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People’s Choice Winner Announced For ZAFAA24
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 10:45 pm | Ashburton District Council
This year, 35 finalists were selected from 60 entries for the Premier Award, and 26 entries were featured in the Young Generation Award category, for those aged 16-20 years. More >>
Pulse Keen To Set The Tone In Campaign Opener
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 3:21 pm | Central Pulse
Embracing the hard graft of a long pre-season, Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse now can’t wait to showcase that endeavour in their ANZ Premiership netball season-opener against the Stars in Auckland on Sunday. With plenty of bumps, bruises and hurdles provided ... More >>
Acclaimed U.S. Artist Chris Stapleton Announces Second Shows On His First Tour Of Australia & New Zealand In 2025
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:30 pm | Live Nation Entertainment
Due to extraordinary demand for tickets, acclaimed musician Chris Stapleton has announced second shows on his first ever Australasian - “Chris Stapleton’s All-American Roadshow Goes Down Under” tour in February/March 2025. More >>
Te Tuhi Presents Pulp III: A Short Biography Of The Banished Book, By Singaporean Artist And Writer Shubigi Rao
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:07 pm | Te Tuhi Arts Centre
Pulp III marks the midpoint of Shubigi Rao’s evocative 10-year project, Pulp, which explores the history of book destruction and those who persist in its margins to protect the futures of knowledge. More >>
Celebrating A Milestone In New Zealand Broadcasting - 30 Years Of The Country
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 1:53 pm | NZME
Tomorrow marks a major milestone in New Zealand's broadcasting history as its flagship rural radio show The Country with Jamie Mackay celebrates 30 years on air. Broadcasting across several New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) radio stations including ... More >>
FISHER Announces Two Massive Energy-packed Shows For Christchurch And Auckland Summer 2025!
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:01 pm | NicNak Media
Bringing the biggest parties of the summer to New Zealand in 2025 FISHER will play the iconic South Island venue of Christchurch’s Hagley Park on January 10, 2025 and the “Central Park” of New Zealand, Auckland’s Victoria Park on January ... More >>
FISHER Announces Two Massive Energy-packed Shows For Christchurch And Auckland Summer 2025!
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:01 pm | NicNak Media
Bringing the biggest parties of the summer to New Zealand in 2025 FISHER will play the iconic South Island venue of Christchurch’s Hagley Park on January 10, 2025 and the “Central Park” of New Zealand, Auckland’s Victoria Park on January ... More >>
Kiwi Triathlete Hayden Wilde Has His Eyes On Gold
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 11:36 am | Red Bull
Auckland, New Zealand: Thursday, 11 April 2024 – New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wilde is on a journey to be one of the best in the world, and isn’t far from it. The 26-year-old’s determination, resilience and talent has seen him earn two course ... More >>
World Premiere Screening Of Anno 2020 In Sydney A Milestone For Kiwi Director James Morcan
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 11:26 am | Lance Morcan
Invited guests mingled enthusiastically with cast and crew of the Australian-produced, New Zealand-helmed movie Anno 2020 at its world premiere in Sydney on Sunday More >>
Mum’s Vege Patch Development Season
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 10:23 am | Acting Out
A dark comedy about a funeral and literally losing Mum’s ashes. More >>
PEDIGREE® Uses AI To Put Adoptable Shelter Dogs At Centre Of Global Advertising
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 9:08 am | Pedigree
Worldwide, 12 million dogs* are in shelters waiting for their forever home, yet many do not get that chance, and the problem is reaching critical levels. Research suggests that the quality and characteristics of shelter dog photos, such as floppy ... More >>
Dominant Day For New Zealand Against Pacific Oceania
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 5:33 am | Tennis NZ
After the disappointment of losing 3-0 to South Korea on the opening day of the tournament, New Zealand won all three matches against Pacific Oceania on Wednesday, losing just one game across the six sets of tennis. More >>
Accessing The Benefits Of Music Therapy
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 4:15 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Raising awareness about music therapy and providing greater access to its benefits is a key focus of Music Therapy Week 2024, running from 10 to 15 April throughout New Zealand. Members of the CeleBRation Choir in Auckland The theme of Music Therapy ... More >>
NZSO Debut Of Star Korean Conductor For Tchaikovsky Showstopper
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 3:37 pm | NZSO
Acclaimed South Korean conductor Han-Na Chang makes her New Zealand Symphony Orchestra debut in May with an unforgettable music experience featuring Tchaikovsky’s triumphant and life-affirming Fifth Symphony . Bursting with melodies which continue to inspire ... More >>
Agfest Going Ahead On West Coast
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 3:22 pm | West Coast Agfest
Organisers of the West Coast’s biggest annual event say it will be going ahead this Friday and Saturday. Andy Thompson says hundreds of exhibitors have converged on Greymouth for the annual Agfest event. The predicted weather event in South Westland ... More >>
Celebrate National Scrabble Day On Saturday 13 April!
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 2:29 pm | NZ Association of Scrabble Players
National Scrabble Day recognises the popular game of Scrabble which is played around the world. It coincides with the birthday of Alfred Mosher Butts in 1899; the man who invented the iconic board game. More >>
Celebrate The Role Of Museums At Taupō Museum
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:24 pm | Taupo District Council
Movies, tours and an open day are just some of the activities that Taupō Museum has organised as part of the Museums & Galleries Matter campaign. More >>
DARTZ's Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One (Official Music Video)
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 12:55 pm | The Label
NZ rockers DARTZ have released a music video for the title track of their #1 NZ chart-topping album Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One. DARTZ’s typically chaotic and beer-soaked new video comes directed by Tom Grut, and features the band attempting ... More >>
When The Cat's Away - Rare Tour Kicks Off This Weekend
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 12:53 pm | Sandra Roberts
A rare tour by New Zealand’s most cherished supergroup When The Cat’s Away -- the first in 34 years -- kicks off in Christchurch this Sunday night. More >>
UB40 Bring Their Magic To Christchurch And Auckland
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 12:48 pm | NicNak Media
UB40’s RED RED WINE TOUR kicks off at the Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on Tuesday October 8 before heading to Auckland to play at the Trusts Arena on Thursday October 10. More >>
New Zealand Sign Language Week 2024: Celebrating "an Aotearoa Where Anyone Can Sign Anywhere"
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 12:03 pm | Deaf Aotearoa
Deaf Aotearoa is delighted to announce the upcoming New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week, taking place from Monday 6th to Sunday 12th May. This year's theme, "an Aotearoa where anyone can sign anywhere," aims to inspire widespread ... More >>
Earth Tongue Unveils Second Single ‘Grave Pressure’ From Upcoming Album Great Haunting
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 11:58 am | The Label
Hot off the heels of performances supporting Queens of the Stone Age and captivating audiences in the US, Earth Tongue, the dynamic fuzz rock duo release their second single, ‘Grave Pressure,’ from their highly anticipated album Great Haunting, ... More >>
$100,000 Community Funded Film, ‘Safe/Sound’, Set To Premiere In Kāpiti
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 11:51 am | Firefly Films
College Principal Rory Kane (Ryan O’Kane), or “Prince”, as everyone seems to call him, is thrown into a waking nightmare when news of an encroaching threat, by way of his friend and police officer Ihaka Jones (Beulah Koale), comes to shatter ... More >>
Taranaki Venue Will Reveal Championship Winners
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 10:51 am | Bikesport NZ
April 09, 2024 For so many riders, this weekend’s final round of the 2024 Yamaha New Zealand Motocross Championships in Taranaki will be the most important race meeting of the season. The four-round series has featured plenty of ups and downs already ... More >>
City Chills To Winter Thrills: Christchurch’s New Winter Travel Campaign Is A Family-focused Affair In 2024
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 10:48 am | ChristchurchNZ
The southern capital prepares for its most lucrative winter travel period in a decade with local businesses anticipating a bumper ski season and high demand across the school holidays. More >>
Research Finds $10.50 Return For Every $1 Invested In Graeme Dingle Foundation’s Youth Development Programmes
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 10:14 am | Graeme Dingle Foundation
In a new study, the Graeme Dingle Foundation has found its programmes to have a staggering $10.50 return for every dollar invested. The study, undertaken by leading New Zealand economic consultancy firm Infometrics, is a tool which quantifies the ... More >>
SPADA Calls For Swift And Decisive Action By Government To Save Local Content
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 9:11 am | SPADA
"Times are hard for everyone right now, but the Government, the sector and New Zealanders need to understand local production is at a pivotal point in time. We are not just another business. We represent the New Zealand voice," said Gardiner. More >>
Tough First Day For New Zealand At Billie Jean King Cup
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 6:31 am | Tennis NZ
Playing against South Korea in this Asia/Oceania Group I tournament, New Zealand lost 3-0 at Moon Island Clay Park, suffering defeats in both singles matches and the dead rubber in the doubles. More >>
Hosts Vanuatu Secure Dominant Win At The OFC U-19 Men's Championship 2024 - Qualifying
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 9:10 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Tournament hosts Vanuatu have scored the only win on the opening day of the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 - Qualifying, beating American Samoa 4-0 at VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila. After Tonga needed an added time goal to escape with a one-all ... More >>
Outstanding Young Singers & Musicians Across NZ Offered A Financial Boost Thanks To The Dame Malvina Major Foundation
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:35 pm | Dame Malvina Major Foundation
The Foundation’s Art Excellence Awards support young New Zealanders of outstanding ability in the classical performing arts who are preparing for a professional career. More >>
New Zealand Italian Film Festival Launches With Artistic Director Made A Knight
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:25 pm | Cinema Italiano Festival
Cavaliere Rotondo was bestowed the title at an event the Embassy of Italy held in recognition of his work in the arts, and promotion of Italian culture and language. More >>
Lost Love: Jennifer Ward-Lealand And Michael Hurst Take To The Stage To Navigate A Marriage Challenged By Alzheimers
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:16 pm | Elephant Publicity
Written by young UK playwright Matthew Seager, In Other Words takes audiences on a journey through 50 years of Arthur and Jane's relationship, intertwining memories and the struggles of coping with Alzheimer's disease. More >>
‘Plex Trilogy Launch Godplex Screening, Auckland, Thursday 18 April
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:05 pm | Darcy Gladwin
London-based Kiwi filmmaker Darcy Gladwin discusses thinking big, sustainability, and fraud in the announcement of a film series titled the "PLEX TRILOGY" After completion of his feature film GODPLEX and now with new feature CONPLEX in ... More >>
Toi Māori Artists To Add Further Cultural Richness To NZ Art Show
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:02 pm | NZ Art Show
Toi Māori Aotearoa Stands As An Independent Māori Arts Organization Devoted To Championing The Interests Of Māori Art And Artists On Local, National, And International Platforms. More >>
Lisa Adams Calls Time On Golden Career
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:46 pm | Athletics New Zealand
World and Paralympic shot put F37 champion Lisa Adams has decided to retire from the sport with immediate effect putting the full stop on a glittering and gold medal-laden career on the global stage. More >>
Industrial Landscapes Feature In New Historic Art Exhibition At Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 11:39 am | Christchurch City Council
From Here on the Ground, opening on Saturday 18 May, brings together works by twentieth-century New Zealand artists exploring urban, suburban and industrial landscapes. More >>
Help Wellington Win A Webby
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 11:07 am | WellingtonNZ
WellingtonNZ’s website is one of five finalists in the Travel and Lifestyle section – an achievement the Webby Awards organisation says is major and puts the organisation among the top 12 per cent of 13,000 projects entered. More >>
Bunnings And Touch NZ Announce 2024 Home Ground Heroes
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 11:02 am | Joint Press Release
Five New Zealanders celebrated for contribution to local Touch More >>
Mel Parsons Announces New Album, SABOTAGE, And Three Aotearoa Shows
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 10:35 am | NicNak Media
Critically-acclaimed Mel Parsons will release her new album SABOTAGE on June 7 and has also announced a three-date New Zealand tour, before she heads to Canada for a northern hemisphere festival run. More >>
2024 Billy T Nominee Advait Kirtikar Presentsnew Show, Who Dis?
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 9:47 am | Advait Kirtikar
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2404/ae5c2858252cbbdf6e3a.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Finding yourself is hard, finding your someone is harder! 2024 Billy T Nominee, Advait Kirtikar , is bringing his New ... More >>
Boxer David Nyika Set To Take On His Most Formidable Opponent Yet In Groundbreaking Fight For Charity
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 9:31 am | James Rigby
New Zealand boxer David Nyika is preparing to take on his most formidable opponent yet when he fights on the undercard of the Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight title bout in Saudi Arabia on May 18. More >>
Book Launch For ‘extraordinarily Ordinary’ Edwin Fox
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 9:25 am | Marlborough District Council
The release of a book about the Edwin Fox celebrates the ship and her role in connecting the world in the latter part of the 19th century. The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850 - 1914 is co-written ... More >>
SlavFest 2024 Festival Is Ready To Dance!
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 6:58 am | Slavfest
The Tarara Folklore Ensemble is coming to Wellington to dance at SlavFest! Tarara Folk Ensemble is the senior 'kolo' group of the Dalmatian Cultural Society in Auckland, one of the oldest & largest cultural societies in New Zealand, established in 1930 ... More >>
NZ Captain To Target Opponents During Billie Jean King Cup
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 6:43 am | Tennis NZ
The tournament is being held on clay courts in Changsha, China, with the top two teams winning promotion to the playoffs and bottom two relegated to Asia/Oceania Group II. More >>
OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 - Qualifying Set To Kick Off In Port Vila
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 6:39 am | Oceania Football Confederation
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW | Four teams eye final qualification spot at OFC U-19 Men's Championship. Host nation Vanuatu will look to use their home field advantage as they kick off the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 – Qualifying in Port Vila tomorrow. The ... More >>
Simple Truth Theatre Presents A Fully Original Devised Show “Femme Fiction” At Globe Theatre This May
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:55 pm | Simple Truth Theatre
Femme Fiction is brought to you by the same company that presented the sold-out season of The V Monologues and recently oversaw the successful 2024 season of Manawatū summer Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. More >>
Mystery Thriller High Country Available Only On ThreeNow
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:03 pm | Warner Bros Discovery
The gripping new 8-part mystery thriller premieres Friday 3 May, with all episodes available at once. More >>
That’s A Wrap: The Final Curtain Draws To A Close On International Youth Silent Film Festival’s Epic 15 Year Journey
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:25 pm | Baycourt Community and Arts Centre
After a remarkable fifteen years of nurturing budding talent in the realm of silent cinema, the International Youth Silent Film Festival (IYSFF) bids adieu to its global stage. More >>
New Book Celebrates NZ’s ‘six-legged Ghosts’
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:17 pm | University of Canterbury
New Zealand insects, whose lives are often invisible to city-dwellers, are put under the microscope in a new, richly illustrated book. More >>
New Zealand Delegation Receives Māori King’s Support At FestPAC In Hawai’i
Monday, 8 April 2024, 12:57 pm | Creative New Zealand
“The New Zealand delegation’s vision is about kotahitanga, uniting our Pacific people and our traditional treasures to Hawai’i. Having the Māori King there only strengthens our collective message to the Pacific and indigenous people,” says ... More >>
Indie-Pop Songwriter Heidi Simpson Drops Burning New Single Vampire
Monday, 8 April 2024, 12:00 pm | Heidi Simpson
Rising indie-pop star Heidi Simpson released Vampire - a sweeping and sonic dream pop ballad that delves into the complexities of emotional entanglement. More >>
Hamilton Hip-hop Dance School Heading To World Champs In Sydney
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:54 am | Street Dance Sessions
A local hip hop dance school is preparing to strut their stuff on the world stage after a night of success at the recent Battlegrounds national dance competition. Five dance crews and four soloists, a total of 48 dancers ranging in age from nine ... More >>
North Island Firefighters Compete In High Profile Firefighter-sports Event
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:38 am | UFBA
This weekend, members of the public can see a simulation of some of the physical endurance they go through More >>
‘Expect Some Incredible Heart Stopping Action’ – Tauranga To Host Festival Of Disability Sport
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:37 am | Parafed Bay of Plenty
Athletes from around the country will be converging on Tauranga later this month as the Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport returns to the city. The two-day festival, hosted by Parafed Bay of Plenty, is one of New Zealand’s largest disability ... More >>
Jimmy Barnes 'Hell Of A Time' Tour: PRESALE
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:18 am | Banished Music
Jimmy Barnes has announced his much anticipated return to touring, heading to New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland in July as part of his exciting Hell Of A Time tour, following open heart surgery late last year. Jimmy was admitted ... More >>
A Miracle As Shearer David Buick Wins New Zealand Shears Final
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:24 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
07 April Wairarapa shearer David Buick has brought off possibly one of the most amazing comebacks in New Zealand sport by winning the New Zealand Shears Open shearing final in Te Kuiti, less than three years after a farm accident left ... More >>
When The Going Got Tough, Whitaker Got Going
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:18 am | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 7, 2024: Only 34 of the 148 riders to start the 2024 edition of the No Way In Hell Extreme Enduro on Saturday made it to the final hurdle. So tough was this year’s edition of the Husqvarna-sponsored No Way In Hell (NWIH) event that many ... More >>
Conditions Deny NZ Duo Shot At Medals In Spain
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:16 am | Yachting New Zealand
Two of New Zealand's top sailors were denied a final medal tilt as the breeze disappeared on the last day at the Princess Sofia Regatta. More >>
Welsh Rare Bit - First Shearing-test Win In New Zealand
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 5:25 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
It was another major triumph for Wales in World shearing, for many years dominated by the black singlet. More >>
World Skate Oceania Speed Skating Championships
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 3:44 am | Valley Inline Speed Skating Club
The 2024 World Skate Oceania Speed Skating Championships were this year held in New Zealand with 35 Kiwi skaters and 28 Australian skaters in attendance over Easter weekend. Timaru was host to some of the best speed skaters from both countries. More >>
