Entertainment

Brass band coming together that may just fly

It'll be a big, bold, brassy sound - enough to lift the lid clean off the citadel on the corner of Cameron Road and 5th Avenue. The collective power of the Tauranga... Read More

Giraffing around

If you grew up in the last two decades, you may remember buzzing with excitement as you lined up in front of a bus ready to meet the famous man in yellow -... Read More

Be who you want to be during Youth Week 2018

Local youth workers will be serving up sausages with a side of inspiration to Tauranga students this month to mark Youth Week 2018. The week is held every... Read More

Alley cats adopt airs and graces

From being waifs and little fur ball ragamuffins one week, to show ponies the next. Show cats, actually. But either way, Gabby and Mazikeen have fallen... Read More

Beauty and the beast continues funding legacy

When the aspiring actors from Tauranga Girls' and Boys' Colleges tread the boards this week for 'Beauty and the Beast' there will be more than a moment of thanks... Read More

Bragging rights and a big win

Local young fisherman Rylan Layne couldn't contain his excitement when he tagged and released his first marlin at the recent Tauranga Sport Fishing Club One... Read More

Turning a sow’s ear into a show garden

It was Gael Blaymires' dad who unwittingly drove her out into the garden - a sprawling wasteland, as she calls it, in King Street behind the Z petrol station... Read More

Turbans and traffic jams on Route 80

Public bus services don't generate too much positive feedback. Not many compliments. 'It's the nature of the beast,” says well-known Rotorua coach... Read More

Oodles of fun at doggy playdate

While the standard poodle might still be a popular breed, these days you're more likely to come across a moodle, a choodle, a labradoodle, or a spoodle. With... Read More

Sparks to fly on closing night

Baypark Family Speedway will see sparks, fireworks, and mud fly at its last event for the season. As well as the usual end-of-season $20,000 fireworks... Read More

Home Show a great day out for the whole family

The Tauranga Home Show isn't just the perfect place to find all your home product and service needs under one roof - it's a great day out for the whole family. ... Read More

Thank you, but we need more cycle ways

Nearly a hundred Tauranga recreational cyclists turned out en masse this week to say thank you to the NZTA. They gathered at Ila Park on a new commuter... Read More