Entertainment

Foodie box challenge attracts plenty of chefs

Twenty eateries are putting their culinary flair to the test, entering the 11-day Plates of Plenty Challenge which is starting this Thursday. The Challenge... Read More

Edgy feature film for Tauranga-born director

As the countdown continues for the world premiere of the Australian-produced, edgy, mystery-drama Anno 2020 - at a red-carpet event in Sydney on April 7 - attention... Read More

Six Lotto players share $1 million

It will be an Easter weekend to remember for six lucky Lotto players from Hamilton, Hāwera, Whanganui, Paraparaumu, Porirua and Nelson, after each winning $166,667... Read More

Eggs-uberant Easter in Te Puke

Organisers of the Egg-Stravaganza in Te Puke on Saturday are rapt with the success of the community Easter art event. 'It was a fabulous collaboration between... Read More

National youth jazz winners announced

The successful Wright Family Foundation 46th National Youth Jazz Competition has had a record number of entries from secondary schools around New Zealand. Held... Read More

What's on - jazz, Te Puke Egg-Stravaganza, art

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

Lunch with a legend

Half a century may have gone by, but a Christchurch memory lives on for a group of ex-Tauranga Boys' College students who found themselves cheering on a... Read More

Tauranga musician needs life-saving treatment

Chris Robinson needs our help. In June, 2023, he was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer, and he needs funds to get to the UK for lifesaving treatment. New... Read More

Calling all Matariki idea-makers for Ōpōtiki

Every year for Matariki, staff at Ōpōtiki isite coordinate a calendar of events that stretches over several weeks to educate, celebrate, and mark the annual... Read More

Youth like the sound of jazz

More than 600 secondary students from across New Zealand will perform in The Wright Family Foundation 46th National Youth Jazz Competition in Tauranga this week. The... Read More

Two Lotto players share $1 million

Two lucky Lotto players from Northland and Kāpiti Coast will be jumping for joy after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night's live... Read More

Beach Hop revs up this weekend

Repco Beach Hop has shifted into high gear, bringing tens of thousands of visitors and their classic cars to the Coromandel district for the festival which runs... Read More