Music
05:35am Fri 24 Jul, 2020
If you thought things in the world were weird before now then just hang on for what's next. This is not the best time to be making predictions but it does... Read More
05:45am Fri 17 Jul, 2020
The floodgates have opened, the damn has broken, the cows are coming home to roost. Yes, it is again all on in the live music scene. Bands are frantically booking... Read More
05:45am Fri 10 Jul, 2020
One more week and one more small sign that we're returning to normal. Concerts in the Gallery at the Te Puna Quarry Park are kicking off again this Sunday... Read More
05:45am Fri 03 Jul, 2020
As the music scene returns to normal so does this column; this week we've got a blues gig and a new album. The album, My Red Guitar, is by Tauranga local Ian... Read More
05:30am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
Some weeks things simply don't work out the way you planned. Following a column talking about local studios and the types of albums they produce, I planned to... Read More
06:01am Fri 19 Jun, 2020
It's an odd feeling, but things seem to be returning to normal. And once again, as I follow foreign news from America, Britain, India, even little Singapore... Read More
05:31am Fri 12 Jun, 2020
Brighton, like many English cites, has a vibrant jazz scene; and there's a drummer from Tauranga right in the midst of it. Mainstay of the scene is a black Berklee-trained... Read More
06:05am Fri 05 Jun, 2020
We are living, and forgive me for stating the bleedin' obvious, in unusual times. While we ponder moving to Level One, much of the world is tearing itself... Read More
05:30am Fri 29 May, 2020
While many things seem almost normal again, the music scene is currently living in limbo. Actually, I think that's true of a lot of Tauranga; this slightly... Read More
05:45am Fri 22 May, 2020
The music scene at the moment reminds me of one of those David Attenborough documentaries. We've all seen them: gorgeous time-lapse photography takes us through... Read More
02:52pm Fri 15 May, 2020
As I write this we are about to end level 3; as you read this we will have just entered level 2. Things are changing. Many of us - including at the Watusi Country... Read More
05:45am Fri 08 May, 2020
I have a strange tale for you today. It involves the notion of being an artist and, I guess, that age-old question: what is art? I find the whole 'being an artist”... Read More
14-Jan 09:08
NCEA results: What to ask a student first
14-Jan 08:00
Support pours in after Whakatāne house fire
14-Jan 07:00
Tauranga drivers warned of months-long closure
14-Jan 06:00
Tauranga woman tackles The Goat in comeback race
14-Jan 05:51
SH36 open following serious crash
13-Jan 19:34
Serious two-car crash closes SH36
13-Jan 18:00
Drivers using nitrous oxide behind the wheel
13-Jan 17:00
Council reminder on pool fence and ladder rules
13-Jan 15:32
Three-vehicle crash blocks Te Puke Highway
13-Jan 15:14
Restricted fire season for Bay of Plenty
13-Jan 14:30
Exotic flavours refresh forgotten BOP garden
13-Jan 12:53
Tauranga man dies at Northland beach
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