Education

Students try flavours of the world

Tasty food from all around the world is on the menu tonight as the 2013 Otumoetai College PTA International Food Festival begins. International students at Otumoetai... Read More

Students re-enact Easter tale

The story of Jesus came to life as Bethlehem College students gathered to re-enact the Easter tale of Jesus' triumphant entry from heaven into Jerusalem on Palm... Read More

Novopay: $6M payout to schools

A $6million cash payout for schools suffering from additional workloads due to the Novopay system has been announced. Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce... Read More

School trashed with rubbish

Students at a Western Bay of Plenty school were speechless when they arrived to find trailer loads of rubbish and a used car dumped on their school grounds. Last... Read More

Mount Primary top school

Mount Maunganui Primary School is Tauranga's Top School for 2013 after winning the 13th annual competition at Gate Pa School yesterday. On March 17 the Mount team... Read More

Teachers protest education policy

Bay of Plenty teachers stepped up their protests against the Government's education policies taking to Tay Street beach in a visually united front this afternoon. ... Read More

Titanium ignites schoolgirl hysteria

Students at Tauranga Girls' College were overwhelmed by a visit from boy band Titanium yesterday with some fainting at the sight of the artists. Hundreds of... Read More

Teachers plan beach protest

Tauranga teachers will gather for a planned protest against the Government's education policies in Mount Maunganui tomorrow. About 600-700 teachers will attend... Read More

Teachers doubt Novopay deadline

Tauranga teachers are not holding their breath over Steven Joyce's recent three month deadline to clear the Novopay backlog. Tauranga NZEI spokesperson Shona Woodhead... Read More

Teachers protest against Novopay

Teachers are picketing in Tauranga today to protest the ongoing problems and lack of resolution to the Novopay system. To mark the six months since the introduction... Read More

Students parade for O-week

Parts of the city streets are closed today as students at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic march the streets in their annual Orientation Week parade. More than 100... Read More

School taxis 'a shambles'

The Government's decision to switch taxi companies used to transport special-needs children to and from school has been labelled 'a shambles” and 'unprepared”... Read More