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NZ Herald
5 days ago
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Gisborne Boys' High First XV on the road for last Super 8 clash
Gisborne Boys' High School have something to play for. At Nicholson Field on Saturday, Tauranga Boys' College will host a Mark Jefferson-coached Gisborne First XV crew keen to claim their second scalp of the Super 8 season. Gisborne go in with a 2025 record of five losses and one win
Scoop
17-07-2025
- General
- Scoop
Western Bay Teens Awarded 2025 Outward Bound Scholarships
Press Release – Acorn Foundation Funded by generous Acorn donors and community partners, the scholarships enable students who show leadership potential, service to others and financial need to experience Outward Bounds renowned outdoor challenges. Tauranga, 10 June 2025 The Acorn Foundation marked its ninth consecutive year of supporting local rangatahi with a celebration at The Kollective co-working space, honouring recipients of the 2025 Outward Bound scholarships. Twelve Year 12 students from seven Western Bay of Plenty secondary schools – Tauranga Boys' College, Tauranga Girls' College, Ōtūmoetai College, Pāpāmoa College, Te Puke High School, Katikati College and Whakatāne High School – travelled to Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds to complete the three-week Tangaroa Watch course. Funded by generous Acorn donors and community partners, the scholarships enable students who show leadership potential, service to others and financial need to experience Outward Bound's renowned outdoor challenges. The programme builds resilience, confidence and teamwork, skills students bring back to their schools, whānau and wider community. Acorn Foundation CEO Lori Luke thanked donors for investing in young people's futures and acknowledged the ongoing partnership with Outward Bound New Zealand, which selects candidates in consultation with local schools. Acorn Scholarship Specialist, Jo Wilson, says 'Receiving opportunities to build confidence is such a gift for young people. This course really puts them on a pathway to success, having the confidence to put themselves forward and seize future opportunities. We are so fortunate to be able to provide this opportunity to so many students via Roy and Mary's foresight and generosity' Congratulations to the following schools with scholarship winners: Katikati College – Jazmin Cameron, Dion Davis Ōtūmoetai College – Jackson Jane Papamoa College – Cyan John, Arwen Christian Tauranga Boys' College – Trace Taikato-Smith, Caleb Dix Tauranga Girls' College – Jade Lee-Kerkhof, Casey Ockwell Te Puke High School – Georgia Stapleton, Sebastian Rollinson Whakatāne High School – Jay McKane, Reagan Farmer About Acorn Foundation: The Acorn Foundation, the local community foundation in the Western Bay of Plenty, enables generous people to make a bigger impact in their communities, by investing the funds and distributing the returns to causes that matter – forever. The Acorn Foundation is the community foundation for the Western Bay of Plenty. Since 2003, our 700-plus donors have enabled us to distribute more than $20 million, including $3.2 million in 2024, to charities, scholarships and community initiatives that make our region stronger—today and forever.
Scoop
17-07-2025
- General
- Scoop
Western Bay Teens Awarded 2025 Outward Bound Scholarships
Tauranga, 10 June 2025 The Acorn Foundation marked its ninth consecutive year of supporting local rangatahi with a celebration at The Kollective co-working space, honouring recipients of the 2025 Outward Bound scholarships. Twelve Year 12 students from seven Western Bay of Plenty secondary schools – Tauranga Boys' College, Tauranga Girls' College, Ōtūmoetai College, Pāpāmoa College, Te Puke High School, Katikati College and Whakatāne High School – travelled to Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds to complete the three-week Tangaroa Watch course. Funded by generous Acorn donors and community partners, the scholarships enable students who show leadership potential, service to others and financial need to experience Outward Bound's renowned outdoor challenges. The programme builds resilience, confidence and teamwork, skills students bring back to their schools, whānau and wider community. Acorn Foundation CEO Lori Luke thanked donors for investing in young people's futures and acknowledged the ongoing partnership with Outward Bound New Zealand, which selects candidates in consultation with local schools. Acorn Scholarship Specialist, Jo Wilson, says 'Receiving opportunities to build confidence is such a gift for young people. This course really puts them on a pathway to success, having the confidence to put themselves forward and seize future opportunities. We are so fortunate to be able to provide this opportunity to so many students via Roy and Mary's foresight and generosity' Congratulations to the following schools with scholarship winners: Katikati College - Jazmin Cameron, Dion Davis Ōtūmoetai College - Jackson Jane Papamoa College - Cyan John, Arwen Christian Tauranga Boys' College - Trace Taikato-Smith, Caleb Dix Tauranga Girls' College - Jade Lee-Kerkhof, Casey Ockwell Te Puke High School - Georgia Stapleton, Sebastian Rollinson Whakatāne High School - Jay McKane, Reagan Farmer About Acorn Foundation: The Acorn Foundation, the local community foundation in the Western Bay of Plenty, enables generous people to make a bigger impact in their communities, by investing the funds and distributing the returns to causes that matter – forever. The Acorn Foundation is the community foundation for the Western Bay of Plenty. Since 2003, our 700-plus donors have enabled us to distribute more than $20 million, including $3.2 million in 2024, to charities, scholarships and community initiatives that make our region stronger—today and forever.
Scoop
05-06-2025
- Science
- Scoop
Tauranga Boys' College Wins 2025 Enviro Challenge
Tauranga Boys' College won the Enviro Challenge Award, and Whakatāne High School received the Rising Star Award for their creativity and emerging leadership. More >>
NZ Herald
15-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale buys home in city but isn't moving in yet
'It's a little bit challenging from a family perspective, but we're all looking forward to being together again at the end of the year.' After being elected in July, Drysdale said he would move to Tauranga by the end of last year. 'The plan was to be here this year, but not having a base and finding a home made that challenging.' Drysdale came under fire in February for not living in the city he was elected to lead, despite his election comments. He said this week Tauranga's housing shortage and schools that were 'very hard to get into' had made finding a home difficult. 'You've got to be in zone of the schools that you want to go to.' The city's housing situation was an eye-opener, Drysdale said. Tauranga was one of the most unaffordable cities in the country to rent or buy a home, he said. They had hoped for a house in the Avenues area so the children could go to the same schools he did. Drysdale attended Tauranga Primary, Tauranga Intermediate and Tauranga Boys' College. They had to pivot and settled on a home in Pāpāmoa, he said. 'Finding the right place was hard, but we're very happy with what we've got.' Despite buying a property, Drysdale said he would continue to stay with his mum when in Tauranga until the family moved. 'Once we made the decision not to uproot our children until the end of this year, and with the limited amount of time I spend at home when working, we made the decision to rent the house out on a short-term basis until we move in.' It also meant he could spend more time with his mum, who had some health challenges. He was in Tauranga from Monday to Friday, and if he had events at the weekend, the family would come to stay. It was hard being away from the family, but not too dissimilar to when he was rowing and would be overseas for three months. Drysdale retired from rowing in 2021 as a two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion in the single sculls. 'We make it work. They [the children] love it here, being with grandma and the beach so they're really excited about coming over', he said. 'I promised to move here, and we will absolutely fulfil that promise. It's just a year later than we hoped.' According to his financial interests declaration, Drysdale was already the beneficiary of a trust that owns seven rental properties - two each in Auckland, Hamilton, and Cambridge, and one in Mount Maunganui. The trust also owned family residences in Cambridge and Mount Maunganui and two commercial properties. Drysdale, who was a financial adviser between his rowing and local government careers, said he was enjoying being Mayor but it was a 'very challenging position'. 'This is a business managing around $8 billion of assets. With the Annual Plan we're looking at spending and investing over $1b in the next financial year.' Tauranga had an infrastructure deficit and the council needed to fill that while balancing affordability for ratepayers, he said. The draft 12% rates rise for 2025/26 has attracted criticism and claims it will be unaffordable for ratepayers. Drysdale has said the council was working to get it down to 10%. 'Some people are struggling and we acknowledge that. On the flip side, there's a lot of people that are very encouraging about what's happening in the city and they want to see more things delivered. 'We're trying to deliver is a city that people want to live in. It's for future generations. We're looking out to 30 years and what do we need in that time.' He said the city's potential was 'pretty exciting'. His favourite part of the job was the monthly citizenship ceremonies. 'It's such a fantastic occasion. Seeing the joy of people that have moved from around the world to choose Tauranga as the place they want to be. 'Overall, I'm really enjoying the role and all that comes with it.'
