11:48am Thu 08 May, 2014
Maketu winners of MasterChef New Zealand 2014 Kasey and Karena Bird will be painting Te Puke pink when they visit the township tomorrow. The ‘pink' sisters,... Read More
12:12pm Mon 05 May, 2014
Cheers went up and celebrations got underway at a marae in the beachside town of Maketu last night as Karena and Kasey Bird were named winners of the inaugural Masterchef... Read More
07:00am Mon 05 May, 2014
A broken jaw and two missing teeth could mark the end to a music career for any brass musician, but not 24-year-old Tauranga-born Joe Thomas. Joe Thomas plays in... Read More
01:50pm Sun 04 May, 2014
The coveted MasterChef 2014 title may soon belong in the Bay of Plenty as two sisters from Maketu fight for the top spot in the television series' final tonight. Bec... Read More
11:20am Sun 04 May, 2014
With 2015 the centenary of the Gallipoli landings, Radio New Zealand Concert and Australia's ABC Classic FM are inviting Kiwi and Australian composers to submit... Read More
02:34pm Tue 29 Apr, 2014
Maketu sisters Karena and Kasey Bird are one step closer to winning MasterChef New Zealand 2014 after making it through to the final round of the competition. The... Read More
12:37pm Mon 28 Apr, 2014
Heath Franklin is a comedian with many hats who has recently portrayed Bear Grylls, controversial Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer, Steve Irwin... Read More
11:46am Thu 24 Apr, 2014
Musical renditions of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss flowed from a barefoot NZ String Quartet last night in Tauranga, with the group to play at the same venue tonight... Read More
04:21pm Wed 23 Apr, 2014
Music from 1864 is set to flow from Huria Marae in Judea at 6pm tonight as another free public event unfolds to commemorate 150 years since the Battle of Gate Pa. Tonight's... Read More
03:28pm Wed 16 Apr, 2014
A Tauranga spray paint artist is receiving big bids for artworks he created of the Duchess of Cambridge and baby Prince George, currently listed on TradeMe. Benjamin... Read More
12:10pm Tue 15 Apr, 2014
Tauranga Classic Hits presenter Will Johnston is giving up his daytime golf game to take on a new slot as part of a nationwide radio reshuffle. From April 28, Will,... Read More
09:30am Tue 15 Apr, 2014
Mount Maunganui band Mosaic Music are celebrating after their new album went straight to the top of the New Zealand iTunes charts. You Surround hit No.1 on the... Read More