Entertainment

Te Puke returns to Hip Hop Dance Competition

On The Up digital banner Project Hip Hop Dance Competition returns to Mercury Arena Baypark this King's Birthday Weekend, bringing more than 1000 young... Read More

Biggest brick show yet about to hit town

The ground floor of Tauranga Racecourse is about to be overtaken by inspiring and colourful creations as Bricks of Plenty's annual Lego show gets under way on... Read More

‘Reading of the Stars’ in Katikati

There will be no light pollution - no street lights, no traffic lights, no neon signs to take away from the moment. Just a couple of hundred people hopefully,... Read More

Tauranga brass concert aims to boost band numbers

Tauranga City Brass is putting on a show for members of the community to display their skills and draw in some much-needed new members. 'Celebrations of Brass”... Read More

Schools get tickets to groundbreaking show

Tauranga school students are being gifted tickets to a world-class, groundbreaking show in their own town this August - thanks to Baycourt Community & Arts Centre. The... Read More

Tauranga aircraft museum Classic Flyers turns 20

What we now know as the bustling classic aircraft museum in Mount Maunganui was once just an idea in pilot Andrew Gormlie's head 21 years ago, when he still... Read More

Sky-high excitement for auction

Model aircraft are starting to fill up sheds around town - and Tauranga Model Aircraft Club members are starting to froth. The club's annual auction fundraiser... Read More

New indoor courts open with community fun day

Tauranga City's new indoor courts are about to open on Cameron Rd and the community can get ready to reap the benefits. This Saturday, May 10, from 10am-2pm,... Read More

NZ skate champ inspires with Mana Skateboarding

When Tauranga's Shaun Boucher picked up a skateboard at the age of 11, he had no idea what the future had in store. The national champion - in street and... Read More

A special sail in the Bay of Islands

If you are ever near the Bay of Islands in Northland, there's only one way to explore it. And that is by sea. My family-of-four recently enjoyed a water-filled... Read More

Hoekstra’s lifelong trumpet journey and reunion

Brass instruments are in the genes, Matua trumpet player Garry Hoekstra, 65, says. He started at 13 in his native Holland and would have started younger,... Read More

A little window into a Beethoven-era cadenza

This Mother's Day, Bay of Plenty Symphonia welcomes Lara Hall as soloist in Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Asked what inspired her to play, Hall replied: 'My... Read More