Enjoy the ultimate experience for men who enjoy fast cars, extreme sport, gaming and loud music at Boys Day Out at Mystery Creek March 13-14. On top of this, the bikini competition ‘is definitely for the boys’, according to organiser Rob Strickland. Rob says extreme games are a big part of the weekend with extreme rally races, drifting demonstrations and BMX freestyle competitions. There will also be a huge pavilion full of boys’ toys. Women and children are also catered More...

Cricketing capers are the theme for Tauranga Repertory’s new show, Outside Edge, which runs at 16th Avenue Theatre from March 16-31. Outside Edge, written by Richard Harris, begins when a cricket match is about to take place at a local County Cricket Ground between two amateur teams. The host captain, Roger, has trouble assembling his team for this vital match, but his troubles do not stop there. Bob is having problems with his wife and ex wife. Alex’s girlfriend gets locked in More...

Three Tenors and a Soprano will fill Holy Trinity Church with song from 11am on March 12 as Operatunity’s latest Tauranga concert takes place. The event features New Zealand’s own Pacific Pavarotti, Benjamin Fifita Makisi; Derek Hill and Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua with soprano Susan Boland. They were named Top Group at the 2009 Variety Artist Club awards. Three Tenors and a Soprano features opera and song made famous by the Three Tenors, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano More...

Whether you choose gel nails or acrylics; rounded or square tips; a vibrant colour to show off your personality or the simple yet elegant French polish, getting your nails done by a professional such as Allure Nail Studio is a wonderful way to have a few minutes of relaxation and pampering and come out looking great. SunLive has a $185 makeover prize to give away to a lucky reader, thanks to Allure Nail Studio, 2 Devonport Rd, Tauranga. The prize includes a voucher for a full set of acrylic More...

Great weather and cool nights during the ripening period have resulted in the lovely fruit-filled, and interestingly named, 2009 The King’s Thorn Pinot Gris. With ripe pear and nectarine flavours it is a truly delicious and sumptuous wine. Brett Marris is winemaker/proprietor of Marisco Vineyards in the Marlborough region and descendant of the de Marisco family. The King’s Thorn has an interesting story behind the name. In 1155, despite the de Mariscos possession of More...

Congratulations to the SunLive Allure Nails competition Jude Frowein Tauranga Oralee Nichole Williams Parkvale, Tauranga Congratulations to the SunLive Pepsi competition Helen Hies Papamoa Beach Jacqui Duthie Tauranga Alana Adams Tauranga Karl Andersen Mt Maunganui Congratulations to the SunLive Soapnuts competition Selina Hira Mt Maunganui Maria Mooney Mt Maunganui Congratulations to the SunLive Kiwi Festival More...

Carnival, the grand finale of the 2010 Kiwi Festival, is at Wharepai Domain from 3-10pm this Saturday, March 6. The concert is a celebration of global music, arts and dance. Live music includes Kora, Batucada Sound Machine, Tahuna Breaks, Kantuta, Regan, Tauranga Samba and Capoeira Brasil. There will also be live street art, crazy people in crazy costumes, great food and wine from Mills Reef. The festival celebrates all that makes the coastal Bay of Plenty so diverse and special – More...

Congratulations to The Weekend Sun Sherlock Holmes competition June Mabbett Mt Maunganui Lisa de Jong Bellevue, More...

  Congratulations to the winner of the SunLive Pepsi competition Jaydene Sage Te Puna Kylie Rampton Mount Maunganui Judy Colville Welcome Bay, Tauranga Scott Kelland Papamoa Beach Congratulations to the winner of the SunLive Maketu Kaimoana competition Paula Fox Matua, Tauranga Ruth Underwood Mount More...

Congratulations to the winner of the SunLive Hunters 2008 Sav. competition Julie Saies      Tauranga Congratulations to the winner of the SunLive Greggs Spice competition Yolanda Wills Papamoa, Tauranga Leah Carter Papamoa Vishaka Tauranga Congratulations to the winner of the SunLive Opera on the Rocks competition Megan More...