Education

Govt urged to start AI lessons earlier than Yr 13

By Delphine Herbert of RNZ A digital education professor has called on the Government to be bolder with its plan to bring in artificial intelligence as a... Read More

Tauranga Boys' takes on 40-hour mental health test

The gruelling 40-hour endurance challenge, founded by Tauranga Boys' College, returns this year with fresh energy and expanded support. The purpose of the... Read More

Toi Ohomai reverses proposal to close campuses

Two campuses are set to be saved from closure, but more than 150 jobs will still go at a tertiary training institute in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Toi... Read More

AIMS athletes make a difference in Tauranga

'I feel proud,” said Eli, a Year 8 student from Parua Bay School, Whangarei, attending his first-ever Zespri AIMS Games playing Rip Rugby. Eli was among... Read More

Expert tips for managing puppy teething woes

The time has come, the 'terrible twos” of puppies… the teething stage. The teething stage is when puppies lose their baby teeth and grow an adult... Read More

Cherie Metcalfe releases third cookbook

A Bay of Plenty foodie who started out selling spice pastes and salts at markets and grew a 100,000-strong online following has her sights set on making her... Read More

BOP schools fear "slow death" of outdoor education

Outdoor education will 'die a slow death” at his school if a proposed government change goes ahead, one Bay of Plenty teacher predicts. Education Outdoors... Read More

Iwi encourages uri to explore heritage

When Brendon Thompson discovered his biological father was Māori through a DNA test it 'tipped my whole world upside down”. Being strapped at school... Read More

NZ polytechs had double the students a decade ago

As polytechnics prepare to manage their own affairs again, enrolment figures show some finished last year with half the number of students they had 10 years... Read More

BoP schools set to gain from learning support

Bay of Plenty students with additional learning needs will receive significantly improved support following the Government's announcement of a $192 million investment... Read More

STEMFest offers free family-friendly science fun

An 'unforgettable” science, technology, engineering, and mathematics festival will be returning to Tauranga this month. The free family-friendly STEMFest... Read More

'An academic sport': Book Battle debuts in the Bay

A 'book battle” is about to debut in Tauranga this month after success last year in Auckland, Waikato and Manawatū. The Book Battle NZ will be hosted... Read More