Entertainment

National Youth Jazz Competition

Rising popularity of jazz among youth, a Covid rebound and extra time from the National Jazz Festival's postponement means the 44th National Youth Jazz competition... Read More

What‘s on - jazz, comedy, kites

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

IYSF NZ Nationals 2022 entries now open

The search is on for the best young Kiwi filmmakers in Aotearoa with submissions now open for the 2022 International Youth Silent Film Festival New Zealand Nationals. The... Read More

Legends, locals set to jazz it up in Tauranga

With the Port of Tauranga 59th Jazz Festival only days away, Bay of Plenty residents and jazz-lovers from around Aotearoa can delight in 175 performances during... Read More

7 Days bringing uncut live comedy to Tauranga

Brace yourselves Tauranga people - Jeremy Corbett and six of his mates will be in Tauranga on Sunday June 19, as part of the 7 Days Live tour. And, as expected,... Read More

Tauranga jazzing up for June

Tauranga Jazz Society president Jeff Baker says the team behind the Southern Hemisphere's longest-running jazz festival - based right here in Tauranga City - is... Read More

From Tauranga to touring world with Harry Styles

A Tauranga woman now living in Los Angeles has just released her own solo EP. After years of hard work, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ny Oh (Naomi... Read More

Inaugural Ngā Tohu Toi event to celebrate arts

An inaugural awards night at the Tauranga campus of Waikato University will align with the first Matariki Public Holiday in New Zealand and is set to become an... Read More

Hundreds compete in NZ-wide chamber music contest

More than 300 secondary school ensembles from across New Zealand will be competing in the 2022 NZCT Chamber Music Contest. During June, the District Rounds will... Read More

Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins $500,000

Two lucky Lotto players from Bay of Plenty and Auckland, will be feeling on top of the world after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday... Read More

What‘s On: Carving the future of whakairo

With a lack of whakairo facilities in Tauranga, The Incubator Creative Hub has decided to open their own hub to further support Toi Maori in our community. The... Read More

Hop to the Flemish rabbit show

The New Zealand Flemish Giant Club is bringing their passion for rabbits to the Bay of Plenty, with the NZ Flemish Giant Club All Breeds Show taking place this... Read More