Entertainment

Pay What you Want Tauranga road closures

The annual Pay What you Want Tauranga Half Marathon is being held on Sunday April 2, at Fergusson Park. People are preparing to take on 15km, 10km, 5km and the... Read More

What‘s on - paintball, markets, dub music

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 partly cloudy day with... Read More

Concerts for all tastes at Baycourt!

Beware - this year Baycourt is the stage for the biggest, most diverse music menu brought by the National Jazz Festival to Tauranga than ever before! Organiser... Read More

Tauranga man finds “edible” 18 year old cakes

A 90-year-old Tauranga man has uncovered two 'perfectly preserved” cakes dating back nearly 20 years - and he's happily eating them. Derek ‘Dick'... Read More

Unmissable events in Tauranga this April

Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or a passionate foodie, April is jam packed with amazing events for everyone to enjoy in the Autumn sunshine. There's jazz,... Read More

Become a world record holder with jandals

Jandals. They're loved by Kiwis - but social media star Jordan Watson thinks the country should have more in the record books to prove it. Peeking into the Guinness... Read More

Mini arts grant to add colour to BOP

TECT and Creative Bay of Plenty have partnered to support a range of creative projects that will add a splash of colour and vibrancy to the community over the... Read More

Alex Ellis joins Tauranga Arts Festival team

Tauranga Arts Festival has a newly appointed associate artistic director joining the festival's organising team for 2023. Alex Ellis of Ngāti Maniapoto,... Read More

When a Nightingale sang on 16th Avenue

Legend has it a drunk jammed a paper hat on the pianist's head and said: ‘Look, King Cole!' That was the day Nathaniel Adams Coles became Nat King Cole...minus... Read More

Kiwi singing legends kick off tour in the Bay

Local country music legend Brendan Dugan admits the upcoming nationwide tour as part of the NZ Highwaymen may well be his last. 'I've always said: ‘If my... Read More

Tauranga apprentices compete to build a fort

Building apprentices from across Tauranga will battle it out on Saturday April 1 at the New Zealand Certified Builders - NZCB - Apprentice Challenge Sponsored... Read More

KPOP joining pop culture party at Armageddon

Hundreds are flocking in to Baypark Trust Arena for the second day of New Zealand's biggest pop culture event. The doors open again at 9am to the popular... Read More