Education
07:01am Sun 14 Apr, 2013
As the number of children attending preschool continues to rise, statistics show Tauranga has already met the Government's future Early Childhood Education goal. Data... Read More
02:38pm Sat 13 Apr, 2013
Around 700 people attended the graduation celebration of Bethlehem Tertiary Institute on Devonport Road today. The annual graduation ceremony saw 115 people from... Read More
01:23pm Sat 13 Apr, 2013
Western Bay of Plenty teachers are marching in Tauranga to express their concern about the direction education is going in. They are taking part in a march and rally... Read More
08:52am Fri 12 Apr, 2013
Bay principals and teachers are encouraging people to march through the city tomorrow in protest of the Government's proposed changes to education and Novopay. Organised... Read More
04:42pm Thu 11 Apr, 2013
One of the country's top children's book illustrators visited Mount Maunganui Primary School today to talk ‘doodling' and Kaha the Kea. Illustrator Bruce Potter... Read More
09:33am Sun 07 Apr, 2013
Some Bay of Plenty principals are supporting the Ministry of Education's push to give teachers the right to search and seize student's cell phones and iPads if they... Read More
12:34pm Mon 01 Apr, 2013
More than 70 per cent of Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty primary and intermediate schools are signed up to Swimming New Zealand's State Kiwi Swim Safe Programme... Read More
09:43am Thu 28 Mar, 2013
Tauranga Girls' College student Emily McCarthy's dream for harmonious race relations in New Zealand has won her a spot at the National Race Unity Speech Awards. ... Read More
02:28pm Wed 27 Mar, 2013
It was an early morning start at Pillans Point Primary today as pupils gathered for their chance to take to the sky in a hot air balloon. Pupils at the Maxwells... Read More
03:29pm Tue 26 Mar, 2013
Papamoa Primary School student Kiwa Ross got a different view of his morning school route today when he was flown in by helicopter. The chopper ride was Kiwa's... Read More
04:47pm Sun 24 Mar, 2013
Family, friends and industry honoured the Bay's growing sporting talents last week when nine of the regions elite athletes received High Performance Sports Scholarships... Read More
08:01am Sun 24 Mar, 2013
Senior high school students from Tauranga and the wider Western Bay of Plenty will compete in regional heats of the Race Unity Speech Award on Tuesday, March 26.... Read More
05-Nov 15:00
BoP set for summer-like heat as temperatures soar
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
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