Entertainment

Tauranga, from Mummers to Troupers

This year marks a significant cultural achievement in Tauranga's theatrical history. It is 80 years since 16th Ave Theatre launched, and the rest, as they say,... Read More

Get in the thick of it!

People of all ages can relive their childhoods and get back in the dirt in a fun-filled, mud-filled event set for this weekend. Yes - Matahui School's Mud Run is... Read More

Festival buys the Crystal Palace

Thanks to a private donation, the Tauranga Arts Festival has been able to purchase a one-fifth share in the Pacific Crystal Palace, the relocatable venue that has... Read More

A free pioneer’s picnic

Free family fun - and lots of laughs - is what's on offer at Katikati's first ever Pioneer's Picnic this Sunday, November 6, from 11am. Western Bay Museum is inviting... Read More

Foster pooches from the heart

'I just knew there were a lot of dogs out there that needed homes - and I just wanted to be able to help. It was as simple as that really,” says Michelle... Read More

Make a splash in the Bay

A lot of exploring and playing in the Bay of Plenty usually has something to do with water. We're surrounded by oceans, lakes and rivers - and Sport of Plenty's... Read More

‘Twas a night before Christmas

Bethlehem Baptist's annual 'A Night Before Christmas' event is coming up! This year's event - which is only seven weeks away - will be held at the Bethlehem College... Read More

A coastal challenge for Omokoroa

Five-year-old Keaton Rose and brothers Mitch, 6, and Baxter, 8, will be run, run, running around Omokoroa next weekend to drum up funds for their community's plan... Read More

For a smile and a life saved

It's an image seared into her memory. A wee boy, probably a new entrant, about five years old, his legs trussed in heavy metal callipers, struggling over a school... Read More

Moody cupcakes to start a chat

Baking is typically bright and colourful and inspires conversations over technique, texture and taste. But what if baking was moody and started conversations about... Read More

The city is a canvas

The seed was sewn when she was just four. With a stick of chalk. 'I was drawing on the ground outside Baycourt with all these people. I can't remember what we were... Read More

Performers and elves wanted!

When do you start thinking about Christmas? After Labour Weekend? After Guy Fawkes? Christmas Eve? Jennifer Murray has not only been thinking about Christmas since... Read More