Education

Principals give fresh produce initiative top marks

Data released this week reveals the Fruit and Vegetables in Schools initiative, which provides fresh produce to more than 120,000 children and school staff each... Read More

Teachers to resume strike action after pay offer

The secondary teachers' union has told its members the latest pay offers from the Ministry of Education are inadequate. The ministry made revised offers to... Read More

Strikes: New pay offer for teachers

The Ministry of Education's latest pay offer to head off another primary teachers strike includes a new $4500 lump sum payment. Teachers had called off strike... Read More

Education Minister to be investigated

The Privileges Committee will consider whether a false statement by Education Minister Jan Tinetti and delay in correcting it amounts to contempt of Parliament,... Read More

Students to benefit from creative funding

Applications for the next round of Creatives in Schools will open on Friday, June 16. Minister of Education Jan Tinetti and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage... Read More

Te Puke doctor‘s scholarship trust in good hands

The Acorn Foundation is taking on the administration of the Dr Leonard Randell Memorial Scholarship Trust, which is an annual award for a Te Puke High School student. The... Read More

Luxon delivers message on care and the economy

'If you care about people, you run the economy well,” says National leader Christopher Luxon who is in Tauranga with a firm message of fixing the economy,... Read More

Teachers‘ strike actions suspended

Teacher unions have suspended all industrial action following a meeting with Education Minister Jan Tinetti. Tinetti organised a meeting between the Post Primary... Read More

Connecting Kiwis and Chinese through painting

The pupils at Te Kura o Manunui in Brookfield are quite savvy about China. School leaders Devon, Ryley, Caleb, Chanel, Te Ariki, Paikea, Shaylah and Kaleb - that's... Read More

New tool could help track deadly eruption hazard

New Zealand research could help track the path of searingly hot rock and gas flows that are the world's most deadly volcanic hazard. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha... Read More

Tauranga trust continues to support art community

Tauranga Art Gallery is continuing to engage the community in a range of diverse art experiences through their rich and inspiring public art programmes. Developed... Read More

Aquinas College students get busy volunteering

Students from Aquinas College have ditched the school books for the day and are out in the community volunteering this week. It's Youth Volunteering Week, and... Read More