Education

Census teacher’s toolkit winners announced

A programme to build awareness of the 2023 Census with school children resulted in 1260 schools and 1530 classrooms registering to take part, says Stats NZ. The... Read More

Secondary school teachers to strike next week

Thousands of secondary and area school teachers are to strike next week after members of the Post Primary Teachers Association voted in favour of more industrial... Read More

School marine environment programme launches

The launch of Yachting New Zealand's Moanamana schools programme is a 'proud” and 'epic” moment for top Kiwi sailors and environmental advocates Peter... Read More

Rural school‘s sustainable watering system

With the help of a new rainwater tank, Oropi School will be able to keep their fruit and vege plants hydrated - even with no one around. The rural primary school... Read More

Scholarship student keen to contribute to Tauranga

University of Waikato first-year Bachelor of Engineering student Nathan Bailey is the inaugural recipient of the Tauranga Moana Futures Scholarship. Established... Read More

Education Minister told to ‘walk the talk’

The Education Minister was booed and told to do her job by striking teachers - an awkward position for the former principal and NZEI union board member, who spent... Read More

Tauranga teachers striking for change

Bay of Plenty teachers are out in force striking today, fighting for better working conditions. Nearly every unionised teacher across the country is doing the... Read More

Magic Captain visits Merivale School pupils

AVIS Magic Netball Team Captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio has kept a promise this week, delighting pupils of a local Tauranga school. Last year Ameliaranne visited... Read More

Striking teachers marching to Tinetti‘s office

Unionised teachers walking off the job today are planning to protest this morning along Cameron Road and will be marching to Education Minister Jan Tinetti's office... Read More

Applications open for conservation cadet programme

Applications are now open for those wanting careers in conservation to come and gain first-hand real-life knowledge with a Bay of Plenty based programme. 2023... Read More

Why teachers are walking off the job tomorrow

Nearly every unionised teacher is walking off the job on March 16 in protest after negotiations over wages and working conditions stalled. Like many workers all... Read More

Tauranga minds ready to debate

Teams of local business celebrities and professionals, leaders and politicians will be squaring off against their junior equivalents in Tauranga's Great Debate... Read More