Entertainment

What‘s on - festival, food and family fun

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 mostly cloudy day with... Read More

Music with a higher purpose

Returning to Tauranga has given Dominic Lee a new perspective on his music and his career. The award-winning cellist had been studying and touring the United... Read More

Dancing in the dark in Tauranga

The international hit No Lights No Lycra is coming to Tauranga. The dancing in the dark movement already has 75 locations worldwide, with groups from Australia... Read More

Chopper’s cutting through the noise

Heath Franklin had no intention of making a career out of impersonating one of Australia's most notorious criminals when he first did so in the early 2000s. Some... Read More

Film festival heading to Tauranga

The search is on for the best young Kiwi filmmakers in Aotearoa with submissions now open for the 2021 International Youth Silent Film Festival New Zealand Nationals. The... Read More

Bay the right beat for popular drummer

Fear-inducing circumstances are when globally celebrated drummer, Stan Bicknell, does his best work. So when fast-paced drum and bass band Shapeshifter... Read More

Finger on The Pulse in Papamoa

The new era thrust upon us by the global pandemic has provided an interesting opportunity for a locally-based cruise ship director who has shifted his overseas... Read More

Roddy to roll

Some of the best classic cars, hot rods and motorcycles will be on show in Tauranga's CBD this weekend. The Bay Rodders Winterblast will take over the Spring... Read More

Deadbeat’s rage hits the stage in Tauranga tonight

Deadbeat is ready to raise the roof - and the dead - at Totara Street tonight in a gig that marks the start of a 13-date national headline tour across the country. Described... Read More

Kiwi orchestra score hit Netflix film

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is the music powerhouse behind the soundtrack to the new animated movie ‘Wish Dragon', the No.1 movie this week on streaming... Read More

Devilskin ready for a Tauranga party

It's time for a party is the overriding message from Devilskin bassist Paul Martin ahead of the band's upcoming show in Mount Maunganui. The Axeman and... Read More

Singer’s heartbreak leads to comeback tour

'The brightest flame leaves the darkest shadow” is a lyric from Jeremy Redmore's new album, The Brightest Flame that not only provides its name, but also... Read More