Education

BOP booklovers plea to help girls in Afghanistan

A group of local booklovers in the Bay of Plenty have thrown their support around a project to supply suitable books to the underground book club network in... Read More

Sunflower project to sprout budding gardeners

In the Bay of Plenty, 750 children through 15 kindergartens are taking part in this year's Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens Project, which launched on the... Read More

New tertiary fund to help student success

A new fund will help remove barriers and improve opportunities for the most underserved tertiary students in New Zealand, according to Minister of Education... Read More

Govt says school attendance improving

A school attendance officer says anxiety about Covid-19, lack of food, and language barriers are contributing to poor attendance by some children. The government... Read More

International students flooding back into NZ

The education sector says the country's recovery from the Covid-19 slump in international students is well under way. Education New Zealand - the... Read More

Learning requirements to be made compulsory

Labour plans to mandate reading, writing and maths "core teaching requirements", to ensure consistency regardless of which school a student attends. Those... Read More

A strategy to connect our heritage

The need for a comprehensive heritage strategy has emerged for Tauranga and the western Bay of Plenty - a region steeped in cultural heritage and historical... Read More

Slam poet champ at Sunday afternoon workshop

National slam poet champ Te Kahu Rolleston is touching down in Greerton today to speak at a slam poetry workshop. Hosted by Tauranga Writers, the workshop... Read More

Captive kiwi researchers take out competition

In early August, 10 fearless University of Waikato PhD researchers faced off in the final of the University's 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Doctoral competition. Each... Read More

BOP Bandquest: Otumoetai win first place

Young musicians in the Bay of Plenty area have taken the spotlight this week as they showcased their incredible talent at the 13th annual Rockshop Bandquest... Read More

Empowering college students with music mentoring

Music bands at Papamoa College are benefiting this term from additional mentorship by one of New Zealand's top musical professionals. Laughton Kora, with... Read More

Kiwi kids kick off Zespri adventure

Around 20,000 children from 747 classrooms and 261 schools across New Zealand are embarking on the annual five-week Zespri Young and Healthy Virtual Adventure. The... Read More