Education

Tauranga vision safe underground

A time capsule containing the artwork of Tauranga children depicting what they believe the city will look like in 25 years time is now sealed underground. Young... Read More

Celebrating a life in school

Tauranga's Mike and Katrina Donnelly will join hundreds of teachers sharing memories and catching up with old friends when the University of Waikato's Faculty of... Read More

Minister opens aquaculture lab

Minister of Fisheries and aquaculture, Phil Heatley, officially opened a Tauranga based aquaculture laboratory on Friday afternoon. The laboratory, named Ahumoana... Read More

Merivale youth worker departs

Merivale youth worker Lizzie Macrae is leaving the position after nearly three years in the role.Lizzie was based at the Merivale Community Centre and sought to... Read More

Wharekura gets green light

Tauranga's first full immersion Maori secondary school will go ahead after the Environment Court thrown out an objection to its construction. Building of Te Wharekura... Read More

Aquaculture growth for polytechnic

Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley is opening the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic's new aquaculture laboratory facility on Friday, October 29. ‘Ahumoana... Read More

Top maths at Otumoetai

Otumoetai Intermediate is hosting the top student mathematicians in Years 7 and 8 from around the North Island at the inaugural Bay Maths Competition. Otumoetai... Read More

Teachers and Ministry urged to talk

The Bay of Plenty chairperson of the New Zealand School Trustees Association is urging the Post Primary Teachers' Association and the Ministry of Education to get... Read More

Mount students make video finals

Four Mount Maunganui College students are national finalists for a video they made about drink driving. These Mount Maunganui College students are in the national... Read More

Teachers reject government offer

Western Bay of Plenty Post Primary Teachers' Association chairperson Jason Smythe says teachers across the region will recommence industrial action after rejecting... Read More

PhD graduand sees titanium benefit

A University of Waikato PhD graduand, who now works at the Titanium Industry Development Association (TiDA) in Tauranga, says helping New Zealand companies to make... Read More

Teacher action still simmering

This week's ramp-up in the industrial action by teachers is on hold pending the outcome of meetings between the Ministry of Education and the Post Primary Teachers... Read More