Entertainment

Music and science fiction collide

Hailed as 'bold and stylistically varied” by ‘The Modernist' with Cas Castle on PBS FM, Ben Wilcock's latest album ‘The River Tethys' includes... Read More

Vanuatu celebration in Pāpāmoa on Sunday

People from all over New Zealand will be coming to the Bay of Plenty on Sunday for an important celebration of Vanuatu. More than 500 Vanuatu RSE workers... Read More

Marching for leisure and fun

An incredible spectacle of uniform movements and perfect steps awaits you at this year's Tauranga Leisure Marchers Display Day. The Glengyle Leisure Marching... Read More

What's on - Repair cafe, roller disco, art

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 fine day with southwesterly... Read More

Painting by Cook’s official artist fails to sell

A 246-year-old oil painting of a Maori man in Dusky Sound, done by the official artist on Captain James Cook's second voyage of exploration to the South Pacific... Read More

Mystery pole cemented in Tauranga woman's driveway

A long pole that mysteriously appeared in a teacher's driveway is gripping a Bay of Plenty community, who desperately want to know who left it there. Tauranga... Read More

NZ's 20th Century artworks register goes live

Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand's new website publicart.nz has been officially at Parliament at a gathering hosted by The Minister for Art, Culture... Read More

Heather Jones: "firm, fair and consistent"

She's loved every moment of it. Tauranga's angel of protection is not ready to retire, but is passing her shield over to someone who metes out the same commitment... Read More

Busting the myrtle rust with art

In an important call to harness the profound impact of art in raising environmental consciousness, art enthusiasts and nature advocates alike are being challenged... Read More

Cosmic cataclysms and the dynamic universe

Exploding stars, colliding stars, and hungry black holes. Talking about extreme cosmic objects is all in a day's work for an astrophysicist visiting Tauranga... Read More

Tell Me Tauranga continues Dawn Picken’s Legacy

A live storytelling event brought to Tauranga by Dawn Picken will continue this year with a new edition of Tell Me Tauranga/ Kōrerohia Mai in her honour. On... Read More

BOP musician achieving Manchester dream

Hours of practice, years of study and one big goal is making Whakatāne musician Luke Spence's dream a reality. The 27-year-old euphonium player has been... Read More