Entertainment

What‘s on: fireworks, markets, sprintcars, museums

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

Latin American Film Festival in BOP for first time

For the first time in 20 years since its arrival to New Zealand, the Latin American Film Festival will at last hit screens in the Bay of Plenty. The festival... Read More

Exhibition: embracing aging gracefully

Tauranga portrait photographer Charmaine Marinkovich is using her camera's lens to help women embrace ageing and to step outside of their comfort zone. Charmaine... Read More

Drug-check law to be put to the test this summer

New Zealand's new drug-checking legislation will be put to the test in what looks set to be the first unrestricted music festival season since the pandemic... Read More

Dishing up dinner in Papamoa and Matua

It's a warm summer evening in Papamoa, people line up eagerly in anticipation as the smell of tasty kai drifts on the breeze. After two years of waiting,... Read More

Two Lotto players win $500,000

Two lucky Lotto players will be ending the month on a high after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. The... Read More

Movies on the Tauranga waterfront

Bring your popcorn, picnic rugs and pals and enjoy a free outdoor movie experience on Tauranga's beautiful waterfront throughout summer. Night Owl Cinema returns... Read More

Te Puke’s spooky trail

The Epic Te Puke Ghost Story Treat Trail is set to spook out the town on Monday, October 31, as Te Puke retailers, shoppers and residents join in the fun to win... Read More

Bird of the year: Top two vie for victory

The battle for Bird of the Year is stretching from the highest mountaintops down to the oceans, as the alpine-dwelling pīwauwau and fush-munching kororā compete... Read More

Spooky Symphony comes to Tauranga

Karen O'Leary will once again tackle the supernatural when she teams up with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for its Spooky Symphony concerts in Tauranga and... Read More

BOP student‘s first place win in national comp

A Bay of Plenty student is being named as one of the country's top emerging photographers after a first place win in a national photography competition. Stills,... Read More

Help create Bobbie Gray‘s latest installation

An opportunity to contribute to a stunning art installation of kōwhai flowers is open to anyone who has single use plastic bottles. For those who remember artist... Read More