Education

Built in 12 weeks and recycled at end of life — St Theresa's new turf pitch opened Monday, part of FIFA's global push to install 1,000 mini-pitches worldwide.

SIT's return to independence has Southland's MP and Mayor talking workforce, local decision-making, and a raft of new programmes arriving in 2026 and 2027.

New Zealand has a new agency running its school property portfolio, and the Government says it is the clearest sign yet that the old way of doing things is finished. The New Zealand School Property Agency formally began operations today, taking over responsibility for building, managing and maintaining school property

Thanking a teacher this October could put a pencil case in a child's hands. Warehouse Stationery and the Salvation Army have launched their Thank a Teacher appeal, running from October 5 to November 1. The deal is simple: create a free personalised card online for a teacher who

Kayden Scott from Southland Boys' High School has taken out the top prize at this year's Great South Vocational Awards, with Lara Heiss from Blue Mountain College named runner-up. The awards, run by Great South, recognise secondary students across the region who are excelling in vocational learning

Athena Kent spent years feeling the pull to learn te reo Māori and doing nothing about it. Then she signed herself up, set herself a challenge to finish Level 1, and couldn't stop. She's now preparing to complete a New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo at

A Southland culinary scholarship programme just handed two students a career — and neither could be left out. The Scott Richardson Memorial Trust awarded two secondary school scholarships this year instead of the usual one, after spending three and a half days with applicants during the expanded student programme that preceded

A Southland employment programme is turning hesitant enrolments into promotions, engineering certificates and photography businesses. The Kia Tū Pathway Planning programme, developed through a partnership between Southland Regeneration, Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Ministry of Social Development, has now guided almost 200 learners through its micro-credential since it