in the news

See some of the latest news coverage of Eastbay REAPs activities and programmes.

Science show gets students buzzing

Nanogirl Georgia Third, gets students excited about science at Eastern Bay Schools this week.

Students turn up the volume

Students at Apanui School are delivering the beats – thanks to the new skills they have gleaned from a top New Zealand DJ.

Fun day to celebrate tamariki

Organiser Kataraina Anderson, of Eastbay REAP, said it was an annual community event for whanau to come together and celebrate their tamariki.

REAP and children take to the water

Children and adults alike .had a great time at Te Ahiaua at Waiotahe this week during a full immersion swimming and water/care REAP event.

Science sparks joy at the library

Eastbay REAP jumped on board to celebrate the 10th birthday of Te Kōputu, Whakatāne’s library and exhibition centre

Science kits hitch a lift

Eastbay REAP supplies 33 Eastern Bay schools including some that are very rural – with its all-in-one House of Science kits.

Hei tiki class a real eye opener

Seven people from around the North Island have spent the past tree months creating a taonga their families will treasure for generations.

New driver licensing location opens

Yesterday marked the move-in of Opotiki’s new official driver licensing service.

Lifelong learning drives team

Eastbay REAP’s kaupapa is lifelong learning, community & development, its CEO says the organisation is very much about empowering people through education.

Eastern Bay teens lead from the front

EASTERN Bay youth did the region proud at a Blue Light life skills camp in Taupo earlier this month

Boys go bush with Blue Light

Surviving in the bush for four days is not everybody’s idea of fun.

House of Science visits Opotiki

Opotiki Proimary School teachers attended a House of Science presentation last week learning how to best teach the subject.