Education

New Brookfield School build underway

Brookfield School staff and students are excited construction has started on their new school. The new school, Te Kura o Manunui, is being built around... Read More

Teens could fail basic NCEA standards - report

Initial testing indicates some teens will fail compulsory NCEA standards because they don't use capital letters and full stops and don't know how many... Read More

Works to begin on Harrisons Cut beach access

Improvements to the Harrisons Cut beach access way from Pāpāmoa Beach Road are set to start on Tuesday April 26. The access way leading to the car park and... Read More

Host families needed for international students

Tauranga Girls' College International Department are calling on families to host international students from July 2022. With the borders set to reopen this year,... Read More

Setting young Tauranga women up for their future

As 50 young women from Tauranga Girl's College receive their Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Awards, through support from Blue Light, the awards, now over 60 years old,... Read More

Space educators program launches

A Tauranga Boys' College teacher is among the first to join a Rocketlab program that aims to reverse concerning statistics in students' learning of math and science... Read More

Bilingual kura/school signs replacing English-only

A change to a land transport rule came into force on April 5 2022 enabling bilingual school traffic signs, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Director of Land... Read More

Tauranga bus drivers racially abused, threatened

Tauranga bus drivers are facing racial abuse and death threats from local school boys hanging out at the city's transport hub, First Union says. Bay of Plenty... Read More

Fewer than 12,000 foreign students remain in NZ

Immigration New Zealand figures show fewer than 12,000 foreign students remain in the country. That is down from nearly 52,000 when the pandemic started two... Read More

Learn after work in the Bay

Learning after working is beneficial to keep an active and curious mind. And a worldwide organisation that provides opportunities for members to engage in further... Read More

Te Pūkenga welcomes Toi Ohomai and Wintec

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and Waikato Institute of Technology - Wintec - has announced it will move into Te Pūkenga on May 31 2022. This early move... Read More

Consultation opens on healthy drinks in schools

Public consultation has opened on a proposal for primary schools to only offer healthy drinks. "We know that if kids eat and drink well, there are a myriad of... Read More