Entertainment

Miss Mount: Keeping it 'classy'

The winner of Miss Mount Maunganui's new online format has been announced, almost three weeks after the annual beauty pageant competition was held. Miss Mount Maunganui... Read More

Air show star in action

One of the world's few two seater Spitfire aircraft arrived early for the weekend airshow, showing what only it and few other Spitfires can do - take people for... Read More

Kelvin to get clouted

Cutting through red tape, dodging arrows of criticism… Tauranga Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout is bringing all the political clichés when he becomes a target... Read More

Countdown on to Kaimoana Festival

If you go crazy for your kaimoana, then the beautiful seaside town of Maketu is where you will want to be this Waitangi Day. Paua, mussels, kina, scallops, crayfish,... Read More

Legendary Eagles founder dies

Eagles founder and lead singer Glenn Frey passed away in New York today (Monday in the US). The guitarist had been battling intestinal issues for months prior to... Read More

Sol3 Mio adds second Tauranga show

It is official: Tauranga really loves Sol3 Mio - and it looks like the talented singing trio loves us too. Due to overwhelming ticket demand, the operatic pop trio... Read More

More than $13K raised for Cure Kids

Life is fraught with danger for freestyle motocross rider Luke Price, but it was a simple set of steps that have been the undoing of the super-fit athlete. Luke,... Read More

Take a trip back to medieval times

Hear ye, hear ye! All ye subjects of the Bay of Plenty are hereby summoned to revel in the most wondrous festivities of the 2016 New Zealand Medieval Faire. Run... Read More

Colour as far as the eye can see

Higor and Tara Fiuza arrived in white T-shirts and left covered top-to-toe in colour. They'd been to the free Colour Splash event - and Bay of Plenty residents will... Read More

REVIEW: 16th Avenue Theatre’s Star*Man

16th Avenue Theatre's Youth Division latest musical production Star*Man is a show filled with youthful energy, fantastic music, marvellous performances and a magnificent... Read More

The influence of David Bowie

For many the world over David Bowie is a hero - an unconquerable creative genius whose touch will long be felt upon the worlds of music, film, fashion and art. He... Read More

Tauranga hockey star engaged

Tauranga hockey star Gemma Flynn and former All Black's skipper Richie McCaw are planning to walk down the aisle. McCaw, 35, announced his engagement to the 25-year-old... Read More