Entertainment

What‘s on - footie, markets and music

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday We're expecting a fine but chilly day today with some southeasterlies. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer day, with... Read More

Information Slam for local writers

The Bay of Plenty Children's Literature Association's annual seminar ‘Bookrapt' is taking on a whole new look this year. Promoted as a One-Stop Information... Read More

Powerball player wins $12.2 million

Powerball's winning streak continues with a lucky Powerball player from Auckland winning $12.2 million with Powerball First Division in Saturday night's live Lotto... Read More

Can you count birds?

Can you count birds? More specifically - the North Island robin? The Aongatete Forest Project would like more helpers for their bird monitoring day on Wednesday... Read More

Kiwi flavour to Italian opera

I phoned Georgia Jamieson Emms because she's in town with the rest of the Wanderlust Opera crew to perform Don Pasquale at Baycourt tonight. She's an unbelievably... Read More

Cruise ship numbers and spend swelling

The number of cruise ships visiting New Zealand, and the amount of spending by cruise ship passengers has continued to rise significantly. Auckland and Tauranga... Read More

The precious kauri trees of the Kaimai Ranges

A structure of wooden planks, used in the 1900s to gather and unleash water to ‘drive' kauri logs down Western Bay of Plenty hills to sawmills, is juxtaposed... Read More

Let’s make Kaiate Falls swimmable again

Kaiate Falls is going to be receiving a lot of love and care, as volunteers gather today to plant hundreds of native trees and plants. The ‘Let's Make Kaiate... Read More

What‘s on - drumming, family history and the 80s

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today's weather forecast includes cloud increasing with a chance of a shower or two. Rain will be developing in the evening... Read More

Happiness the key to a long life

A Tauranga woman can't ask for more on her 105th birthday, with a piece of decadent chocolate cake and glass of lemonade in front of her, and her best friend by... Read More

Devilskin bring their anniversary tour to Tauranga

New Zealand heavy metal band Devilskin are coming to Tauranga as part of their 10th anniversary tour. They're performing at the Trustpower Baypark Arena on... Read More

Steamers and Waikato battle for Chiefs Country Cup

This week's Mitre 10 Cup round will see the continuation of provincial rivalry within the Chiefs region, when the Bay of Plenty Steamers take on current holders... Read More