Education

Lighter load for Tga student

Massey University extramural student and Tauranga writer, Vivette Reid, was recently awarded the Peter Collett Extramural Bursary to financially assist her study... Read More

Bell rings for $80k classroom

The $80,000 outdoor classroom learning area at Gordon Carmichael Reserve is officially open after a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon. The new facility was built... Read More

Help for diminished TGC board

The Ministry of Education has appointed a limited statutory manager for Tauranga Girls' College to assist with running the school after the simultaneous resignation... Read More

Graduates march in Tauranga

About 130 people wore gowns, hoods and mortar boards as they marched from Red Square to the Holy Trinity Events Centre for the University of Waikato graduation ceremony... Read More

Free holiday activity at the library

Children's librarian Claire Cooper is encouraging kids to get involved in this April's school holiday programme at the library. 'We are very fortunate to have... Read More

Support for survey result

A Priority One funded survey of the Bay of Plenty's education needs shows that more tertiary opportunities are needed in the region. The survey results enhance... Read More

Green huts for tomorrow s homes

Students from more than 12 Bay of Plenty schools are competing in Rotorua on Wednesday morning to construct the best eco hut. This is part of the Enviroschools... Read More

City libraries choose SunLive

SunLive has been selected to feature on information stations in libraries across Tauranga. The library marketing advisor Sarah Moorcroft says SunLive is one of... Read More

Enrolments waver in 2010

Tauranga tertiary institutes have experienced another rise in enrolment numbers, but the increases are less steep when compared with 2009. Bethlehem Tertiary Institute's... Read More

Pigs race at Mount gala

Several hundred people watched some of New Zealand's best racing pigs at Mount Maunganui Primary School on Saturday. The pigs were dressed in special costumes and... Read More

BOP Poly: Govt slashing viable

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic CEO Dr Alan Hampton says the government's plan to slash the number of qualifications in New Zealand by 25 per cent is 'entirely achievable”.... Read More

Caution over truancy stats

Western Bay of Plenty principals are questioning the government's truancy rate figures released this week, which show nearly 2000 students are truant in the region... Read More