Education

New app to identify plants, animals and fungi

Imagine being able to readily identify every plant, animal and bird in your garden, on a hike or when showing off our beautiful country to visiting family and... Read More

NCEA results available online today

Students can check their NCEA results online from today. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority says final results for more than 160,000 students will be available... Read More

A summer celebration of innovation

Celebrate the innovation sector across the Western Bay of Plenty this summer, with a great line-up of local innovation businesses who will share their stories... Read More

Tonga eruption: children still afraid

One year on, and Save the Children says that children are still displaced, afraid and have faced significant disruptions to their education, following a volcanic... Read More

Larger education facility at Aongatete Forest

The Aongatete Forest Project and its volunteers are starting 2023 on a high, with the recent opening of their newly expanded kōhanga. Trustee David Peters says... Read More

Mount surfer gives back to kids with disabilities

Travis McCoy has been riding the waves up and down the East Coast since he can remember, and he's always been a huge advocate for surfing as a form of therapy... Read More

Bringing clean water to Tongan schools

Using technical skills and community engagement, a group of University of Canterbury (UC) Humanitarian Engineering students installed drinking water treatment... Read More

Owens Scholarship winners named for 2022

The highly competitive Bob & Joy Owens Scholarships have been awarded for 2022 to students at seven colleges and high schools across the Western Bay of Plenty. These... Read More

1,000 athletes competing at Colgate Games

More than 1,000 young athletes are running, jumping and throwing their way to glory at the North Island Colgate Games in Whanganui this weekend. Families have... Read More

Get the kids reading this summer!

Keep the kids busy this summer season with the local libraries' challenges. Tauranga City Libraries and Western Bay of Plenty District Libraries are both running... Read More

Watch those lithium-ion batteries this Christmas

Plenty of Christmas gifts this year will likely need some charging juice, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand is pre-warning people to be cautious around lithium-ion... Read More

Mount Primary students celebrate after big win

Mount Maunganui Primary School students Charlotte Taylor-Kafka and Sebastian Farrar are celebrating after scoring top marks in a national competition. The International... Read More