Entertainment

Macy Gray to open Tauranga Arts Festival

American soul singer Macy Gray will headline the opening night of this year's Tauranga Arts Festival. The Grammy-winning artist will perform at Baycourt on... Read More

Youth hip-hop showcase set to light up Baypark

More than 1300 young dancers from across New Zealand - and for the first time overseas - are preparing to take the stage at Mercury Baypark Arena for one of... Read More

The opera singer hitting all the right notes

Sarah Mileham is stepping into the spotlight as one of New Zealand's fast-emerging opera singers. She recently achieved a string of competition wins, taking... Read More

Solo Gallipoli show arrives ahead of Anzac Day

As Anzac Day approaches, Rotorua and Tauranga audiences are invited to one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most powerful and moving theatrical works, Voices From Gallipoli. Actor... Read More

Historic Village swings to the beat of jazz

The Jazz Village in the Historic Village offered a day full of live music and entertainment inspired by the flair of New Orleans. Boutique shops were joined... Read More

Beat Street Drummers go viral with Changing cover

A sensational Kiwi teen percussion ensemble is hitting new heights, appearing at summer festivals and racking up nearly 20 million views on its latest cover... Read More

New venue and tickets to local Shakespeare season

A last-minute venue change has extended the Summer Shakespeare Tauranga Trust's 2026 season by two nights - which still have tickets left to snap up. Originally... Read More

Richard O’Brien leads dazzling Riff Raff revival

Rocky Horror madness took over Hamilton as Katikati's Richard O'Brien made a dramatic entrance by vintage limousine, stepping onto the red carpet for the... Read More

Summer reading celebrated

Hundreds of children and their whānau gathered at Waipuna Park on Saturday, January 31, for a lively carnival celebrating the completion of the Kia Kaha te... Read More

Lessons from Europe for a world on edge

How should people of faith respond in a time of political turmoil, war and cultural fragmentation? This issue will be at the heart of a public lecture by... Read More

A hidden world revealed

Award-winning Pāpāmoa photographer Paula Vigus has spent hundreds of hours crouched on forest floors, wandering through bush blocks and remote landscapes,... Read More

Emerging Bay of Plenty screen producers supported

Film Bay of Plenty has announced a new professional development initiative aimed at strengthening the region's screen sector, with applications now open for... Read More