Education

Playcentre Messy Play Week

It's time to enjoy some messy play this week and learn while having fun with playdough, gloop and paint. Playcentre Messy Play Week is a free event for... Read More

100,000 Kiwi kids' healthy virtual adventure

For the fifth year in a row, thousands of Kiwi kids across the country are embarking on a wellbeing journey in the virtual world with real world outcomes. 20,000... Read More

The Wiggles headline new childrens' music festival

The Wiggles are coming to Tauranga - and they're headlining the Bay's newest music festival. Anthony, John, Tsehay and Dorothy the Dinosaur (aka DJ Dorothy)... Read More

Students cultivate for the community

A food garden at Ōtūmoetai Primary School — to teach students sustainability and how to reduce waste — is to bear vegetables for its surrounding... Read More

Tauranga Boys’ run riot in Super 8 rugby final

Tauranga Boys' College rugby supporters are celebrating a historic win. There have been some outstanding victories by Tauranga Boys' First XV on their home... Read More

Teacher slapped student's face and pushed another

A former Ōtūmoetai College teacher committed serious misconduct when he physically assaulted two students, slapping one across the face and pushing another... Read More

Special invite to Tauranga’s careers expo

A special information session, aimed at helping parents and whānau of teens struggling to decide what to do when they leave school, runs today from 4-8pm at... Read More

67 years of musical magic from local schools

Arts and culture are often considered an add-on, not a core curriculum subject. However, being exposed to the arts through singing and performing can be one... Read More

Energy sector welcomes Government proposals

Energy Resources Aotearoa is welcoming the release of the Government's proposals to redesign the vocational education and training system. The consultation... Read More

School girls to experience a day in tech industry

Over 1000 students across New Zealand are set to experience a day in New Zealand's rapidly growing tech sector. Over the next two weeks, more than 1000 secondary... Read More

Menstruation and the no toilet during class rule

A dad has pulled his teenage daughter out of her Taranaki high school over its policy stopping students from going to the bathroom during class, which he claims... Read More

Tauranga's largest career expo this week

Knowing what to do when leaving school is an age-old dilemma for many teens, with parents sometimes struggling to understand how best to guide them in their... Read More