Local chef, and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Hospitality Tutor, Lee Pearce has just returned from four weeks of professional development working at the famous ‘The Fat Duck’ restaurant in the UK.
Two Japanese students performed a traditional Japanese tea ceremony to staff and students at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Windermere Campus last Friday.
The information technology, business planning and marketing competition for secondary students in the Bay of Plenty is returning to Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Bongard Centre at the end of March this year.
Re-treading old threads is fast becoming a global fashion movement. On Friday, a group of sewing and fashion enthusiasts from all walks and ages of life came together at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic for an ‘upcycling’ workshop.
Computing and IT graduate Michael Jansen was thrilled to be the recipient of the top student award, presented by local telecommunications company Zintel Cogent at the School of Business Graduation ceremony in late December.
Introducing horticulture graduate Janette Cowan – this gorgeous young woman loves the outdoors and was naturally drawn to a career in the varied world of horticulture.
They are mothers, aunts and grandmothers but Wahine Toa paddlers are showing the young chicks what it's all about at this year's Waka Ama Sprint Nationals.
