Education

Pupils pitch in for clean up

More than 10 tonnes of unwanted rubbish has been cleared from the Wylie and Jones St Reserves in an operation involving more than 300 children from Gate Pa School,... Read More

Mashup comp’s call for students

Bay of Plenty students have one more day to register for the opportunity to learn key business and innovation skills this weekend. The fourth annual Trustpower Mashup... Read More

St Mary’s decision pending

St Mary's Catholic School will have to wait a further three weeks before a decision is made to develop on its 13th Avenue grounds. Tauranga City Council commissioners... Read More

Student’s sharpen cycle skills

It's already reaching more than 3000 Tauranga primary school children every year - now the award-winning Kids can Ride cycle education programme is being wheeled... Read More

New chapter in library battle

Residents opposing plans to stop Tauranga's mobile library service made the most the Tauranga City Council's first community open day on the draft annual plan, with... Read More

Getting hands on with water

Students from around the Bay of Plenty are getting hands on with water through an educational expo aimed at showing them how to protect the region's waterways. Organised... Read More

City school applies to expand

St Mary's Catholic School is applying to undertake a development on its 13th Avenue grounds to boost facilities and increase its roll. Tauranga City Council is today... Read More

New Hillary scholars announced

Nine Bay of Plenty students are among this year's Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship recipients. Scholarship recipients Mungo Mason and Karina Radley. The University... Read More

Schools back brave shave

Otumoetai College's annual Shave for a Cure has raised thousands of dollars for the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer Foundation with more cash donations on the way. Today... Read More

City delegation to Asia

Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby will lead a delegation to sister cities in China and Japan early next month. The 12-day trip to Yantai in China and Hitachi in... Read More

Cross cultural exchange

Plans to build strong links between the Bay of Plenty and China's Nanchang city will see four senior Western Bay secondary students head to the city on art scholarships... Read More

International flavours at Otumoetai

Fancy a tasty Thai, Chinese chicken, or a German bratwurst for Friday night's dinner? Then head to Otumoetai College from 5.30pm tonight where there will be more... Read More