Entertainment

Mount Hot Pools set for summer

The pools are being filled and the soothing temperatures are set to rise as Mount Hot Pools prepare to re-open their doors this weekend. This Saturday the iconic... Read More

'Crazy rock' comes to Tauranga

Santa Claus is coming early for lovers of wildly crazy rock and roll when the Summer Family Tour hits town. Playing December 13 are Japanese ‘hardcore blues'... Read More

Great blues tunes to boogie to

Fans of the Marchwood Blues Picnic better get their tickets quick as 2015 will be the biggest and best picnic to date. Headliners for next March's concert will... Read More

Santa Claus visits Papamoa

Twas the moment before Santa arrived and all was quiet in Papamoa, before the jolly man dressed in red paid a visit to the suburb this afternoon. Santa visits Papamoa.... Read More

Guy Williams’ redemption gig

Comedian Guy Williams is upfront - he reckons he has a debt to settle in Tauranga because last time he was in town he was a self-confessed 'flop”. 'I just... Read More

Symphonia’s Spring Symphony Sunday

Four works written during a turbulent period in music history will be presented by the Bay of Plenty Symphonia tomorrow. The Spring Symphony is the last concert... Read More

Mount Maulers make Beach 5s final

The Bay has a team in the inaugural Mount Beach 5s tournament this afternoon, with bodies and sand about to fly as Tauranga Sports take on Taranaki Coastal to claim... Read More

Festival-goers pour into pavilion

Moss couches, a suspended forest, floating fountain, school gardens and a wildflower world are just some of the drawcards sucking in 400 visitors every hour today... Read More

Bands line up for Summer Concert

The countdown is on and with less than three months left until the Whitianga Summer Concert which is already proving to be a great success. The concert features... Read More

Papamoa to welcome Santa tomorrow

The jolly white-bearded man is dusting off his red suit and white, fluffy-tipped hat ready for Papamoa's first-ever Christmas Parade tomorrow. Fifty-three festive... Read More

What’s On – Beach 5s and Garden Fest

Good morning sunners - don't let a few specks of rain and some grey clouds scare you away from all the neat things happening in the Bay today. Mount Maunganui's... Read More

Steampunk’n festival starts today

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, hurry hurry hurry and step right up to see the greatest show in town. Today the Thames Art Festival fires into action and more... Read More