22-Aug 20:00
Tougher animal tracking system to roll-out
22-Aug 19:00
New marine pest found near Great Barrier Island
22-Aug 18:00
NZ/DC to perform AC/DC experience show
22-Aug 17:06
Well-rounded Ngāwhā team selected for weekend
22-Aug 16:04
Govt investing in workplace literacy programme
22-Aug 14:55
Reports highlight flood risk under climate change
22-Aug 13:49
Oxygen machine to change Tauranga toddler’s life
22-Aug 12:51
Thunderstorms and gusty winds batter the north
22-Aug 11:29
Tree blocking one lane of SH29a
22-Aug 11:17
Govt: NZers being fleeced at the pump
22-Aug 10:13
French tourist’s rental car broken into
22-Aug 09:44
Tauranga included in plan to fix “failing cities”
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Showtime spectacular
Operatunity is delighted to present some of the most celebrated and iconic Kiwi entertainers in one show. The Iconic Kiwis......
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Sons of Zion to play Totara St this weekend
Kiwi band Sons of Zion are currently are heading to Tauranga this weekend as part of their nationwide tour. The Come Home......
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Fun and mischief On The Couch
He’s got plenty of experience dealing with creepy crawlies and asking questions, and once again resident ‘bug......
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Bringing the boogie to town
Time to celebrate, boogie-lovers - Jan Preston is coming to town! Or should I say, Jan Preston is coming back to town, since......
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Chris playing at Baycourt
Solo pianist Chris Greenslade is a New Zealander and was a student of leading pianist Bruce Greenfield. He went on to complete......
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A Showerdome to solve your worries
Steamed mirrors, condensation on walls and ceilings, slippery floors and mould are year-round annoying home issues caused......
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Divas through the Decades
Operatunity Daytime Concerts bring you the greatest divas in the modern era! These were women who could manifest......
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Potential benefits for the heart
Pure, fresh and clean tasting, Blue Coconut Oil contains no additives or contaminants, is naturally cholesterol-free......
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Entertaining for everyone
The year is going by quickly and the Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival team is gearing up for 2020 already.......
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Everything fluffy, furry, feathered and scaly
Pets and all things pets will be on display and ready to play at this years’ Bay of Plenty Pet and Animal Expo. The......
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New book tells stories of NZ kiwifruit pioneers
For the last 12 months, former Coast & Country News editor Elaine Fisher has been on a journey to uncover the ‘behind......
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Rural Kiwi craziness
My Husband’s Nuts, Detour Theatre’s latest show, is a fast-paced, unashamedly Kiwi, madcap comic romp. ......
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Unusual but attractive combinations
Auckland based Donizetti Trio will be familiar to audiences as they have been active since 2009, are often to be heard on......
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Sex, friendship and Friday night drinks
Get ready to party with Paula, Dympie and Monika as we follow these women and their lonely hearts in a 1980s suburban pub......
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Apple crumble for breakfast
Chantal Organics is currently one of the fastest growing organic brands in health and wellness in New Zealand grocery according......
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Tauranga to host Armageddon for a third time
Returning for its third year in a row, Armageddon Expo is back in Tauranga this June 8 and 9, once again transforming Baypark......
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Reuniting on stage in The Dancing Years
Kelly Harris and Tainui Kuru had not crossed paths in the performing arts world before working for Operatunity, but it was......
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Three powerful works
Bay of Plenty Symphonia opens the 2019 season at Baycourt with Masterworks, a concert featuring three powerful, well known......
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A thrilling musical journey
Scholars Baroque Aotearoa chamber choir and an Opus Orchestra ensemble perform breathtakingly beautiful anthems by Purcell......
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Sean Bodely - Superhuman guitarist
Tauranga has a number of cottage industries. One of them is guitarist Sean Bodley. I'm not sure if “cottage industry”......
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Good enough is good enough
Nobody said parenting was easy, and if they did you’d be pretty sure they were lying. But maybe parenting doesn’t......
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Supporting your body from within
Cathedral Cove Naturals’ new Body Balance Coconut Yoghurts are deliciously nourishing and full of prebiotics and probiotics......
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Celebrating a birthday and a great show
The Tauranga Home Show is returning for its biggest show yet – and celebrating its 20th birthday – on May 3-5. The......
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Fulfiling their destiny
The Chaperone, from the Writer and Director of Downton Abbey, takes place against the backdrop of the tumultuous times......
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Putting on a show
The boy bands of the 1960s and 70s produced some of the greatest hits of all time. They were also easy on the eye and put......
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Kiwi songstress to pay tribute to the Queen of Soul
Her songs have shaped generations, and now the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will be celebrated at this year’s National......
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A loaf above the rest
Breadman Organic Bakery is one of the only 100 per cent vegan bakeries in New Zealand. Based in Christchurch, they have......
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Two talents in the Bay
Don’t miss your chance to see and hear two big musical names in the Bay this April. New Zealand baritone Julien Van......
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Ladies’ Day
Work, love and life are just one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome of Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. But their......
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The fight against cancer
Treating cancer doesn’t mean you have to go through radiation. Justine Laidlaw and Jenny Kennedy are both examples......
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