Education

Vouchers for good…and fun

A new and fun ‘Vouchers for Good' initiative to help support child and youth services in the Western Bay of Plenty has been launched this month. As well... Read More

Record-breaking fund from Charity House project

Rotorua community organisations are set to benefit from a record-breaking fund of $140,000, from the Toi Ohomai Charity House project. The house, which was built... Read More

NZ history curriculum ‘sign of a mature society’

Putting New Zealand's own history of the centre of the country's schooling is is the sign of a mature society and will help address inequities, educators... Read More

Final content released for teaching NZ history

Every young person in school and kura will soon start learning about how New Zealand's histories have shaped our lives, says Education Minister Chris Hipkins. The... Read More

Drones monitor manta rays in pioneering study

How big is that manta ray? Drones give the answer in a pioneering study by University of Auckland postgraduate student Edy Setyawan. Setyawan got the idea during... Read More

Robot Wars: Tauranga teens take on the world

Six students from Otumoetai, Tauranga Boys' and Mount Maunganui Colleges designed, built, and programmed two robots that came first and second at the VEX Robotics... Read More

Matahui pupils enjoy boat day out

In a tradition that was started back in 1989, Matahui School pupils continue to learning boating skills. The school swapped its classrooms for the Omokoroa... Read More

School children to gain confidence through boating

Every year Matahui School holds their popular Matahui Boat Day, and it is returning once again on Monday to Ōmokoroa . 'This event is held at the safe and shallow... Read More

New funding for schools

Is your local school keen to have a worm farm? Edible gardens? New bike racks? People are being encouraged to kick start their school's sustainability or resilience... Read More

Scholarship win cements photography dream

Elouise Van Der Merwe has an eye for the unique. The third-year Bachelor of Creative Industries student at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has been awarded... Read More

TBC apologises for 80s sexual harassment incident

Tauranga Boys' College has apologised for its handling of complaints of sexual harassment in the 1980s. In a statement released to SunLive this evening, the... Read More

Tauranga school‘s speakers stolen for third time

A school in Tauranga has been left with thousands of dollars of repairs after thieves damaged property in order to steal school speakers. Tauranga Primary School... Read More