Education

Govt proposal to abolish and replace NCEA

A radical shake-up of the country's main secondary school qualification will see NCEA abolished completely and replaced with two new qualifications at Year... Read More

Te Puke teen makes Bay of Plenty Volcanix squad

Taylor Kingi is realistic about her chances of game time in this year's Farah Palmer Cup. At 17, the Te Puke High School student is one of the youngest members... Read More

Matahui School showcases art for peace

When Matahui School was first invited to take part in the Tūmanako - Children and Youth Artworks for a Peaceful World in Aotearoa exhibition, it felt like a... Read More

Two decades of helping people with legal problems

A free legal service for Bay of Plenty residents turns 20 this month. Baywide Community Law was officially opened on July 4, 2005, in a little building on... Read More

Expo offers practical way to explore career paths

Tauranga's annual Canvas Careers Expo launches next Thursday and Friday, August 7-8, offering a dynamic, hands-on environment for students and adults to explore... Read More

College’s GrowHub recognised by minister

Katikati College students who have studied in the school's GrowHub facility shared their horticulture learning experience with the Education Minister last Friday. Senior... Read More

Teacher injured at Ōtūmoetai College

A teacher was injured when a student allegedly lashed out after being asked to put their phone away at Tauranga's Ōtūmoetai College. Police received a report... Read More

Writing workshop brings community together

More than 100 pen warriors tutored, learned and observed at a recent writing workshop at Paengaroa School. The school holiday event was a great success, with... Read More

Health school students' creativity on show

A vibrant and imaginative new exhibition at The Incubator Gallery is turning heads - and chairs. All About the Chair, which opened with an enthusiastic crowd... Read More

Aquatic centre fun for those who dress in blue

A Bay of Plenty-based water safety organisation is keen to get the 'aquatic survival starts with you” message across today, July 25, with a fun, blue-themed... Read More

School curriculum rewrite had serious problems

Internal Education Ministry documents sighted by RNZ reveal serious problems plagued the rewrite of the school curriculum earlier this year and managers were... Read More

Student finds unexpected passion in infrastructure

Candice Pretorious wasn't really sure what she wanted to do for a career when she attended a Careers in Infrastructure expo for secondary schools held at the... Read More