Education

Anaesthesia campaign to ease children’s fears

Helping parents and carers to relieve their child's anxiety before an operation is the focus of a new information campaign launched on Friday. The Australian... Read More

Calling all students for summer paid internships

"Wanted: the next generation of professionals ready to push boundaries, challenge the status quo and do something extraordinary with their career," says Western... Read More

NZ School of Dance chooses FAME Trust winner

The Acorn Foundation and the trustees of the FAME Trust are pleased to announce the selection for the 2022 Emerging Practitioner Award recipient at the New Zealand... Read More

Rocket Lab creates women‘s scholarship

Rocket Lab, a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has established a new $10,000 scholarship to support women and gender minorities to... Read More

Principals worried about increase in truancy

The Attendance Service has investigated 16,771 new cases of serious truancy in the first half of this year. During the same period it resolved 12,726 cases -... Read More

An exhibition offering hope

This school holidays offers the chance for Western Bay of Plenty residents to view a first-of-its-kind exhibition - promoting hope - at Tauranga Library. ‘Tūmanako:... Read More

Language revitalisation through international punk

A misspent youth spent in dive bars and playing in punk bands has been the impetus for a unique collaboration between the University of Waikato and Cardiff University... Read More

Education Ministry expects to cut teacher funding

A predicted fall in the number of school children could cost hundreds of teachers their jobs next year. The Education Ministry has told schools it expects to... Read More

Student wins $1000 toward future from Rotary grant

A Tauranga student is receiving a $1000 grant towards her future university studies, thanks to a competition run by Rotary Club of Tauranga earlier this year. Otūmoetai... Read More

Graduation: BOP school to mark 30th milestone

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi will celebrate the milestone of its 30th graduation ceremony and acknowledge the achievements of its tauira (students) - including... Read More

Kaituna field days provide outdoor education

More than 3000 native trees and shrubs have been planted as part of Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Te Pourepo o Kaituna wetland creation project, thanks to the... Read More

NZ Chinese Language Week is lucky 8

New Zealand Chinese Language Week is being held again this year, for the lucky eighth time. A celebration of Chinese language and culture, New Zealand Chinese... Read More