Entertainment

All eyes on upcoming FVEY Tour

All you lovers of hard rock music had better prepare yourselves because the loudest end-of-the-year party is coming to town. This month the FVEY Live National Tour... Read More

Organisers resist dry event

Police attempts to remove alcohol from Tauranga's Christmas in the Park is being met by fierce resistance from organisers who believe there are no issues of intoxication... Read More

Te Puna café takes top award

A sweetcorn and pumpkin wrap has helped propel a popular Te Puna café into the winners circle with the Café of the Year title for the Upper North Island. Nourish... Read More

Village Radio back on air

Tauranga's Village Radio has been cranked back into life. It went back on air at 10 o'clock yesterday morning with announcer Chris Adams' heartfelt thanks to loyal... Read More

Push for dry Christmas in the Park

It's not all Christmas cheer and family fun for the Little Big Market's ‘Tauranga's Christmas in the Park', with police opposing its licence to sell alcohol. Before... Read More

The Empire strikes back this week

Sidewalk Empire vocalist Nina Thompson lets out a long sigh and starts nodding her head to a groove playing inside her head. 'We practiced last week and it was... Read More

Meet the Threat

Gather round children, I want to tell you a story of days gone by, a time when life was simple, full of wonder and possibilities - the 1990's. Back then Will Smith... Read More

Summer tour for Devilskin

Bigger, better and more are the words being used to describe Devilskin's Summer Surrender tour. One of New Zealand's top hard rock bands, Devilskin are once again... Read More

Library displaying wearable art

With the Thames Arts Festival well underway the local library is embracing the steampunk spirit with a new display this week. This week the Thames Library is displaying... Read More

Long term visions for arts & sports

Two important new regional plans for arts and sport discussed recently are setting out a long-term vision for the Waikato. At this week's Waikato Mayoral Forum the... Read More

Intimate acoustic gallery show

Two of New Zealand's finest singer-songwriters will perform an intimate one-off show at the Tauranga Art Gallery next week. For more than 20 years Auckland duo... Read More

Artist’s landscapes focus of talk

Curator and writer Gregory O'Brien is presenting ‘Old country/New land - the work of Euan Macleod' at the Tauranga Art Gallery tonight. Gregory's talk will... Read More