Entertainment

1814 play Brewers Bar tonight

Kiwi reggae act 1814 are bringing their high energy live show to Mount Maunganui's Brewers Bar on Friday night. Part of their single release tour, the band will... Read More

New BBC show for Bay of Plenty

Rotorua will be the backdrop to a major New Zealand crime series being co-developed for the BBC by the producers of Downton Abbey. Tentatively titled ‘Bay... Read More

TCDC on song with new database

All local musicians or bands who are on the hunt for great gigging opportunities should sing out to the Thames Coromandel District Council today. The TCDC is working... Read More

First dash raises $28K

The city's first ever version of the international Colour Dash is off to a splashing start, with the event raising $28,000 for Ronald McDonald House in Auckland. Photos... Read More

Teen’s gaming gains eminence

His real name is Reef Galloway - but in the gaming world the Tauranga teen's referred to as Eminence. Step into the 16-year-old's world of gaming and Reef is the... Read More

Your thoughts on painting shops

Artworks and displays may become the norm in Tauranga CBD as part of a revitalisation shake-up. The idea is to replace for lease signs with vibrant window artwork... Read More

AYO to play Whitianga in October

The music of Verdi, Bruch and Beethoven will grace the Whitianga Town Hall with the return of the Auckland Youth Orchestra this October. The Auckland Youth Orchestra... Read More

City's Smokefreerockquest winner

Tauranga musician Georgia Lines plans to make music her life after taking out a national title in Smokefreerockquest 2014. Georgia Lines is thenational winner of... Read More

Sell-out sensations

The internationally-renowned Canadian Irish folk group The Irish Rovers are due in Tauranga next weekend and the show is a sell-out. Baycourt programme and marketing... Read More

Author visiting libraries next week

Thames Coromandel District Libraries have a special treat for the young ones with children's author Nickie Muir making a special visit next week for the school holidays. Nickie... Read More

Students' creative play on funding

Otumoetai College is using formal assessments as a creative tool for raising funds to take students overseas next year. Supportive family and friends have watched... Read More

Otumoetai band drums up third

Otumoetai Intermediate's 5th Element has taken third place in the 2014 Rockshop Bandquest National finals - winning $500 for their school's music department. Judge... Read More