Education

TEU backs polytech strike

TEU's first annual conference concluded this week unanimously voting support for its members in the six polytechnics currently in dispute with their employers. Tertiary... Read More

Four schools burgled

Tauranga police say two men who burgled four Tauranga schools on Monday night were arrested outside the Brookfield New World on their way to a fifth school. A 19... Read More

Strike impact downplayed

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic's management are confident there will be minimal disruption to students, despite more strike action planned this week by some staff. Staff... Read More

Hairy Maclary winners

Tauranga Intermediate School students Becky Kavenga and Katie Lusby have won a citywide art competition. For the Tauranga City Libraries competition students had... Read More

Jobs wanted for students

Student Job Search has opened a Tauranga office to make it easier for Tauranga employers to hire students this summer. The SJS office opened at Work and Income's... Read More

Students grill Bill + VID

Deputy Prime Minister Bill English warned a group of Western Bay of Plenty students their generation would be left to pay-off the national debt if the government... Read More

Polytech staff strike

Members of the Tertiary Education Union at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic have again walked off the job. The members are upset about the latest pay offer from the polytechnic... Read More

Kiwi kids keep safe

Hundreds of primary school children turned out for the annual Orange Day Parade. The parade wound through central Tauranga streets and the primary were given a... Read More

Lollipop kids on parade

School children from schools across the city will be taking to the streets on Tuesday for the annual Orange Day Parade. It is the way police, council, and public... Read More

Computer drivers licence milestone reached

Tauranga City Council and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic have celebrated the 1000th International Computer Drivers Licence (ICDL) test passed by a council employee. Nic... Read More

Restoration nearly complete

After 22 years, Dazz Switalla has almost finished restoring his Mercedes 1957 220S. He bought the Mercedes from a Papamoa mechanic, spending an estimated $35,000... Read More

Fruit in Schools to stay

Bay of Plenty MP and Minister of Health Tony Ryall has announced government will continue the Fruit in Schools programme, although there will be funding cuts to... Read More