“Valuable” Art Exhibition by Lynne Sinclair Taylor
Lynne Sinclair Taylor will be holding an exhibition entitled “Valuable” in the conference room at The Raft Espresso and Eatery, Chapel St, Tauranga over Labour Weekend.
Free Expo to Welcome Newcomers to Western Bay of Plenty
The “New to the Bay Expo 2019” is a free event to be held at Tauranga Boys College on Saturday, 28 September from 10am – 3pm.
The expo was created to support and inform locals and newcomers to the Western Bay of
Plenty about services and activities in the community that support settlement and to encourage community participation.
Tauranga Creative Fibre: The National Runway Success of Tauranga’s Sea Queen
In the April 2019 edition of the Bay Waka we wrote about the Tauranga Creative Fibre group entering a National Competition in Palmerston North. It was a Project Runway entry in our National 50th Anniversary Festival.
Migrants shine with public speaking skills
On 16 December 2017, 12 Tauranga migrants sat a whole-day exam to qualify for a Speech New Zealand certificate in Professional Speaking. The exam...
Dvorak’s Cello Concerto and Bruckner’s 6th Symphony – Baycourt – ARCHIVE ONLY
The Bay's own Community Orchestra
12th August 2018, 2:30 pm
Every community needs music of all kinds, and Tauranga is no exception. The area has an...
Ode to a Sphincter
Ode to a Sphincter
Relaxing
Releasing
Contracting
Containing
Mediating entrances
Mediating exiting
Voluntary
Involuntary
Functional
Anatomical
A temporary barrier
To the passage of contents
Of juices
Of chymes
Hidden from sight
Underrated in necessity
Without them
A tragedy
By Amy May Drummond
I write...
‘Scene’ on Cameron Road
Hello, my name is Shane Joseph Taylor, which is also the name of my YouTube channel.
Originally from Tauranga,...
The Lunisolar Reality of Matariki
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of god' (mata ariki) or 'little eyes' (mata riki).
The Charitable Stage Company presents ‘Moonlight’ – ARCHIVE ONLY
Theatrical dance production to support Vector Charitable Trust in Te Puke
Deserved of our support, 'Moonlight' is the outstanding new theatrical dance production performing at...
Esteemed Canadian dignitaries visit Te Kura o Matapihi
When we found out that Ngai Te Rangi iwi were looking for a Māori Medium School to host the Canadian Minister of Indigenous and...