Entertainment

Car show drives $10k into St John kitty

Tauranga's Auto Extravaganza organiser Neville McKay is a happy man. So is his sidekick Keith Sawyer. The pair handed over a big fat $10,000 cheque to Hato Hone... Read More

What‘s on - art, fair, carboot sale and Taekwondo

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a partly cloudy day. Cloud... Read More

Boules and banter at Bayfair

Bayfair Pétanque Club is encouraging locals to give the game a go. Even if you've never held a boule before - pétanque is not only effortlessly... Read More

$1 million win for lucky Lotto player

It will be a night to remember for a lucky Lotto player from Porirua after winning $1 million in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto ticket was... Read More

Nothing ordinary about threesome of exhibitions!

Western Bay of Plenty residents have just a week left to see a Threesome of Exhibitions at The Incubator's Creative Hub at The Historic Village. And yes, it's... Read More

Aussie play premieres in Tauranga

An Australian play's New Zealand premiere in Tauranga this month offers a high quality, well-written, humorous take on country life across the Tasman via local... Read More

What‘s on - Katikati festival, Taekwondo, art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day with southeasterlies. It's... Read More

Celebrating cultures with a festival in Katikati

Katikati is the place to be this Saturday as the township invites people from near and far to celebrate everyone's diversity in the second Katikati Festival of... Read More

Job seekers helped into hospitality work

A plan to place over 100 people into restaurants and hospitality jobs over the next two months is being set in motion this week. A new joint initiative between... Read More

Summer Concert Tour dates announced

Whitianga's Summer Concert has been cancelled for the second time. Instead of being hosted in the traditional Coromandel Peninsula spot, Greenstone Entertainment... Read More

Rena film to feature on TV3’s The Project tonight

The film telling the story of the 2011 Rena grounding and the massive community involvement in cleaning up the beach following the resulting oil disaster is the... Read More

Art & craft fair back at Waihi Beach

The famed Waihi Beach Art & Craft Fair is back for the upcoming King's Birthday weekend, so get along on Sunday, June 4. Organisers Colleen Low and Trish Coates... Read More