Entertainment

Huge gala for Omokoroa

Carolie de Koster and Sharon Mitford-Burgess are excited about plans for the largest gala yet to be held in Omokoroa. From noon to 5pm on Saturday May 11, Omokoroa... Read More

Can you back a mobility scooter?

There is good fun and bargains to be had today Saturday May 4 at the Evans Road Community Church Car Boot Sale and Car Wash. From 7.30am - 11am owners of mobility... Read More

What‘s on - fireworks, bird show & home show

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday! For all you Star Wars fans - May the 4th be with you! The weather forecast is for a mainly fine day with a chance of a shower.... Read More

The beauty of birds at Tauranga Bird Show

Malcolm Miles has about 400 birds at home. He will be showing 24 of them at the Tauranga Bird Show today and tomorrow, Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5. 'Eight... Read More

Sky TV broadband ‘credible’

Speculation is intensifying that Sky Television may take on Spark in the broadband market, with a top local analyst talking up the possibility and saying Sky could... Read More

Hollywood execs visit BOP

The Bay of Plenty has a large variety of stunning movie locations, and thanks to Bay of Plenty Film, Hollywood film studios are quickly learning it too. Eight... Read More

$200,000 won by Tauranga player

Strike Four was won by a player from Tauranga, who takes home $200,000. The winning Strike ticket was sold at Pak n Save Cameron Rd in Tauranga. Two Lotto players... Read More

Koningsdag – the Kings’ Birthday

Warmly welcomed in to the monthly gathering of the Tauranga Dutch friendship group, I find myself surrounded by laughter and conversational buzz. This cosy, warm,... Read More

What‘s on - Oropi Sunday market, kayaks and swaps

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday! The weather forecast is for cloudy periods, with showers developing in the afternoon and a chance of it turning heavy with thunderstorms.... Read More

The road that wasn’t there

In New Zealand there are some 56,000 kilometres of paper roads - streets and towns that exist only on surveyors' maps. Or do they? Ralph McCubbin Howell has written... Read More

Wahine on Water at Omanu

Omanu Surf Club is hosting Bay of Plenty's first Wāhine on Water IRB day on Sunday April 28. Wāhine on Water aims to get more females involved, competent... Read More

Jude and Keegan enlivening Tauranga entertainment

I caught up with Jude de Silva and Keegan Millar at Totara St, where Keegan had just helped pack in for a gig later that evening. Across town they are running... Read More