Education

NCEA online shakeups a “bolt from the blue”

Secondary school principals have told officials to rethink plans for offering online NCEA tests during the year. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Education... Read More

Te Reo: 35 years of being a NZ official language

Te reo Māori became an official language in its own country 35 years ago today. The Māori Language Act came into force on the August 1 1987. 'The battle for... Read More

Career expo showcases opportunities

Tertiary to trades training opportunities, as well as careers in the region's leading businesses, will all be on show at the annual Canvas Tauranga Careers expo... Read More

New free online baby sleep course for parents

Help is at hand for Bay of Plenty parents with a new free online baby sleep course. As every Bay of Plenty parent knows, people who say they sleep like a baby... Read More

Te Puke student’s horticulture passion rewarded

Despite experiencing the PSA outbreak first-hand growing up, Animal and Plant Health scholarship winner Sarah Wilson says deciding to study horticulture was the... Read More

Toi Ohomai culinary arts student takes top spot

Olive Ona is sharpening her knives and prepping for her toughest competition yet. The Toi Ohomai Culinary Arts student was crowned the North Island regional... Read More

Mount College wins regional Smokefreerockquest

Their There, a band from Mount Maunganui College has taken out first place at this year's Bay of Plenty regional Smokefreerockquest final. "They know how to... Read More

National wearable arts: Mount students come second

Mount Maunganui Intermediate students Lillian Akagi and Mia Labone have won second place in Toi, New Zealand's largest annual wearable arts competition for... Read More

NZ Students excelling on the world stage

Four New Zealand students who competed at the International Biology Olympiad in Armenia have all returned home with medals after excelling on the world stage.... Read More

How Zespri AIMS Games helped save intermediates

Henk Popping, co-creator of the Zespri AIMS Games and principal of Otumoetai Intermediate, was supposed to be sitting in a conference at Wairakei. Instead, he... Read More

InsectBot creator can win Rocket Lab tour

New Zealand's young innovators have been set a mission of creating an InsectBot capable of surviving on Mars for the chance to win an exclusive VIP tour of the... Read More

Creative conversation for writers

If you're an aspiring author, you won't want to miss the next panel discussion event organised by Tauranga Writers on Sunday. ‘Spreading the Word' brings... Read More