Music
01:11pm Fri 02 Feb, 2018
It's always nice to get good news, and a new festival announcement is always good news. Actually, it's not a new festival. It's the latest edition of a current festival,... Read More
03:27pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
I hate to waste people's time, but that's what I did with part of last week's column.It turns out that one of the gigs I wrote about has been cancelled. The latest... Read More
08:16am Fri 19 Jan, 2018
Last week was all about upcoming gigs, and this week is more of the same.Once again I'm looking at a few smaller things happening. There are more than a few big... Read More
10:02am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
Everything's coming thick and fast on the music scene right now - from festivals to open mic nights, it's happening in Tauranga. And it's going to continue for... Read More
10:38am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Welcome to 2018! Hope y'all made it through the celebrations in one piece. And, I guess I should say: 'Welcome to the future, sorry it's not a bit more futuristic”.... Read More
03:24pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
A mere couple of days and we'll be saying goodbye to 2017. I assume you have resolutions prepared.To ease us into the New Year I've asked a few prominent local... Read More
03:15pm Fri 22 Dec, 2017
They say good things come in threes. I don't know why.It's just as likely that bad, or even indifferent things would come in threes, unless it's a throwback to... Read More
01:55pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Ten more day to go. Ten shopping days. I know I'm screwed. It just seems to sneak up doesn't it? One minute there's snow on the Desert Road, the next they're playing... Read More
02:08pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Pat's back. A bit greyer and balder, but happy, chatty and with a new album. The Pat I'm talking about is Pat Hura. He's definitely back because I ran into him... Read More
02:48pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Every so often, a wunderkind guitarist comes along in Tauranga. You know the type - early teens, prodigiously talented, better than anyone else at school by leaps... Read More
03:03pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
I forget - frequently - and once again I've forgotten to mention a gig.I should really have done it last week while I was writing about the jazz show at The Hotel... Read More
03:03pm Fri 10 Nov, 2017
Tauranga is home to the longest-running jazz festival in the southern hemisphere. We all know that - it might even be true. But whatever murky facts lie behind... Read More
20-Feb 18:00
Century heroics hand Hawke Cup back to BOP
20-Feb 17:00
Baypark Speedway back at full throttle
20-Feb 16:00
Asian Food Festival rescheduled
20-Feb 14:31
Dax Holland death: Man charged with murder
20-Feb 13:01
WorkSafe investigation into holiday park deaths
20-Feb 13:00
Crosby tops Regional Council election spending
20-Feb 11:45
Black Falcons to soar over Oceans ’26
20-Feb 11:15
Oceans 26 opens at Pāpāmoa
20-Feb 11:11
Warning: Allow extra time at Ōmokoroa roundabout
20-Feb 10:02
Beat Street Drummers go viral with Changing cover
20-Feb 09:10
Young DoC ambassadors teach 4000 visitors
20-Feb 07:45
Tauranga homicide: Memorials for 'big guardian'
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