Entertainment

Tauranga family dressed to impress

When it comes to dressing up, the de Wild family take it so seriously they have been crowned 2015 Cosplay Cup winners at this year's Armageddon Expo. The Tauranga... Read More

Moore dancing please!

Dancing is Olivia Moore's 'thing'. Her life is dedicated to it. The 14-year-old trains as many as 20 hours a week, as well as going to school. Her daily routine... Read More

Having a ball, for charity

Psychologists hypothesise that we wear many 'masks' in our everyday life, describing the various personalities we outwardly portray in our professional and private... Read More

Tall, trim and transformed

Hair in curlers and wearing her casual clothes, Megan Buyn walks into Sun Media's offices with a gentle smile, a shy persona and a small entourage. They step into... Read More

Chairs with new legs

What happens when you task four students with differing career paths to create one project? One, very chaotic, colourful, and creative art block at Bay of Plenty... Read More

Fascinators in the field

There'll be sweepstakes and big bets being placed this Melbourne Cup, but the real winners of Tauranga's Melbourne Cup Rotary Charity Luncheon will be three non-profit... Read More

Devilskin: Never a dull moment

The heavy metal bar in New Zealand has been raised another notch with the performance of Devilskin. The Hamilton-based four piece recently played ASB Baypark in... Read More

Arboria lights up The Strand

Seeing the smile of a 93-year-old visitor to Arboria confirmed the magic of the walk-through sculpture to Shanti Freed, exhibition manager for the luminarium's... Read More

Opotiki to stage Irish performance

For the first time Opotiki is to be the venue for a Tauranga Arts Festival performance with Irish singer-songwriter Roesy on a double-bill with traditional Irish... Read More

Putting poems to paper

To all Bay dreamers of day and night, ink on your fingers and papercut hearts, give voice to words profane and profound: smash down the doors to the world around... Read More

May the Force be with you

The Force will be strong within Tauranga Library these school holidays. On October 10, the library will celebrate Star Wars Reads Day by opening its own Jedi Academy.... Read More

Dance like someone's watching

The only New Zealand performance of an unusual theatrical experience takes place in Tauranga on October 27 and 28, when 'Echo Beach' is staged as part of the city's... Read More