Education

Government considers cutting 3000 teaching jobs

In a surprise move, the government wants to cut a senior teaching role nationwide so it can cover a hole in its budget. It wants to let 3119 fixed-term "within-school... Read More

International students return to Tauranga

International students have finally re-entered New Zealand again after two years of closed borders, and they are loving the opportunity to explore what Tauranga... Read More

Long Covid: Students losing months off school

More than 1.7 million New Zealanders have contracted Covid-19 since the pandemic began, and according to research from the World Health Organisation around 10... Read More

AIMS Games sailing returns to Tauranga

More than 80 Optimist and O'pen Skiff sailors will be competing over three days in September at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club . Tauranga is about... Read More

Secondary schools rugby – one week to go

New Zealand's biggest grassroots tournament is only a week away. The New Zealand Rugby League Secondary Schools Competition's three-year hiatus ends next Tuesday... Read More

Campaign targets better school attendance

The government is launching a marketing campaign to lift the country's poor record of attendance at school. "Every school day is a big day" is the tagline... Read More

School vandalism: Rubbish dumps, graffiti and fire

Schools across Tauranga are experiencing rising cases of vandalism on their grounds, with multiple attacks occurring in the last month. The news follows the Avenues... Read More

Tauranga helping young women into IT careers

'There is a very unfair stereotype that to be an IT person you have to be a geek who can't talk to people, who sits in a dark room and hacks all day, and doesn't... Read More

Student leaders give back to migrant community

Twenty migrant and refugee families settling in Hamilton were gifted bikes as part of a Leadership programme run by the University of Waikato's Management School. Around... Read More

Shining light on the potential of indigenous study

Staff at University of Waikato are welcoming the announcement of the Government's investment in Māori research, science and innovation and are looking forward... Read More

Tauranga students creating eco-friendly home

Students at Ōtūmoetai College are working on their businesses for another year of the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. Students Megan Van Wyk, Robert... Read More

Sensory garden nurtures student’s potential

‘Garden' was the first word of a five-year-old Tauranga Special School student after the school created a sensory garden and pathway to provide a calm and... Read More