Entertainment

Road closures for One Love Festival

Get ready for a big Auckland Anniversary weekend in the city centre as Tauranga's home-grown One Love Festival returns to the Tauranga Domain on Saturday and... Read More

Scottish clan chief to lead Paeroa Games

A special guest at this year's 32nd Paeroa Highland Games and Tattoo will be the Chief of Clan Matheson, Sir Alexander Matheson. He and his wife Lady Matheson... Read More

More music than ever for Waitangi Day festival

By popular demand, more music acts than ever will take centre stage at this year's Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival. In its sixth year at The Historic... Read More

What's on: flying, markets, sport and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a partly cloudy day... Read More

New designs for Balloons over Waikato

This March, two extraordinary special-shaped hot air balloons from the United States will light up the skies over Hamilton as part of Balloons Over Waikato 2025. From... Read More

New Te Puna Speed Shear record set

A new Te Puna Speed Shear record has been set with a sheep shorn in an impressive 15.3 seconds on Saturday night. The record, set by Hawke's Bay shearer Tiare... Read More

Two Tauranga players win Lotto Second Division

Two lucky Tauranga players will be celebrating after each winning $15,716 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. The winning tickets... Read More

Melanoma-afflicted Bay of Plenty author dies

A self-published Bay of Plenty author and woodturning enthusiast described as a 'man of many talents” has died following a long battle with cancer. Ronald... Read More

The rising reggae star who learned to walk again

Three years ago, Ōpōtiki's Hori Shaw lay paralysed and alone for 13 hours after being bucked from his horse during a hunting trip, wondering if he'd ever be... Read More

The magic of model railway

'It's beautiful.” A grown man is purring over a toy. 'For a start, it's not a toy. It's a model. Even says so on the box.” Mildly offended,... Read More

Entertainers bring the smiles at Tauranga show

Mount Main Beach is a great place for seasoned entertainers ‘London and Mousch' to practise their skills ahead of the 141st Tauranga A&P Lifestyle Show... Read More

What's on - shearing, avocado festival, sports

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day at first.... Read More