Entertainment

Eleven diverse jazz acts to watch!

Get your tickets now - a massive, diverse 11 acts in the 60th Port of Tauranga National Jazz Festival's Baycourt Concert Series this April will get snapped up... Read More

Dream Girls Art Collective: Pop-Pocalypse

Tauranga Art Gallery's atrium has been transformed into a vibrant, psychedelic world dominated by an epic, fire-breathing taniwha by Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based... Read More

Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins $1 million

One lucky Lotto player from Whakatāne will be celebrating after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in Saturday's live Lotto draw. The winning ticket... Read More

Learn about photographing the night sky - tonight!

A leading NZ astrophotographer is showcasing the art of capturing the beauty of the night sky in a talk in Tauranga on Saturday evening. John Drummond is the... Read More

What‘s on - books, festival, mud and speedway

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

Lanterns will be hung!

Bad weather won't dim the lantern lights of Tauranga's Chinese New Year celebrations this time! After wet weather saw The New Zealand Chinese Folk Festival cancelled... Read More

A rural living wonderland right in the Bay

It's like the Field Days but with a twist - it's the first of its kind and its being held right here in the Bay of Plenty. Introducing the Bay of Plenty Rural... Read More

A festival of colour and fun

Vibrant powdered dyes fly through the air from all directions, caught in the crossfire you look down at your clothes smiling as you see a wonderful tapestry of... Read More

Ocean Film Festival World Tour makes splash in NZ

This year the Ocean Film Festival World tour returns to New Zealand with a whole new range of inspiring and educating films. The two and a half hour program... Read More

NZ Motocross series gushes red hot in Rotorua

The 2023 senior New Zealand Motocross Championships may be remembered as one of the most closely-fought in years after a brutal but entertaining day of high-intensity... Read More

Mercury Bay artists open studios on weekend

Forty artists around the Mercury Bay area from Matarangi to Tairua are busy finishing work, preparing their studios and getting ready to welcome visitors to their... Read More

What‘s on - Museums, markets and music

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, with... Read More