A Tauranga family made an epic escape from the bustling city over the New Year period. Right after Christmas, the Fairbairns made their way to Taupō, where... Read More

Bay of Plenty schools are grappling with low attendance rates with one principal saying they are having to 'reform habits” students have made since... Read More

‘New year, new you' was never truer than for our newest constables, who started work on the penultimate day of 2024. The 68 members of Wing 380 graduated... Read More

Teachers are in a prime position to notice signs of child abuse or have a child confide in them, but in New Zealand, they don't need to know how to respond... Read More

Heading into his final year of high school, Year 13 Mount Maunganui College student Luca Ririnui never thought he'd be in Kazakhstan and Serbia within days... Read More

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

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

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

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

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 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

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