Education

Students play police for a day

About 76 Western Bay of Plenty students know what it takes to be a police officer after they got the opportunity to participate in the 2011 Blue Light PCT/ Fear... Read More

Democracy challenge for students

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is inviting senior secondary school students to compete in an essay competition about democracy. Students from schools in his electorate... Read More

Otumoetai teen heading State side

Former Otumoetai College head student Antony Jeffares is off to study music at Augusta State University in America after winning the Georgia Rotary Scholarship. This... Read More

Leadership opportunity for students

Acorn Foundation and Roy and Mary McGowan are giving 72 Western Bay of Plenty students the opportunity to sharpen their skills on a renowned Dale Carnegie training... Read More

Chch students enrol in Bay

The Ministry of Education is reporting there are 59 children from Christchurch enrolled at schools around the Bay of Plenty. Many Christchurch schools are damaged... Read More

Students parade downtown

Downtown Tauranga came alive at lunchtime today as about 600 Bay of Plenty Polytechnic students wore fancy dress in the street parade as part of O-week. Orientation... Read More

Year off to an energetic start

About 200 Brookfield School children are puffed after completing their triathlon today. It was the first time the Year 1-3 students participated in the event with... Read More

Tackling bullying in schools

Some of the Bay of Plenty's most popular rugby players are tackling bullying in schools through a new police and Chiefs rugby franchise initiative: the Kia Kaha... Read More

Ewe ripper!

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic announced the winner of its Ewe in the Baaay competition today, declaring the Dolman family of Paengaroa truly showed the Bay spirit in... Read More

Mural launches BTI’s new year

A mural by local artist Timo Rannali helped officially launch Bethlehem Tertiary Institute's new academic year. The mural, located at BTI's campus was unveiled at... Read More

Bell rings for class in Windermere

The year is underway at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic with a morning powhiri to greet the about 1500 students attending. The powhiri held at the polytechnic's... Read More

Unique trades academy opens

Minister of Education Anne Tolley is in the Bay of Plenty today to open a new trades academy that is aiming to reduce youth unemployment. The Eastern Bay of Plenty... Read More