Entertainment
06:00am Fri 27 Oct, 2023
Way back when, the New Zealand punk scene was a small fragile thing. For all the braggadocio and swaggering fashion violations, anything that radical was going to... Read More
06:00am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Sometimes there's too much happening to keep up. This is one of those weeks. The Tauranga Arts Festival is on; the British and Irish Film Festival is on; and next... Read More
06:00am Fri 13 Oct, 2023
It's a mixed bag this week. Make yourself comfortable: I have a bunch of 'have you heard about?' things for you... First, news from Richard O'Brien, international... Read More
06:00am Fri 06 Oct, 2023
OK. This week - gigs. Lotsa them. Saddle up and I'll try and avoid becoming too listicle-like... We're looking ahead to next weekend here, to allow for... Read More
06:00am Fri 29 Sep, 2023
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Tauranga only occasionally brushes against New Zealand music history but one such convergence... Read More
06:00am Fri 22 Sep, 2023
I guess I should have expected that something new might cause a little consternation... And so it's been with the Winston Watusi Playlist on Spotify. There has... Read More
06:00am Fri 08 Sep, 2023
As far as I'm aware there is no collective noun for signs, a shame since every roadside berm is now littered with electioneering billboards. I'm not a fan. Any... Read More
06:00am Fri 12 May, 2023
A colourful mixture of percussion instruments will swirl within the Holy Trinity Jordan Hall in Tauranga City this month as Tauranga Musica's next 2023 concert... Read More
06:01am Fri 20 Jan, 2023
One Love has been a staple on Tauranga and New Zealand's summer festival calendar for many years and with a full house expected in 2023, this year is no different.... Read More
06:00am Thu 22 Dec, 2022
Grab your whānau, a picnic blanket and your dancing shoes and head to one of five community New Year's Eve celebrations taking place across Tauranga on Saturday,... Read More
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06:00am Fri 11 Nov, 2022
Classical music lovers are in for a great treat when Bay of Plenty Symphonia performs its final concert of 2022 at Holy Trinity Church on November 20. Alongside... Read More
09:54am Fri 04 Nov, 2022
For the first time in 20 years since its arrival to New Zealand, the Latin American Film Festival will at last hit screens in the Bay of Plenty. The festival... Read More