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1 I Love the Islands Benefit Concerts
21 November 2009 1:17pm | I Love The Islands
The ‘I Love the Islands’ Benefit Concert NZ tour has raised $344,180.00* to aid Samoa after the recent Tsunami disaster. More >>
2 Fiesta Del Sol
21 November 2009 1:22pm | High Life Entertainment
FIESTA DEL SOL returns to Waiheke Island’s Stonyridge Vineyard this summer with a legendary international music line up of UK artists including NORMAN JAY and CRAZY P with DANIELLE MOORE! Spanish for ‘Festival of the Sun’, FIESTA DEL SOL is a ... More >>
3 Christmas Party featuring The Verlaines
20 November 2009 5:39pm | VBC
There is a certain cache among international artists for Flying Nun bands. In the 90s you had bands like Pavement name checking the Clean, even Kurt Cobain was a fan of Flying Nun. Lately it’s been the likes of No Age and Jay Reatard. Sub Pop keep ... More >>
4 Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, Relentless7 Kick Off Tour
16 November 2009 2:08pm | Blackout Music Management
The mighty Pearl Jam consolidated their reputation as one of the world's best live acts with another fantastic performance at Members Equity Stadium last night. Pearl Jam remain a class act, showing off new album Backspacer and the tunes that were ... More >>
5 Young Kiwi's Rehearsal Smashes World Record
19 November 2009 5:25pm | BNZ Ukulele Festival
New Zealand kids have proven they have easily the biggest ukulele orchestra in the world. Gathering at Mt Smart on Friday November 13th to rehearse for this Saturday’s BNZ Ukulele Festival performance, 961 children from the Kiwileles, New Zealand’s ... More >>
6 C4 and Telecom present The Non-Stop Gig
20 November 2009 9:50am | Telecom New Zealand
C4 and Telecom have joined forces to deliver a New Zealand first. On Sunday 6th December a collection of New Zealand’s hottest musicians will get together to perform a mammoth 12 hour gig - streamed live, and non-stop, on the internet. The only way ... More >>
7 RED ROOM until 22 November 2009
09 November 2009 2:51pm | New Dowse
WHAT'S ON 9 - 22 November 2009 Updates: monthly ENews | TheNewDowse Facebook fanpage | @thenewdowse on Twitter More >>
8 MySpace Black Curtain Presents Zombieland
20 November 2009 3:47pm | Myspace.com
MySpace Black Curtain presents a screening of ZOMBIELAND on the 2nd December in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. More >>
9 Death and the Dreamlife gets second life
19 November 2009 4:56pm | Bats Theatre
After completely selling out the remaining dates of its season at BATS Theatre the critically-acclaimed production Death and the Dreamlife of Elephants is pleased to announce a Matinee show. The matinee will be performed this Saturday November 21 ... More >>
10 Exhibition at Vincents Gallery
20 November 2009 10:56am | Vincents Art Workshop
Women’s Day Show Featuring artists from Vincents Women’s Day Vincents Gallery Level 4, 84 Willis St More >>
11 Mitre 10 MEGA Raises $100,00 for Cancer Cure
20 November 2009 4:46pm | Breast Cancer Research Trust
Over the past month Mitre 10 Mega stores across the country have been holding a series of DIY Ladies Nights that has raised over $100,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Trust. Attracting over 7000 participants, the Ladies Nights featured both interactive ... More >>
12 Sovereign Harbour Crossing To Stop Marine Traffic
18 November 2009 2:49pm | Sovereign
Marine traffic on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour will this Saturday come to a complete halt to make way for close to 1400 swimmers who will take to the sea at Bayswater on the North Shore and head 2.8km across the harbour to Viaduct Harbour in Auckland ... More >>
13 Soroptimists Celebrate 70 Years of Sisterhood
20 November 2009 3:51pm | Soroptimist International
The country’s oldest branch of a little-known international women’s service club, the Soroptimists, celebrates its 70th anniversary in Wellington this Sunday (Nov 22 2009). Over the years, Soroptimist International Wellington has been working hard ... More >>
14 Movember Gala Partes Announces Events
20 November 2009 1:06pm | Movember
It’s time to celebrate the mo and the month of Movember bringing a new level of awareness to prostate cancer and men’s depression at the spectacular annual Gala Partes. Mo Bros (dressed to suit their Mo) and Mo Sistas (dressed to suit their Mo ... More >>
15 Portage Ceramic Award Winners Exhibited at Lopdell
20 November 2009 12:42pm | Lopdell House Art Gallery
Dunedin artists took centre-stage at this year's Portage Ceramic Awards, winning the premier prize with two large-scale, colour-infused works described by the judge as ambitious in concept, form and materiality. The winners were chosen from almost ... More >>
16 Book sheds light on life and work of Len Lye
20 November 2009 11:23am | Auckland University
With this bold statement, uttered in 1964, Len Lye (1901-1980) left little doubt that he would hold an integral place in New Zealand’s artistic landscape. Today, the filmmaker, kinetic sculptor, painter, photographer and writer is recognised as ... More >>
17 Brother Christmas Spectacular 2009
18 November 2009 11:17am | Upper Hutt City Council
Wellington region families are set to be wowed by top Kiwi entertainers at the Brother Christmas Spectacular in Fraser Park, Taita, next month, which promises to be a dazzling evening of music, dancing, fun and fireworks. The free community event, being held ... More >>
18 New Zealand Objects
20 November 2009 11:17am | NZ Objects
Our gallery space is situated in a part of the country that is generally considered the real N.Z. We are not really a collective, but should be considered a Post-studio gallery whose projects relate to this question: Does specialization in the N.Z. economy ... More >>
19 Frugal families
20 November 2009 10:26am | oilyrag.co.nz
Living cheap… it’s a family thing. A number of oily raggers have asked for advice on what they can do to convince the rest of the family to live off the smell of an oily rag! It is certainly true that pinching pennies will be like pushing the proverbial ... More >>
20 NCWNZ Appreciates Bikers' Concern, Reciprocates
19 November 2009 5:03pm | National Council of Women
NCWNZ believes that the changes to ACC are in conflict with the governments obligations under CEDAW (Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women). Women, who are seeking ACC subsidised counselling for experiencing trauma ... More >>
21 Songs For Chris Knox: Record Release - Benefit Gig
05 November 2009 9:58am | STROKE Songs For Chris Knox
On June 11 this year musician, artist, father, writer, film critic & jandal wearer Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke at his home in Grey Lynn. Everyone wanted to do something to help. So a bunch of his muso mates from NZ and around the world ... More >>
22 Pirate City Rollers Season Final 28th November
19 November 2009 3:09pm | Pirate City Rollers
Roll on up to the biggest of bout of the season! See death-defying Dead Wreckoning take on the masters of masquerade, Mascara Massacre in the third and final game of Pirate City Rollers 2009 season on Saturday 28 November. With new acts taking the ... More >>
23 Fashion Beauty Music, November 21st
24 July 2009 1:54pm | AJPR and Events
Event promoters Adam Bennett and Anna Jobsz join forces with Dawsons! Event promoters Adam Bennett (Highlife Entertainment) and Anna Jobsz (AJPR & Events) have taken their renowned party brand FASHION BEAUTY MUSIC to the next level. The pair have joined ... More >>
24 Adiago Returns to Downstage for the Holidays
19 November 2009 4:34pm | Downstage Theatre
In 2008 Adagio took circus to a sophisticated new level with a bold mix of physical theatre, live jazz and comedy. Audiences were enthralled and reviewer comments included: “Adagio offers a beautifully crafted hour of existential physical theatre.” John ... More >>
25 Triathlon an increasingly a Contact sport
20 November 2009 9:32am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy today announced it has extended its relationship with Triathlon New Zealand (Tri NZ), with the addition of the Contact TriWoman Series and a Contact 1:2:1 Series for children. More >>
26 Women boldly going where no woman has gone before
18 November 2009 11:32am | Shewee
Women boldly going where no woman has gone before! Keep your pants on Ladies! Shewee is finally here to prove that girls CAN do anything! Yes, the final frontier has been forged as Shewee bursts onto the scene at the 2009 Girls Day Out in Auckland ... More >>
27 10th annual Arts Foundation Laureates announced
19 November 2009 1:03pm | Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Each of the five Laureates will receive a $50,000, no-strings-attached donation to celebrate their past achievements and invest in their future. “The Laureate awards are about recognising senior New Zealand artists who have a substantial track record ... More >>
28 Official New Zealand Music Chart 18 November 2009
18 November 2009 4:36pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart
Black Friday, November 13 2009, has proved to be the lucky tipping point for local drum n bass outfit Shapeshifter. In three short days since the Christchurch band’s new album The System Is A Vampire went on sale, it outsold all-comers to claim the ... More >>
29 Wellington Writer’s Room - 11th Nov
03 November 2009 2:01pm | Script to Screen
Cinematic Story with John Barnett, Graeme Tetley, Marilyn Milgrom and Ken Duncum Scripts are often rejected or critiqued on the basis that they are not ‘cinematic’, and are therefore unworthy of the big screen. But to writers the term is often unclear, ... More >>
30 Author purchases remaining stock of Trowenna Sea
18 November 2009 1:52pm | Penguin Books NZ
New Zealand writer Witi Ihimaera is to purchase the remaining warehouse stock of the novel The Trowenna Sea from his publisher Penguin Group (NZ). At the same time Penguin has announced that it is offering to take back stock from any bookseller ... More >>
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