Entertainment

Last call for Mt Mellick jam nights

It can only be described as the end of an era - The Mount Mellick Tuesday jam night is no more. Since its inception in 2002, hundreds of musicians have clambered... Read More

Adam McGrath to play art gallery

A hope buildin', yarn spinnin' and roof raisin' performance is being promised when The Eastern singer and songwriter Adam McGrath hits Tauranga next week. The Lyttelton-based... Read More

A face only a gurner could love

If you've got a pliable face and a talent for the English tradition of ‘gurning' then make sure you're at the Brits at the Beach Festival in Whangamata next... Read More

Tis’ the season to be inspired

This October the Tairua Library is launching an exciting new six week programme aiming to ignite locals' creative fires. The Season of Creativity programme looks... Read More

UB40 tickets selling fast

The world's most popular reggae artists, UB40 - including original band members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue - are returning to Rotorua on Saturday, January... Read More

So close for Papamoa MasterChef

It was her favourite dish - a Thai lamb rack that incorporated a little bit of herself and her family into it. But it also proved the undoing of Papamoa MasterChef... Read More

$7.2M up for grabs

Lotto, Powerball and Strike have all jackpotted, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $7.2 million up for grabs this weekend. Powerball First Division will... Read More

Topp Twins take on Tauranga

They're arguably Huntly's greatest exports and for one night only The Topp Twins are bringing their loveable ways to Tauranga this November. It'll be an intimate... Read More

British festival back next month

An expected 400 vehicles are sure to turn heads and leave tongues wagging when the Classic Cover Brits at the Beach Festival returns in 15 days time. The annual... Read More

Brits at the Beach the bees knees

An expected 400 vehicles are sure to turn heads and leave tongues wagging when the Classic Cover Brits at the Beach Festival returns in 15 days times. The annual... Read More

Tauranga gallery smashes targets

It was a record year for the Tauranga Art Gallery, with 66,270 people perusing, admiring and reflecting upon 23 exhibitions during 2014-15 financial year. The gallery... Read More

Scallop Festival’s sold-out success

More than 100,000 scallops were shucked to feed the sold out crowd of 5000 people at the Whitianga Scallop Festival on Saturday. The event sold out on the Monday... Read More