Education

Students to benefit from creative funding

Applications for the next round of Creatives in Schools will open on Friday, June 16. Minister of Education Jan Tinetti and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage... Read More

Te Puke doctor‘s scholarship trust in good hands

The Acorn Foundation is taking on the administration of the Dr Leonard Randell Memorial Scholarship Trust, which is an annual award for a Te Puke High School student. The... Read More

Luxon delivers message on care and the economy

'If you care about people, you run the economy well,” says National leader Christopher Luxon who is in Tauranga with a firm message of fixing the economy,... Read More

Teachers‘ strike actions suspended

Teacher unions have suspended all industrial action following a meeting with Education Minister Jan Tinetti. Tinetti organised a meeting between the Post Primary... Read More

Connecting Kiwis and Chinese through painting

The pupils at Te Kura o Manunui in Brookfield are quite savvy about China. School leaders Devon, Ryley, Caleb, Chanel, Te Ariki, Paikea, Shaylah and Kaleb - that's... Read More

New tool could help track deadly eruption hazard

New Zealand research could help track the path of searingly hot rock and gas flows that are the world's most deadly volcanic hazard. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha... Read More

Tauranga trust continues to support art community

Tauranga Art Gallery is continuing to engage the community in a range of diverse art experiences through their rich and inspiring public art programmes. Developed... Read More

Aquinas College students get busy volunteering

Students from Aquinas College have ditched the school books for the day and are out in the community volunteering this week. It's Youth Volunteering Week, and... Read More

Pink to block bullying

Today, May 19, hundreds of people across New Zealand will wear pink t-shirts in effort to say ‘No!' to bullying. Pink Shirt Day is about showing a united... Read More

Upgrade needed: Playcentre asks community for help

Te Puna Playcentre has been around for 50 years - but the gear keeping the kids entertained remains largely the same. Elyse Ward is the treasurer of the playcentre.... Read More

Reading level of 10-year-olds tested

New Zealand's 10-year-olds have recorded a statistically-insignificant drop in performance in a major international reading test. Their average score of 521... Read More

Cancer Society: double healthy school lunches

The Cancer Society has joined dozens of other health and community organisations by signing a new Health Coalition Aotearoa - HCA - petition to double the number... Read More