06:45am Wed 04 Dec, 2024
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
05:00pm Tue 03 Dec, 2024
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
11:45am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
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
08:00pm Mon 02 Dec, 2024
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
08:30am Mon 02 Dec, 2024
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
11:15am Fri 29 Nov, 2024
Thirteen Year 5-6 Mount Maunganui Primary School students who often begged their coaches for more practice time have been crowned 2024 Jump Jam national champions. The... Read More
10:45am Fri 29 Nov, 2024
Jobs and an initiative feeding extra students in need in Te Puke are threatened by Government changes to its school lunches programme, a charity boss says. The... Read More
02:00pm Thu 28 Nov, 2024
The University of Waikato has presented an honorary award to Tamati Tata (Ngāi Tamarāwaho) recognising his service to the university as kaumātua at its Tauranga... Read More
08:00pm Tue 26 Nov, 2024
The Education Review Office (ERO) has panned the revised version of NCEA Level 1 that was introduced only this year. In a report published on Tuesday it called... Read More
04:00pm Mon 25 Nov, 2024
‘Serenity', a new AI-driven chat application designed by University of Auckland researchers, can detect and mitigate cyberbullying in real time. The... Read More
11:45am Mon 25 Nov, 2024
A proposal to end an 'invaluable” timber machining apprenticeship programme in Rotorua has left its tutor of 17 years worried for his students. The... Read More
12:00pm Sun 24 Nov, 2024
With just two jobs in her résumé, Gaylia Bundle's successful and rewarding teaching career spanned a whopping 45 years. Those two appointments... Read More