Education

Student robot among world’s best

Otumoetai College's robotic team has beaten hundreds of teams from around the world to claim the third equal spot at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Los... Read More

Record graduation

Downtown Tauranga shoppers cheered on Bethlehem Tertiary Institute's record number of graduates as they marched to the Holy Trinity Church graduation ceremony on... Read More

School continues merger battle

Kawerau Intermediate School is determined to stop the closure of the school in the Eastern Bay of Plenty following the decision to merge with Kawerau College. At... Read More

Retiring after 50 years in education

Dr Terry Fulljames is hanging up his education hat after a career spanning nearly 50 years in the education industry. For the past eight years, Terry has worked... Read More

Children give it a try

About 200 students represented 21 schools from across the Bay of Plenty to swim, bike and run in the Give It a Try Triathlon at Omokoroa Domain. Pahoia School hosted... Read More

University enrolments up

The number of Equivalent Full-Time Students (EFTS) studying in Tauranga at Waikato University is 17 per cent up on the same time last year. By March 26, the university... Read More

Elite athletes win scholarships

About 50 family, friends and supporters attended Bay of Plenty Polytechnic's High Performance Sports Academy Scholarship award ceremony on Thursday honouring some... Read More

Speech promotes racial harmony

Lydia Verschaffelt's views on race relations has won her first place in the 2012 NZ Race Unity Regional speech awards, and a place in the national semi-finals. Initiated... Read More

Otumoetai College welcomes Key

Prime Minister John Key is speaking to about 470 senior students at Otumoetai College today. He is giving an informal speech along with Tauranga MP Simon Bridges,... Read More

New degree for BTI

A new social degree is being introduced into the Bethlehem Tertiary Institute's new curriculum. The Bachelor of Social Work was launched at the campus with a celebration... Read More

University enrolments up

The number of full-time equivalent students preparing to study at the University of Waikato's Tauranga campus is up 20 per cent when compared with the same time... Read More

Back to school for head tutor

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic's Brian Dillon is heading back to school after being named the successful applicant for the 2012 Chamber of Commerce Tauranga Business... Read More