Entertainment

Reggae with a Rastafari message

People tell me I take music too seriously; who am I to argue? Someone has to. This week the wit and intelligence of Kim Hill disappeared from radio - thanks... Read More

Soundtracks, songwriters and Big Muffins

I had intended to turn this week over to music reviews. The lede was debut album 'Soul Exodus' from John Michaelz and the Black Brothers Band, local... Read More

Blues & BBQS – but mainly blues!

This week it's all about blues - and here's an extravagant statement to open with... It may sound like an exaggeration, but I reckon the NZ Blues & BBQ Festival... Read More

Tour the world inside Western Bay Museum!

Western Bay Museum's latest exhibition 'Treasures of Cultures' is like a large mirror reflecting the melting pot of people and families - their cultures, stories... Read More

Celebrating Unrestful Movements

Way back when, the New Zealand punk scene was a small fragile thing. For all the braggadocio and swaggering fashion violations, anything that radical was going to... Read More

Two festivals and more, more, more!

Sometimes there's too much happening to keep up. This is one of those weeks. The Tauranga Arts Festival is on; the British and Irish Film Festival is on; and next... Read More

Richard O’Brien’s Kingdom of Bling

It's a mixed bag this week. Make yourself comfortable: I have a bunch of 'have you heard about?' things for you... First, news from Richard O'Brien, international... Read More

Gigs: Jazz, Country-Folk, Soul-Metal, Goth-Rock...

OK. This week - gigs. Lotsa them. Saddle up and I'll try and avoid becoming too listicle-like... We're looking ahead to next weekend here, to allow for... Read More

The Knids - with a hard ‘K’

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Tauranga only occasionally brushes against New Zealand music history but one such convergence... Read More

Derek Toner‘s musical retrospective

I guess I should have expected that something new might cause a little consternation... And so it's been with the Winston Watusi Playlist on Spotify. There has... Read More

More signs of the times

As far as I'm aware there is no collective noun for signs, a shame since every roadside berm is now littered with electioneering billboards. I'm not a fan. Any... Read More

A double shot of percussion

A colourful mixture of percussion instruments will swirl within the Holy Trinity Jordan Hall in Tauranga City this month as Tauranga Musica's next 2023 concert... Read More