration cancelled

A former Whakatane teacher caught sending texts of an intimate nature to a 10-year-old girl has had his registration cancelled and has been censured for serious... Read More

School’s woollen Shrek stolen

Teachers at Gate Pa Preschool are reluctant to display further yarn bombing creations after their centre-piece was stolen a second time from just outside the gate. Children,... Read More

Anti-violence song quest open

Singer songwriters are being call on to show their talents at an Eastern Bay of Plenty music event which also asks them to bring an anti-violence message to their... Read More

Students receive youth awards

Students from nine Western Bay of Plenty high schools have this week received their graduation certificates as part of the annual Dale Carnegie Youth Scholarships... Read More

Brisk Birdman proves a blast

Young pupils got a chilly lesson in aviation this morning when the donned Birdman creations and took to flight off Sailsbury Wharf. As an exciting end of term event,... Read More

Tech tutor ‘flipping brilliant'

An electrical tutor at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is one of 12 educators to be awarded a prestigious 2014 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in Wellington this week. Minister... Read More