Education

Teachers protest funding cut

Early childhood centres in the Western Bay of Plenty are joining those nationwide today taking part in a National Day of Action against the government's cuts to... Read More

Bay school early UFB recipient

A Bay of Plenty school is one of the first three schools nationwide to benefit from the government's ultra-fast broadband project. Te Kura o Omaio in the Eastern... Read More

Speechmakers eye Canada prize

Aquinas College head boy Samuel Brebner is the winner of the Waikato/BOP district finals of the Lions Young Speechmaker of the Year competition. Aquinas College... Read More

Otumoetai wins North Island comp

The Otumoetai College special Olympic soccer team is back in Tauranga victorious from its trip to Auckland for the North Island Regional Championships. Raymond Jones... Read More

Teachers acquire training days

Western Bay of Plenty secondary school teachers now have two days up their sleeves to assist with planning and preparation for the new NCEA standards. Education... Read More

Chance to own the whistle

Bay of Plenty secondary school students are being given the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Bay of Plenty international referee Bryce Lawrence. ‘You... Read More

Youth leaders receive civics lesson

About 50 secondary school students from six schools are better prepared to make difficult decisions after participating in this year's Bay of Plenty Regional Council... Read More

Teacher pushed, student attacked

A Tauranga Girls' College student is expelled after she forced her way into a classroom, pushed a teacher out of the way and allegedly assaulted another girl. A... Read More

Top problem solvers win in the US

Four Tauranga students are home after being named the best in their division at a major problem solving competition in the United States. They represented New Zealand... Read More

Former Mount student on the chop

Former Mount Maunganui College head prefect Luke van Veen is working up a sweat at Fieldays this week as he chops and saws his way through a stack of logs. Luke... Read More

New facility for sick students

A special classroom for Western Bay of Plenty students with debilitating illnesses is part of the Northern Health School's new facility that officially opened this... Read More

Intense rivalry ends in tie

In the interests of fairness, Otumoetai College, Tauranga Boys' College and Girls' College students are settling for a draw in a crowd pleasing social netball match. ... Read More