Education

Dale Carnegie 2022 scholarship winners celebrate

Twenty-two students from schools across the Western Bay of Plenty have received their graduation certificates for completing the 2022 Acorn Foundation Dale Carnegie... Read More

Ready, set, cyberchallenge

The largest cyber security challenge in New Zealand kicks off this week with students from around Aotearoa preparing to hack, learn and solve their way to virtual... Read More

Te Puke Ocean scientist awarded L’Oréal Fellowship

A University of Waikato PhD student has won a L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science mentoring fellowship. Only one is granted in New Zealand each year and... Read More

Anger over Māori kids being zoned out of iwi land

Some Māori educators want an overhaul of school zoning rules, saying the system ignores local iwi connections to the land that schools were built on. They say... Read More

Kiwi filmmaker on top of the world after IYSFF win

A young Kiwi filmmaker has conquered the Everest of the silent filmmaking world by winning first place at the International Youth Silent Film Festival (IYSFF)... Read More

More asbestos testing for former school site

Kawerau District Council is still wavering over whether to continue marketing potentially asbestos-contaminated sections in its Central Cove subdivision. On May... Read More

Biology students’ futures “in jeopardy”

Olympiad dreams of New Zealand's best biology students are in danger of being crushed after being told the money originally allocated to them is now unavailable. The... Read More

Farmers asked to go back to school

Farmers across the country are being asked to go back to school as a part of a new educational programme for children called Farmer Time. The initiative, which... Read More

Schools welcome holidays as pressure mounts

Tauranga principals are hoping the next two weeks will serve as a bit of a reset before schools head into term three. Colds, flus, other various viruses, along... Read More

Sweeten up winter days with a perfect health snack

Grey skies and cold temperatures can leave us all feeling a bit low over the cooler months, so this winter the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust are encouraging Kiwi families... Read More

Ross parks up the ride-on at Maungatapu

Ross Prestidge is hanging up his well-worn tools at Maungatapu Primary School, after serving as the caretaker for more than 31 years. The 75-year-old first joined... Read More

Class campaigns to get Ōmokoroa spelt right

A classroom of students at Ōmokoroa Point SchooI is campaigning to get the area of the place they live spelt correctly with a macron above the first letter of... Read More