Entertainment

All aboard for popular show

It's addictive apparently. And it traverses the generations. Ask the Oldfields. Dad Mike Oldfield built a model railway for his son when he was a boy. Now the... Read More

When cultures meet

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be inside a video game? If you step inside the lift at Tauranga Art Gallery you'll come pretty close. Papamoa artist... Read More

Best dressed in Greerton

The Waipuna Hospice shop won Greerton Village's Cherry Blossom Best Dressed Window competition. The prize is a $750 marketing package with The Weekend Sun newspaper... Read More

New gateway to quarry park

Visitors to Te Puna Quarry Park will soon be stepping through a kuwaha, or carved gateway, created by local carver Morris Wharekawa. The Te Puna Quarry Park Society... Read More

Roger Hall on lost plays

He's arguably New Zealand's most successful and well-known playwright, and this October Roger Hall will be at Baycourt sharing stories about his lost plays. On... Read More

Motorbikes and marching girls

It's an adventure story, a marching story and a love story. It all started in Belfast 65 years ago when an enterprising young Northern Irishman called Allan Rodgers... Read More

All under one roof

Create your happy place! The Spring Home Show is the perfect opportunity to find all your home products and service needs under one roof. Step through the doors... Read More

Loud shirts making noise

It's time to get loud today, September 29, to help change the lives of New Zealand's deaf and hearing impaired children as part of Loud Shirt Day. Loud Shirt Day... Read More

Busting it out for a cause

Underwear will be centre stage at the Waihi Beach Community Centre on September 30 for the annual Arty Bra Show fundraiser. The event has been running for the past... Read More

Busy weekend in the sky

Not only is it the General Election on the ground on Saturday, but there are a few things happening in the sky as well. September 23 is the date of the spring equinox,... Read More

Tweed for a cause

On Sunday Harley Couper will don his finest attire, tweak his moustache and sit astride his Royal Enfield Classic 350 motorcycle. Pressing his tweed is all for... Read More

Waltzes, piano and love songs

On Sunday afternoon September 17, music lovers can relax to the charm and sentimentality of the Liebeslieder Waltzes. The performance of the Brahms love songs... Read More