When Brendon Thompson discovered his biological father was Māori through a DNA test it 'tipped my whole world upside down”. Being strapped at school... Read More

As polytechnics prepare to manage their own affairs again, enrolment figures show some finished last year with half the number of students they had 10 years... Read More

Bay of Plenty students with additional learning needs will receive significantly improved support following the Government's announcement of a $192 million investment... Read More

An 'unforgettable” science, technology, engineering, and mathematics festival will be returning to Tauranga this month. The free family-friendly STEMFest... Read More

A 'book battle” is about to debut in Tauranga this month after success last year in Auckland, Waikato and Manawatū. The Book Battle NZ will be hosted... Read More

Craig Haggo didn't really want to be a teacher. But his mum thought he would make a good one, and said her opinion was one he should listen to. He wasn't... Read More

A marine research facility to be built in Tauranga will be 'unique” in the world, a key player says. Concept plans for the New Zealand Institute for... Read More

A group of 89 secondary school principals are calling for an immediate halt to plans to replace the NCEA school qualification. In an open letter to Education... Read More

Bay of Plenty secondary school teachers plan ongoing morning pickets in response to the Government's offer for settlement of their collective agreement negotiations. Following... Read More

'As Neil Young said, it's better to burn out than it is to rust.” That's a parting thought from long-serving Pongakawa School principal Craig Haggo... Read More

Over 290 students from 13 secondary schools and other education providers in the Western Bay of Plenty had the chance to visit the Takitimu North Link project... Read More

A small Mount Maunganui school recently welcomed a new principal and is now set to welcome international students to their kura by the end of this year. Lisa... Read More