Entertainment

Ratatouille on the menu this weekend

A free open-air screening of Pixar's Ratatouille will mark the opening of the Wharf Street Dining Precinct this weekend. Downtown Tauranga is inviting families... Read More

Festival acts revealed

UK electronic duo Disclosure and iconic psychedelic band The Flaming Lips will headline the first McLaren Valley Music & Arts Festival next January. Organisers... Read More

Bandquest a hit at Baycourt

They may be young, but they know how to rock - so much so that Mount Maunganui Intermediate School band ‘JYK' has won the school its first-ever placing in... Read More

Devilskin’s rock and roll ride

It's been six years of blood, sweat and tears. Six years of writing, playing and touring their hearts out to a devoted fan base hell bent on watching every show... Read More

Council backs new events

Tauranga City Council have revealed a total of ten new events that will receive council backing out of a total of 40 that applied for community event funding. The... Read More

Tauranga poet Canada-bound

Tauranga-born poet Te Kahu Rolleston is one of two award-winning Māori artists heading to Canada as part of a cultural exchange next month. The 2014 New Zealand... Read More

Theatre women celebrated

A new exhibition celebrating the talented women of Tauranga's theatre scene is on display at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre. Great Women of Tauranga Theatrefeatures... Read More

Rising stars set to do battle

Plenty of audience support is expected for the six young finalists who will battle it out in the Bay of Plenty Symphonia's Rising Stars concert on September 4. Each... Read More

Big screen life

It fair to say, Craig Newland enjoys going to the movies, and he lists his favourite films as ‘Blade Runner' and ‘One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'. He... Read More

Exxopolis to shed light on festival

Western Bay residents are being offered the unique experience of entering a 1000-square metre inflatable sculpture that plays with light this October. The ‘luminarium'... Read More

‘Horror Show’ still a hoot

He stood there in costume and full make-up, dressed as Riff Raff, behind a pillar and waited for the first laugh. Then it came - a deep, bellyful type of chuckle... Read More

What’s on today, markets.

Clear skies and a light south easterly breeze make it a good day to check the markets at the Historic Village this morning until 1pm. More than a 100 stall selling... Read More