Education

Kids combatting myrtle rust through art

The art of a 12 year-old Mount Maunganui Intermediate School student is helping raise awareness of a major biosecurity threat in the Bay of Plenty. Local... Read More

Meet ‘Roxy’ the school therapy dog!

Have your ever heard of a school having a therapy dog? Well, Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School has one named ‘Roxy'. After seeing the positive impact of... Read More

November 5 World Tsunami Awareness Day

After being designated by the United Nations as World Tsunami Awareness Day on November five, this weekend, Toka Tū Ake - Natural Hazards Commission New Zealand,... Read More

Immigration pushes school enrolments

Schools have more pupils than ever after an immigration-driven surge in enrolments pushed the national school roll to 831,038 children. The Education Ministry's... Read More

Scholarship for world first climate change degree

A Mount Maunganui-based university student is the first recipient of the Toi Moana Climate Change Scholarship, awarded by Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

Calls for compulsory consent education at uni

A sexual abuse support service is calling for compulsory consent education for first year university students as data reveals the extent of complaints. Three... Read More

Tauranga student awarded Junior Master Chess title

A 12-year-old Tauranga student has won New Zealand's Junior Master chess title. Joshua Barnes, a local homeschooled student, received the prestigious... Read More

Applications open for 2024 education scholarships

School students born in New Zealand and educated in Tauranga can now apply for a 2024 tertiary scholarship from the Otumoetai Lions Taiwan Education Trust. The... Read More

Talented youngsters off to represent their region

This week 180 talented youngsters from four primary and intermediate schools are packing their new costumes and travel uniforms to compete in the national schools... Read More

Teens collaborate for first ‘metal fusion’

Three metalcore bands from high schools in Tauranga - who all made it to 2023's Smokefree Rockquest finals - are collaborating in a ‘first of its kind'... Read More

Falls Awareness open day attracts crowds

Dozens of people are now more informed about falls thanks to a Falls Awareness open day held in Tauranga this week. Hosted by Hato Hone St John, and run in... Read More

Parents question bathroom camera security measures

A group of parents are raising concern about a camera recently installed in the bathrooms at Tauranga Girls' College. They believe this measure goes against... Read More