Entertainment

What noise in a library is good noise?

'The truth is, libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community.” Paula Poundstone, the American comic, author, actress amongst... Read More

Bay fans pack club to watch Parker fight

Boxing fans in Whakatane and Ohope were able to catch the Joshua-Parker fight this Easter Sunday morning thanks to an event hosted by the Ohope Chartered Club. Around... Read More

Book lovers’ haven at the Mount

There's good news for those of you who'd rather bury your nose in a great read this weekend. One of New Zealand's largest second hand book sales, which has over... Read More

What’s On? Jazz Fest & Book Sale

Happy Easter Sunday, SunLive readers. Hopefully it's a good one and you're full of chocolate and/or piety. The biggest event of Easter Weekend - the National Jazz... Read More

The hunt is on

The annual Easter egg hunt is on once more this Sunday at the Katikati Bird Gardens, so grab the kids and bunny hop them out to pick up some tasty chocolate treats. There... Read More

MKR contestant judges chocolate cook-off

My Kitchen Rules 2017 contestant and Rotorua foodie Natasha Whitewood will need to limit the number of Easter eggs on Easter Sunday and save room to judge the Great... Read More

National Youth Jazz winners announced

The 41st National Youth Jazz Competition held at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre on Wednesday 28 March to Friday 30 March featured the most competitors in its... Read More

Daylight saving ends on Sunday

Daylight saving ends in the early hours of Sunday morning, at 3am to be precise, when it will suddenly be 2am. So don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour... Read More

Downtown Carnival in full-swing

Tauranga is alive this afternoon at the opening of the Downtown Carnival as part of the 56th National Jazz Festival. An exciting jazz hub filled with two days of... Read More

All in the name of charity

They tell you it'll be a long walk, to eat a lot of carbs, pack a bunch of electrolyte drinks and wear some light gloves, because your hands might get a wee bit... Read More

From asphalt to artwork with chalk

The air will be filled with music and the footpaths bedecked with chalk images. Colouring Book City, which organised all of the children's pavement chalk drawing... Read More

Downtown Carnival

Good morning all, and welcome to Saturday, for many - the second of four days off. Because most of you are in holiday-mode at the moment, we thought it'd be valuable... Read More