06:00am Fri 05 Sep, 2025
Craig Haggo didn't really want to be a teacher. But his mum thought he would make a good one, and said her opinion was one he should listen to. He wasn't... Read More
05:30pm Thu 28 Aug, 2025
A marine research facility to be built in Tauranga will be 'unique” in the world, a key player says. Concept plans for the New Zealand Institute for... Read More
02:00pm Thu 28 Aug, 2025
A group of 89 secondary school principals are calling for an immediate halt to plans to replace the NCEA school qualification. In an open letter to Education... Read More
07:00pm Tue 26 Aug, 2025
Bay of Plenty secondary school teachers plan ongoing morning pickets in response to the Government's offer for settlement of their collective agreement negotiations. Following... Read More
01:00pm Tue 26 Aug, 2025
'As Neil Young said, it's better to burn out than it is to rust.” That's a parting thought from long-serving Pongakawa School principal Craig Haggo... Read More
02:00pm Sun 24 Aug, 2025
Over 290 students from 13 secondary schools and other education providers in the Western Bay of Plenty had the chance to visit the Takitimu North Link project... Read More
07:00am Sun 24 Aug, 2025
A small Mount Maunganui school recently welcomed a new principal and is now set to welcome international students to their kura by the end of this year. Lisa... Read More
12:55pm Wed 20 Aug, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty secondary school teachers gathered today as part of a national strike against a 1% pay rise offer from the Government. Members of the... Read More
10:00am Tue 19 Aug, 2025
Hundreds of secondary teachers in the Bay of Plenty will strike on Wednesday in response to the Government's offer for settlement of their collective agreement... Read More
07:30am Tue 19 Aug, 2025
Former Rotorua hospitality professionals and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology alumni, Aman Deep and Veena Devi, have won the People's Choice Award at the 2025... Read More
10:00am Wed 06 Aug, 2025
A local street artist, a fashion show and a film festival are just some of the things on offer at the Canvas Careers Expo in Tauranga this week. The Art in... Read More
07:08am Tue 05 Aug, 2025
The Government's proposal to abolish NCEA is a 'huge backward step” that feels like a return to the 1980s, a Bay of Plenty principal says. The proposed... Read More