Entertainment

Te Puna’s inaugural harvest market

Giant pumpkins, more than 3000 books and a live beehive. It's all happening for Te Puna's first ever Harvest Market today, Saturday May 6. 'I'm always keen to... Read More

Celebrate World Accordion Day with BOP Symphonia

It's not often you get to hear an accordion soloist with an orchestra, says BOP Symphonia secretary Pauline Logger. 'However, May 6 - the day of Bay of Plenty... Read More

NZ Army set to dazzle in free Tairāwhiti concert

The New Zealand Army Band is hoping to lift the spirits of the Tairāwhiti community after Cyclone Gabrielle in February. Locals will be treated to a free concert... Read More

Bay’s annual foodie festival: win-win for everyone

Hungry fans who snapped up more than 4000 tickets during the second iteration of the Coastal Bay of Plenty's annual foodie festival have helped cement its place... Read More

Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award finalists

Twenty-six artists from across New Zealand have been named as finalists for the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, the annual competition which challenges... Read More

Do you dig history? Head to a BOP archaeology talk

Archaeology in the Bay of Plenty is the hot topic at today's meeting of the Tauranga Historic Society. In celebration of Archaeology Week, the society is... Read More

What‘s on - Lego, archaeology, and a dash of blues

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a rainy day with strong easterlies,... Read More

Lotto Strike player wins $200,000

A lucky player from Rolleston will be ending the month on a high after winning $200,000 with Strike Four in Saturday's live Lotto draw. The winning ticket... Read More

Investing in youth through treasured art

A rare opportunity to buy impressive artworks from some of the western Bay of Plenty's more prominent artists, while also supporting local youth programmes,... Read More

Dessert with Dames for junior girls’ squash

A never-to-be-repeated event in Tauranga - putting three Dames in the same room to be interviewed Q&A-style by a TVNZ sports reporter - is coming up in May, to... Read More

Crafting tapestries for the Baycourt build

On the back wall of a Tauranga theatre, a series of handmade woollen panels have been quietly overperforming for decades. Not only have the textiles fulfilled... Read More

RNZAF 42 Squadron are in town

Plane enthusiasts will be avidly waiting to view one of the RNZAF planes in Tauranga today. Following the Anzac Day commemorations the 42 Squadron are deploying... Read More