Education

Council awards engineering scholarships

Tertiary students Olivia Tilby-Adams and Tay Ririnui are set to engineer a sustainable future for the Tauranga region with support of the Tauranga Moana Futures... Read More

$10.50 return for every $1 invested in youth

In a new study, the Graeme Dingle Foundation has found its programmes to have a staggering $10.50 return for every dollar invested. The study, undertaken... Read More

Tauranga musician wins global entertainment award

Tauranga singer and songwriter Jeremy Redmore is on a mission to develop children songs that won't drive the parents insane. Say goodbye to 'Baby Shark,... Read More

Maungatapu bike track a "community initiative"

A new bike track that has been two years in the making is now officially open in Tauranga. Maungatapu School celebrated the official opening of their new... Read More

From rainwater harvesting to bike racks

The applications are in, and now it's up to the community to help decide how Bay of Plenty Regional Council's School Sustainability and Resilience Fund... Read More

What's happening in Tauranga these school holidays

School holidays are just around the corner, and Tauranga has it all going on to keep the kids entertained and make some great memories this April. In the... Read More

Treaty of Waitangi's relevance for Tauranga

A panel of local historians will be discussing the Treaty of Waitangi and its relevance today at a public meeting to be held in Tauranga on Wednesday evening,... Read More

Action plan to lift student attendance

The Government is taking action to address the truancy crisis and raise attendance by delivering the attendance action plan, Associate Education Minister David... Read More

Book celebrates NZ’s ‘six-legged ghosts’ 

New Zealand insects, whose lives are often invisible to city-dwellers, are put under the microscope in a new, richly illustrated book.   Six-legged Ghosts:... Read More

Prime Minister launches Government Targets

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced further steps to get New Zealand back on track, launching nine ambitious Government Targets to help improve the... Read More

Literary fame: 2024 Sargeson Prize opens

Entries for New Zealand's richest short-story competition, the Sargeson Prize, are open and last year's winner is encouraging others to 'go for it". Fiction... Read More

Family boost policy could miss target group

Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the news that the government is trying to help parents with childcare fees but is concerned that many families will miss out... Read More