Entertainment

Tauranga's taste of the Philippines

Tauranga's Filipino population is set to triple this Labour Weekend, as an estimated 10,000 people from the Philippines descend on the city. The annual Labour Weekend... Read More

Sandra in Wonderland

In the words of the Cheshire Cat: ‘I'm not crazy, my reality is just different to yours'. That's how Sandra Jensen sees it too. The 39-year-old is an avid... Read More

What's On: Learn to dance

Good morning Sunners, looking for something for the kids to do today why try dance a go. Give Sonia a call at Supreme Dance Centre and get the youngsters to try... Read More

Poetry slam like no other

A door to a world of possibilities and imagination has been opened today as local poets share their words. The inaugural Bay of Plenty Regional Poetry Slam is taking... Read More

Festival lacked consent application

Council officials have admitted they did not receive a resource consent application for the doomed McLaren Valley Falls music festival which was scheduled to take... Read More

Organisers blamed for failed festival

A lack of communication between promoters and residents is being blamed for the relocation of the McLaren Valley Music and Arts Festival from the Kaimai Range site... Read More

Polling to the top

It's a sport involving glitter, skimpy outfits and a pole. We're talking pole dancing - a form of performance art combining dance and acrobatics centred on a vertical... Read More

Arboria lights up The Strand

Seeing the smile of a 93-year-old visitor to Arboria confirmed the magic of the walk-through sculpture to Shanti Freed, exhibition manager for the luminarium's creator,... Read More

Spring Home Show back to inspire

The Tauranga Spring Home show gets underway this weekend, with a fabulous door prize that's sure to inspire anyone who comes to the event. Locally owned and operated... Read More

McLaren festival moving to Auckland

The McLaren Valley Music and Arts Festival will no longer be taking place in the Bay of Plenty next year. Announced today, the new music and arts festival that... Read More

Power of poetry this Saturday

'Listen,” the Lizard King Jim Morrison once wrote, 'real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through... Read More

Dame Kiri’s first Baycourt concert

Kiwi soprano and operatic royalty Dame Kiri Te Kawana is coming to town to perform her first ever show at Baycourt next year. As part of her six-show New Zealand... Read More