Education

Dance school closes after decades of teaching

A 'sanctuary” for dance students in Tauranga has closed its doors after decades of teaching. The Dance Education Centre in Matua closed at the end of... Read More

Swipe and splash at Kaimai School

New technology equipment and the opening of a freshly refurbished pool have brought Kaimai School up to date just in time for summer. The 15m-long pool, which... Read More

Tauranga centre kids smile their way to success

The children at a Tauranga Early Learning Centre are proud to show off their pearly whites after coming first in the Health New Zealand Bay of Plenty annual... Read More

Robotics brothers off to US comp

A Tauranga team have won the elementary school division of the national robotics competition and qualified for next year's VEX IQ World Championships in the... Read More

Sky-high support for Kiwi Can

A student and a teacher at a Tauranga primary school are going to great heights to help give back to the Graeme Dingle Foundation's life skills and values programme,... Read More

Speed limits to drop to 30km/h in Tauranga

Speed limits outside Tauranga schools will drop to 30km/h during drop-off and pick-up times from next year. The Government brought in a new speed limit rule... Read More

NZ tumbles in global literacy, maths rankings

An international test shows adults' literacy and numeracy has fallen significantly over the past eight years. Results from the OECD's international... Read More

School wins at Te Puke Christmas Float Parade

There was little doubt in the minds of the judges that Ōtamarākau School's entry in the Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade was the overall winner. One... Read More

New truancy policy criticised

A new school truancy policy that could see parents of chronically absent students prosecuted will 'punish poor kids”, Tauranga iwi leader Paora Stanley... Read More

Teaching stalwart wraps up 45-year career

It's an emotional time for Katikati Primary School deputy principal Anne Morriss as 2024 comes to an end. The teaching stalwart is retiring this year... Read More

Big-hearted volunteer collectors needed

Big-hearted volunteers will be out in full force in February 2025 as part of the Heart Foundation's biggest fundraiser of the year, the Big Heart Appeal. The... Read More

Empowering books given to NZ schools

A book that empowers the "brave voices" of children by encouraging them to speak out and find help if they experience abuse will be distributed to all primary... Read More