Entertainment

Four Lotto players share $1 million

It will be a New Year's Eve to remember for four lucky Lotto players from Taupō, Porirua, Timaru and Blenheim after each winning $250,000 with Lotto First Division... Read More

Tauranga welcomes in 2023 at New Year celebrations

12.20am: This evening hundreds of people congregated on the Tauranga waterfront, at Pāpāmoa, Mount Maunganui and Matua to watch the midnight fireworks that heralded... Read More

Celebrate culture this new year

A variety of cultural performances have been added to Tauranga City Council's New Year's Eve community celebrations taking place across the city. Filipino, Middle... Read More

Govt: $4m boost to drug checking at festivals

The government says boosting its investment in drug checking services could save lives this summer. It has ringfenced nearly $4 million to help cover the costs... Read More

Spectacular sandcastle dazzles Mount beachgoers

A spectacular sandcastle is sparking high praise from beachgoers at Mount Maunganui. Built on Boxing Day by brothers Jared and Paul Brandon with help from father... Read More

Camp with care in the Western Bay

Camping is a rite of passage in New Zealand. Each summer Kiwis hustle to get a good spot close to a lake, a river, beach or forest, and enjoy time reconnecting... Read More

Three Lotto players share $1 million

Three lucky Lotto players from Auckland, Thames, and Levin will be dancing around their Christmas trees after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in... Read More

Tracking Santa‘s flight to New Zealand

Flight and weather apps are tracking Santa's progress this Christmas Eve as he leaves the Northern Hemisphere steadily making his way to New Zealand, with... Read More

What‘s on - carols, tennis and Santa‘s grotto

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

Toi Whakaari names 2022 FAME Trust winner

The Acorn Foundation and the trustees of the FAME Trust are pleased to announce the selection for the 2022 Emerging Practitioner Award recipient at Toi Whakaari. This... Read More

Starting summer with a splash

The weather played ball on Sunday for the Tauranga Moana Bomb Comp with perfect conditions for cooling off and making a splash! An impressive turnout of nearly... Read More

The Great Waihi Beach Scavenger Hunt returns

Calling all clue solvers and anyone that loves a challenge to get amongst ‘The Great Waihi Beach Scavenger Hunt' this summer! Waihi Beach Community Events... Read More