Entertainment

Lineup announced for Timeless Summer Tour 2025

Boy George, Little River Band, Bonnie Tyler and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas will perform in New Zealand next summer as part of a new concert series... Read More

Cold Chisel, Bic Runga join summer concert line-up

The line-up for next year's Summer Concert Tour has been revealed, with the hotly anticipated festival set to celebrate 15 years in 2025. Next January, iconic... Read More

Teen actors launch TikTok series

A new TikTok series, created and brought to life by a talented group of teens from Bay of Plenty Actors Studio - BOPAS - has launched this month. After eight... Read More

Dame Kiri's gift to Kiwi baritone

As Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday celebrations go global with celebrations at London's Opera Holland Park this week, it is the opera star who is giving... Read More

Learning about Matariki at Tauranga Observatory

Matariki is one of the hot and timely topics at this week's meeting of the Tauranga Astronomical Society. The club, which is meeting on Tuesday evening... Read More

Garden and art festival tickets selling fast

The Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival is in an early-bird frenzy with tickets selling fast. Until July 15, festival-goers can snap up their Multi-Day Festival... Read More

More Lego heaven today

Hundreds of people are expected to flock again today to see the best of New Zealand's Lego builders at Bricks of Plenty's BoPEx24 Lego Expo. This... Read More

Four Lotto players share $1 million

Four lucky Lotto players from Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Upper Hutt had luck on their side after each winning $250,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday... Read More

What's on: markets, Matariki Whānau Day, expo

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a partly cloudy day... Read More

Matariki at Historic Village today

Matariki celebrations are underway across the BOP with a star-studded event programme, Matariki Te Tauranga o ngā Waka. Get the whole family together today... Read More

Entering the Māori New Year in Te Puke

Te Puke's Matariki celebrations - Te Kete o Matariki - may only be four years old but it already has its own very special tradition. The last two events have... Read More

A night in the Caribbean for a good cause

A Caribbean Night in Tauranga is promising to raise money for a good cause through food, dancing and entertainment. The Cargo Shed will be hosting an unforgettable... Read More