Education

Getting a taste of your future career

People are being invited to empower their future by navigating the many career options at the region's biggest careers expo. Tauranga's Canvas Careers Expo... Read More

Taking the awkward out of sexuality education

A new online platform aims to bridge the gaps in sexuality education for young New Zealanders. Called Te Puāwaitanga: Beyond the Birds and Bees, the free... Read More

Government makes pay offer to secondary teachers

The Government has agreed to support the Independent Arbitration Panel's recommendation to increase secondary teachers' base salaries by 14.5 per cent by December... Read More

New programme connects people over sustainable kai

Iconic charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful is launching their new Kai Connections programme, a fun, easy and educational way for students, whānau and friends... Read More

Leading young scientists off to London

He's got a keenness for neuroscience and now Luca Ririnui will get to pick the minds of some of the world's top scientists at the London International Youth... Read More

Open day at Te Puna Playcentre

Te Puna Playcentre is hosting an open day on Tuesday, August 1, to show the community where it's based and to welcome more whanau - families - to get involved. 'We... Read More

Helping police beat crime with new algorithm

Geographic investigative analysis for crime cases can be manual and time-consuming, but new research can make the process faster and more accurate. New research,... Read More

Difficulties attracting foreign teachers to NZ

Principals say they are finding it harder to attract foreign teachers from traditional source countries like the UK and Canada. Teaching Council figures... Read More

Early childhood education: parent voice activated

Parents' views are overlooked in early childhood education policy but that is about to change say the founders of the newly formed ECE Parents Council. "When... Read More

Cosmic cataclysms and the dynamic universe

Exploding stars, colliding stars, and hungry black holes. Talking about extreme cosmic objects is all in a day's work for an astrophysicist visiting Tauranga... Read More

Turning medical plastic waste into useable energy

Medical plastic waste could be transformed into useable energy using a new technique pioneered by a UC team. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha/University of Canterbury... Read More

BOP musician achieving Manchester dream

Hours of practice, years of study and one big goal is making Whakatāne musician Luke Spence's dream a reality. The 27-year-old euphonium player has been... Read More