Entertainment

What's on: Hawke Cup finale

Last night Bay of Plenty was just a dozen runs from making history — again — at stumps on day two of the three-day Hawke Cup challenge on Blake Park... Read More

$10,000 art prize awarded

This year's Molly Morpeth Canaday Award for painting and drawing, worth $10,000, has been won by Auckland artist Kirstin Carlin. She was one of thirteen artists... Read More

What’s On? Photo Exhibition & Carnival

Good morning Sunners, and welcome to Sunday, which is only the halfway stop on our long weekend. Yesterday reached temperatures we might say were close to classic... Read More

Unique aerial attraction takes off

The only place in this part of the world where people can pay for a joyride in a military jet aircraft is Tauranga. And the jet is a former Czech Airforce L39 Albatross,... Read More

Western Bay shines in outdoor exhibition

Twenty photographs that celebrate the Western Bay and the people who reside here are now up on display in the Tauranga CBD. The enormous photos, which measure... Read More

Jazz festival line up hits bum note

The line-up for this year's Tauranga National Jazz Festival has struck a sour chord with some local musicians. Released last week, the line-up so far features... Read More

Tattoos, Tiki Taane and Tauranga

Celebrated Kiwi musician Tiki Taane loves the fact tattoos are much more accepted these days. 'When I was 14 it was just gang members getting tattooed so it's... Read More

The farce is strong with this one

A rugged stumbling hero aided and abetted by a love interest with a loud mouth and we were off on a comedy parody that's an absolute blast. Byron Bay and the Stone... Read More

Talent shines in inaugural exhibition

This week the judging panel for the TrustPower Photographic Exhibition faced the monumental task of examining and scrutinising more than 1740 photographs in order... Read More

75th birthday fundraising celebrations

Five years ago Richard O'Brien gave up his 70th birthday to fundraise for the Starship Foundation, and he's doing it again this year. On March 24, the Rocky Horror... Read More

Judging underway for photo exhibition

Judging is underway for the Trustpower Phtotographic Exhibition. The theme of the competition and exhibition is ‘Our Place to Shine.' 'We have been inundated... Read More

Snapping up some great prizes

The prize of a return trip to London, Paris, New York or Rome has enticed hundreds of budding and professional photographers to enter the Bay's inaugural large... Read More