Education

Medical graduate with vision for Māori health

A new medical graduate grew up largely identifying as Pākeha, but his koro's death and the University of Auckland's Māori and Pacific Admissions Scheme... Read More

Serving up free tennis at Pāpāmoa

The EVES Open is back in Pāpāmoa in less than a week - and students at Pāpāmoa Primary School have got the ball rolling! After the success of last year's... Read More

Little gardeners grow the tallest sunflowers

In a year that has been tough for many whānau, a children's sunflower-growing contest has brought smiles to thousands of young faces and imparted useful lifelong... Read More

STEM resources for primary schools

A new Genesis survey has revealed that nearly 90 per cent of New Zealanders believe the primary school years are vital for children to learn and develop STEM... Read More

Tauranga student's Antarctica experience

A homeschooled student from Tauranga is among 25 students selected from hundreds of applicants across New Zealand to attend the Antarctic Heritage Trust Young... Read More

Minister 'taking advice' on NCEA plans

The government is taking advice on its predecessor's plan to make online maths and literacy tests a prerequisite for NCEA qualifications from 2026. Trial... Read More

NZ students report negative behaviour - survey

New Zealand students may be some of the worst-behaved in the world. Or they might just have less tolerance for disruption in the classroom. An OECD survey... Read More

Youth vaping numbers drop for second year

The proportion of 14-15 year old Year 10 students vaping regularly has decreased significantly for the second year running in the annual ASH survey of Kiwi youth.... Read More

Fast, furious and fun

Charlotte and Ariana couldn't name a famous cricketer. But 10-year-old Ivy thought she could. 'I feel it could be someone with the last name Williams, or... Read More

ECE Day of Action protests around Tauranga

Protesters are gathering around Tauranga today for the Early Childhood Education Day of Action. Teachers and staff are holding a national day of action to... Read More

Tauriko school's water saving initiatives

A Tauranga school has met the challenge laid down by Tauranga City Council to find innovative ways to conserve water and use it more efficiently. As part... Read More

Tauranga teen wins top Blue Light award

A teenager from the small rural settlement of Kairua, in Tauranga, has won one of Blue Light's top awards at a recent Life Skill Camp for his efforts in... Read More