Education

Pukekohe High students turn coffee grounds into gold

Innovation Franklin’s AUT Youth Shark Tank has proved to be an amazing event for the region’s young entrepreneurs. Pukekohe High School students Hannah Baillie, Hayley...

School attendance rising, Seymour says

Provisional school attendance data for Term 2 this year shows despite high fuel prices in person attendance rates were higher than any Term 2...

Students up for a challenge

Young women dug deep while taking their knowledge to new heights in Pukekohe recently. Hosted by Counties Energy, the Girls with Hi-Vis (GWHV) initiative introduced...

Funding available for waste reducing projects

The Auckland Council says it’s inviting applications for the 2026 Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund (WMIF) which has $500,000 available to support projects reducing...

Pukekohe High – 29 40 Hour Challenges accepted

Pukekohe High School pupils were up for a challenge recently, raising approximately $3000 for World Vision New Zealand. Developed from the 40 Hour Famine, the...

Milania Jolley – lyrical local wins Smokefreerockquest award

By Isabella Root Sixteen-year-old Milania Jolley from Waiuku College has won the APRA Lyric Award at the Solo/Duo regional final for Smokefreerockquest (SFRQ). “I expected...

Tertiary Education Minister on China visit

Penny Simmonds, the Minister for Tertiary Education and Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, has been in the People’s Republic of China visiting Beijing,...

Nats campaign on extending paid parental leave

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and other National MPs have announced that, if re-elected in November’s general election, they’ll “gradually” extend paid parental leave from...

Principal in Person with Jared Stein, KingsGate School

How long have you been an educator and where did you train? I’ve been an educator for 16 years, after training at Victoria University of...

Great cars for a good cause

Life Education Trust Counties Manukau’s good work will go a little further – four new vehicles will make it easier for its educators to...