Entertainment

Family fun and fireworks for 2017

In a bid to make the countdown to 2017 more family-orientated, fireworks will once again be let off earlier to entertain children before the traditional midnight... Read More

Double derbies

Road rules will go out the window on January 7, when it's pedal to the metal all the way around the terracotta track as part of the SunLive Baypark Speedway Demolition... Read More

Good luck Kathy!

'I don't know who to feel worried for - Kathy, or the other drivers.” Doug Britton is responding to the thought of his colleague Kathy Sellars behind the... Read More

When Sellars met Stinga

Meet Stinga - the banged-up 2001 Suzuki Aerio with four wheels, no windows, one seat and a steering wheel. 'I was getting acquainted,” says SunMedia's Kathy... Read More

What lurks behind the scenes

There are many helping hands and heads that go into running the 16th Ave Theatre. During the 80 years since the society started, this equates to thousands of hours.... Read More

New mayor’s acting past

When Mayor Greg Brownless first arrived in Tauranga in 1986, he didn't know many people. So, because he'd always had an interest in the stage, he thought he'd pop... Read More

Pets lighting up Welcome Bay

While the rest of Tauranga is busily getting ready for Christmas, John Drummond is spending his spare moments - about two months to be exact - putting festive lights... Read More

Snap happy for photo comp

Entries are now open for a recently-launched photography exhibition designed to showcase the Western Bay of Plenty. The TrustPower Photographic Exhibition launched... Read More

Digging into the archives

Tauranga man Graeme Thompson found it very exciting when discovering Ken White, a former stalwart of the 16th Ave Theatre, had correspondence with New Zealand playwright... Read More

Living and breathing Bay Dreams

It might be one of the newest musical festivals on the block but there's no denying it - Bay Dreams punches well above its weight. Presented by Audiology and Pato... Read More

A night of giving lives on

As Bay families arrive at Bethlehem College's front fields on Saturday, December 17, to watch 'A Night Before Christmas' they won't be the only ones benefitting... Read More

Tenor superstar coming to Tauranga

A Kiwi tenor superstar who's enthralled audiences at New York's Carnegie Hall and London's Royal Opera House is heading to Tauranga. Opus Orchestra's 'An Evening... Read More