Entertainment
10:03am Fri 22 Dec, 2017
Everyone has a favourite beach and Waihi Beach is mine. Nine kilometres of flat, golden sand, often described as the gateway to the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty. ... Read More
01:29pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
It all started with Carols by Candlelight in a private garden. Fast forward 20 years and the Katikati Twilight Concerts have become an institution in the town,... Read More
01:23pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
At 18-years-old, Phoebe Robinson, better known as Jeremiah, was one of many who took part in a youth mentor programme for one of Mount Maunganui's most iconic festivals. Now,... Read More
01:11pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Two houses - one in Katikati and one in Papamoa - have been chosen as the winners of The Weekend Sun Christmas Lights Drive for 2017. The winners, judged by a panel... Read More
01:10pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Are you considering adding four paws to your family this Christmas? Tauranga SPCA's Christmas adopt-a-thon is on Saturday, December 16 from 10.30am to 4pm at the... Read More
03:08pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Surf lifesaving's Mount Monster will open a new dimension next week, with the Mini Monster set to showcase the best junior talent around. The Dexion-sponsored endurance... Read More
03:07pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Christmas carols performed at dusk in Te Puna Quarry Park has become a local tradition, with the annual Carols in the Quarry event set to happen again on Friday,... Read More
03:03pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
In supercalifragilisticexpialidocious news, humanitarian Chloe Wright has been named Patron of the New Zealand Spelling Bee. Now in its 13th year, the New Zealand... Read More
02:58pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Returning to Tauranga's Christmas in the Park this year is one of Lipika Sen and Prabhjyot Majithia's most memorable tricky box sculptures. The Tricky Box Tree... Read More
02:54pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The City Transformation Committee's decision to opt for a new museum on Tauranga's Cliff Road was swayed by the history of the site itself, which has the full support... Read More
02:52pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
They may not be everyone's idea of a traditional Christmas tree, but the Twelve Trees of Christmas in Tauranga's CBD have been decorated with the love of more than... Read More
01:26pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
The Strand will be filled with choral renditions of the most popular Christmas songs on December 10, when Carols on the Waterfront returns to Tauranga's CBD. The... Read More