19:48:52 Thursday 10 April 2025

Education

Click, click, click... first shark sounds recorded

A PhD student researching shark hearing has discovered that rig sharks produce clicking sounds, marking the first documented case of a shark making noise. Carolin... Read More

Tauranga youth with disabilities volunteer at RDA

Young Tauranga people with disabilities are making a difference at Riding for the Disabled (RDA) by volunteering to keep the grounds neat and tidy. This week,... Read More

Kids Kai Trial especially for festival youngsters

Most Flavours of Plenty festival events are aimed at adults - but one definitely isn't. Te Puke Kai Resilience group and Colab are hosting a Kids Kai Trail on... Read More

Movie night fundraiser for mum's cancer treatment

Friends and parents of a Te Puke school family have banded together to run a movie night fundraiser for one of their own facing adversity. Te Puke woman Sarena... Read More

Graham Hausman’s iconic ties showcased

A collection of more than 150 nostalgic sporting ties from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s is on display at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology's Tauranga Campus. The... Read More

Six Bay teams compete in school surfing festival

Six Bay of Plenty school teams are set to compete in this week's New Zealand School Surfing Festival at Maukatia-Māori Bay, in Muriwai, Auckland. Running... Read More

Benefits of giving rivers more room to move

A nature-based approach to river management could bring greater protection against flooding than building bigger stop-banks, new research suggests. Giving... Read More

University of Waikato Tauranga scholarship awards

Four learners have won Acorn Foundation scholarships, eleven students were granted TECT First-in-Family awards, and ten students were awarded TECT Returning... Read More

Glenholme School receives $10k NZCT grant

New Zealand Community Trust has granted Rotorua's Glenholme School $10,000 to help upgrade their playground with a new waka seesaw, ensuring a safer and more... Read More

Minister Stanford learnt of lunch woes via media

The education minister only found out school lunch provider Libelle was going into liquidation through media reports, as the associate education minister decided... Read More

Vaping a gateway to smoking, study shows

New research shows progress on adolescent quit-smoking slowed after vapes were introduced. E-cigarette companies have argued that vaping displaces smoking... Read More

Tauranga students shine at debating championships

Tauranga Boys' College has won the Cooney Lees Morgan Bay of Plenty Regional Schools' Debating Championships for the third time. The event was hosted at Tauranga... Read More