Inspirational jazz: the 40th National Youth Jazz Competition starts Thursday
2017 is the 40th National Youth Jazz Competition in Tauranga. If there is one event…
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Scandinavia’s Killer Coast: a Hobson’s Choice
Last year Auckland hosted the first New Zealand Writer’s Festival, at which an audience of…
Coming Up: April – making the most of the sun….?
Tauranga has just buzzed, ticked and hummed since the launch of Paradox the street art…
Paradox Street Art Festival – the OiYOU! Exhibition will thrill all
When people think of street art, the name synonymous with the movement is “Banksy” –…
John Adams reviews: Byline 2016
Tauranga Writer’s Inc. are celebrating their 50th anniversary as an organisation supporting those engaged in all…
Coming Up: March-the second edition!
A week of more than heavy rain and awful weather in North Island New Zealand…
Marcus Hobson: Fun with Reading Lists!
ARTbop Literary Editor, contributor and book reviewer, Marcus Hobson confesses to being “highly book addicted”…
Chance Encounters: Hometown Visitor – a short story by Lee Switzer
Robert took off on Anniversary Weekend to drive back up north to his hometown. But…
Lizzy Fisher: first solo exhibition a blast of joyous colour!
On the 16th February the first ever solo exhibition of Katikati artist Lizzy Fisher titled…
Katikati Art Group brings James K. Baxter to town
Taking as its theme the work of James K Baxter the Katikati Art Group has…