Education

Early childhood education: parent voice activated

Parents' views are overlooked in early childhood education policy but that is about to change say the founders of the newly formed ECE Parents Council. "When... Read More

Cosmic cataclysms and the dynamic universe

Exploding stars, colliding stars, and hungry black holes. Talking about extreme cosmic objects is all in a day's work for an astrophysicist visiting Tauranga... Read More

Turning medical plastic waste into useable energy

Medical plastic waste could be transformed into useable energy using a new technique pioneered by a UC team. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha/University of Canterbury... Read More

BOP musician achieving Manchester dream

Hours of practice, years of study and one big goal is making Whakatāne musician Luke Spence's dream a reality. The 27-year-old euphonium player has been... Read More

STEMFest aims to solve future skills shortage

Tauranga's STEMFest is set to return this October - and has even bigger goals for 2023, according to its founder Tia Lush. The festival has been running since... Read More

UoW reveals $16.8 million deficit for 2022

The University of Waikato has revealed a $16.8 million deficit for 2022. The result means six of the eight universities made financial losses last year. The... Read More

The Parents' Choice Award goes to ...

An early childhood centre in Rotorua, the Ole Schoolhouse, has won the inaugural Parents' Choice Award out of more than 4,000 Early Childhood Education services... Read More

Critical role of school boards highlighted

The 33 rd New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) Annual Conference is wrapping up in Rotorua today, where hundreds of school board members have converged... Read More

Study finds no change in average maths achievement

A major study has found no change in children's average maths achievement but the gap between rich and poor has grown for Year 8s. The National Monitoring... Read More

Principals facing teacher shortage

Principals warn the teacher shortage in some regions is the worst they have ever seen as schools reopen for the third term. They warned RNZ that some schools... Read More

Rotorua welcomes back international students

International students are enjoying a warm welcome back to Rotorua as they settle back into study. At the first welcome since 2019, students were officially welcomed... Read More

Making bus routes stick out in Te Puke

One Te Puke mum is taking matters into her own hands to improve bus safety and awareness by way of signage and stickers along the area's school bus routes. Rebecca... Read More