Annual Careers Expo big hit

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic spent the last two days rubbing shoulders with members of the armed forces and other tertiary providers at Tauranga’s annual Rotary Careers Expo.

Date published: 26/07/10

Sporting heroes juggle studies with international successes

Juggling an international sporting career and tertiary studies would seem a pretty tall order for most people, but a growing group of talented Bay students are showing that it is possible to have it all.

Date published: 23/07/10

Hospitality students cook their way to victory

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Certificate in Hospitality (Professional Cookery) Level 3 students picked up seven medals at Waikato Culinary Fare 2010 held in Hamilton on 1st and 2nd July.

Date published: 15/07/10

Keeper bolts into Black Sticks

He arrived in town a few months ago and has rocketed into the Black Sticks men's hockey team. Martin Lang charts Hamish McGregor's meteoric rise to the top.

Date published: 15/07/10

Maori youth targeted by local author

Maori author Ngarongo Te Oti Ormsby is a man on a mission - to share his stories with youth in order to help them become less disenfranchised with the modern world.

Date published: 07/07/10

Rulebook KO's national champion's 2010 Olympic dream

She is New Zealand's undisputed No 1 and an Oceania light welterweight champion to boot, but it's the rulebook rather than an errant fist that has knocked Tauranga boxer Kelly Woolrich out of the Olympics.

Date published: 07/07/10

Titanium Industry - key to regional economic prosperity

A state-of-the-art facility was officially opened today by the Minister of Research, Science and Technology Dr. Wayne Mapp.

Date published: 02/07/10