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Nominations Now Open to Find Extraordinary New Zealanders
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:50 pm | New Zealander Of The Year Awards
Nominations are now open for the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards 2014. Awarded for outstanding service, achievement and contribution to the nation, the awards celebrate excellence in New Zealand and gives every Kiwi the opportunity to ... More >>
The Strength of Water at the Film Archive
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:39 pm | The Film Archive
The Hokianga landscape and sea in this film are haunting and stunningly filmed, but also alive in a different way than usually depicted. 10-year-old twins Kimi and Melody have a relationship with their environment that goes beyond what others can see. More >>
Midwinter John Waters Party with Gold Medal Famous
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:30 pm | Powertool Records
Celebrate "the Pope of Trash" John Waters at Understudy (80 Cuba Street, Wellington) on Saturday June 22, where Warwick and The Wankers and Gold Medal Famous will entertain you – for free! More >>
Get your geek on!
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 3:22 pm | The Biz Dojo
A new series of geeky kids' books will soon be hitting shelves around the world thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign from Auckland parents Andrew and Sarah Spear. More >>
KICK/TIMATA workshop: Finding the Moolah
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 3:10 pm | DANZ
So, you have talent, drive and ambition but you need to step up a gear to make your career really take off? Then the KICK/TIMATA essential skills workshops are for you. More >>
Gifted Kids Presents Young and Gifted in South Auckland
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 3:05 pm | Gifted Kids Programme
To help celebrate Gifted Awareness Week Gifted Kids South Auckland classes are proud to present “Young and Gifted in South Auckland.” The mini documentary is an inside look at Gifted Kids lives in South Auckland. More >>
Audience survey highlights popularity of Festival of Colour
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 3:02 pm | Festival Of Colour
The results of our detailed survey, completed online by hundreds of festival go-ers, emphasise the enduring popularity of the festival, as well as the important economic benefit it brings to the region. More >>
Conversation with Noel Cheer on Face TV: Sir Ray Avery
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:38 pm | Noel Cheer
Sir Ray Avery's life story is a rags-to-at-least-comparative-riches story. It’s a Pygmalion story too – lifted from the gutter to the science lab and then on to philanthropic entrepreneurship. And it’s about giving to others in need some of ... More >>
Legally-blind Cartoonist Leads Creative Kiwi Army
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:25 pm | Virginia Kennard
WHAKAPAPA: an art exhibition proving to Australians there is more to New Zealand than the All Blacks, Tolkien tourism and Flight of the Conchords. More >>
Stan Walker’s Final Act Leaves ‘the X Factor Nz’
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:15 pm | X Factor NZ
Stan Walker’s time as a mentor on The X Factor NZ is over. Stan’s role in the competition will be as a judge only, after the final contestant in his category, Anna Wilson was eliminated tonight. More >>
Avoiding the scammers:Fraud Awareness Week a timely reminder
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Police
Fraud Awareness Week 2013 is focusing on scams that target seniors this year. NZ Police Crime Prevention Manager, Superintendent Bruce Bird says Fraud Awareness Week is a timely reminder for New Zealanders to be vigilant about protecting themselves. More >>
The Dream Team: TVNZ - new partners for returning DIY series
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 1:45 pm | TVNZ
Mitre 10 and ASB Bank are headlining a “dream team” of New Zealand’s most trusted household brands backing the highly anticipated return of DIY reality series Mitre 10 Dream Home , which premieres Tuesday 2 July at 7.30pm on TV2. More >>
Recycled Materials at National Eco Fashion Runway Event
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 1:10 pm | Senorita AweSUMO
This September Dunedin eco designer, Senorita AweSUMO will launch 'Te Warewhare Whakapau' 2013 collection at New Zealand's first National Eco Fashion Runway Event. More >>
Chch Children’s Photographs to be Exhibited Internationally
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 1:08 pm | UNICEF NZ
This week the voices of Christchurch children will take centre stage in the Philippines with the UNICEF NZ children’s photographic exhibition ‘Christchurch: See Through my Eyes’ on display at Yuchengco Museum in Manila. More >>
Rally of Whangarei showcased to audience of 463 million
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:45 pm | International Rally of Whangarei
New Zealand’s only international category rally event for 2013 is now being enjoyed by a global television audience of 463 million households across 183 countries. The two day International Rally of Whangarei, in association with the Brian Green Property ... More >>
Kapa Haka Competition Hosts Announced To 2039
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:43 pm | Te Matatini Festival
Regional representative kapa haka organisations and local iwi will no longer be required to bid to host Aotearoa/New Zealand’s premiere biennial national kapa haka championships following changes instituted by Te Matatini Society. More >>
Move over vampires, history is repeating itself!
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:25 pm | Catherine Mayo
The next trend is set in motion with the production of a new hit theatre show, The Odyssey, and a hotly anticipated teen read, Murder at Mykenai. It seems the New Zealand arts scene is breathing fresh life into the old mythological stories! More >>
Most Acclaimed Pianist of Her Generation Steps in to Dance
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:55 am | Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra regrets to announce the cancellation of pianist Sergio Tiempo due to illness. Mr Tiempo was scheduled to appear with the orchestra this Thursday 20 June. More >>
New York Gold for Kim Hill
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:36 am | Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand presenter Kim Hill has won her second major international broadcasting award of the past year, being awarded a Gold Medal by the Grand Jury at the 2013 New York Festival Radio Awards. More >>
Bringing Jammies to kids in need
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:31 am | Olivia Haddon
Auckland, New Zealand – June 18, 2013 – The Kiwi Mum who brought the Pepi Snugglesuit to the New Zealand market has joined the Jammie Army. More >>
Sieze game bird opportunities, says Fish & Game
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:18 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Don’t give up on game bird hunting just yet…there’s plenty of scope. More >>
Set-up underway for Wellington LUX
Monday, 17 June 2013, 6:27 pm | Wellington Lux
International artists are receiving a bracing welcome to the capital as they arrive for the Wellington LUX festival. Artists from South Korea, Germany, Mexico, Australia and the UK, as well as New Zealand, will spend the next few days setting up their ... More >>
Brace yourself! Auckland Roller Derby takes on Wellington
Monday, 17 June 2013, 4:42 pm | Auckland Roller Derby
Brace yourself Auckland, because one of the fiercest battles ever in New Zealand roller derby is taking place right on your doorstep this June. Are you ready to see the mighty women of the City of Sails take on the Capital City’s finest skaters? More >>
Red Bull Mates in Alaska - Episode 5
Monday, 17 June 2013, 4:34 pm | Red Bull
In the final episode of Red Bull Mates in Alaska Jake Koia and Roland Morley-Brown enjoy their last action packed riding days in the mountains of Haines, Alaska. More >>
A Conversation with Paolo Bertolin
Monday, 17 June 2013, 4:27 pm | Script to Screen
Join us at our June Writer’s Room to hear from Paolo Bertolin, South-East Asia and Pacific selector for the Venice Film Festival. More >>
Interstellar Hit of the Fringes Returns
Monday, 17 June 2013, 4:23 pm | my accomplice theatre
Join Space Captain Florencia Dreggs and her bumbling right hand man Warner Hornshaw as they voyage across the galaxy going up against cyborg zombies, killer robots, aliens with four arms, and the horrifying crab-like Khalkalari. More >>
Entries Open For Nelmac Garden Marlborough Community Awards
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:59 pm | Garden Marlborough
New Zealand’s premier gardening event, Nelmac Garden Marlborough, this week announced the return of its Community Awards as a part of the 2013 event. More >>
Awards Up For Grabs for Talented Design Students
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:58 pm | The Dowse Art Museum
The call is out for design students, and 2012 design graduates, from around the country to enter the 2013 ECC New Zealand Student Craft/Design Awards. These prestigious annual awards, run by the Friends of the Dowse and hosted at The Dowse Art Museum, ... More >>
800 Million Heartbeats Inside the City Gallery This August
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:43 pm | Elephant Publicity
NZTrio invites you back in 2013 to enjoy more sublime music at City Gallery Wellington as part of its popular Art³. Staying true to NZTrio style, Heartbeats explores extraordinary New Zealand works at the heart of the programme. More >>
Nominations called for Poet Laureate
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:20 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The National Library of New Zealand is inviting nominations for the next New Zealand Poet Laureate. More >>
Volunteers being celebrated this week
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:09 pm | New Zealander Of The Year Awards
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew today called on New Zealanders to take part in a New Zealand celebration of volunteering and civic participation - National Volunteer Week, Te Wiki Taao a Motu. More >>
Reel Kiwi Underground!
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:43 pm | Paramount Cinema
Wellington's Paramount is proud to present two very special nights of underground New Zealand cinema. On June 20th and 21st, three independent filmmakers will screen a combination of short films, live concert footage and feature documentaries that ... More >>
Farsite Gallery: Dancing with Shadows, Performing with Light
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:37 pm | Farsite Gallery
Katie’s series of pole dancing photographs shows the beauty as well as the physicality of this highly athletic art form, the sweat and bruises and the strength need to perform. More >>
Māori Share Their Culture and Heritage with the US
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:33 pm | AUT University
Washington DC will have a Māori element next month thanks to AUT University’s Te Ipuakarea -The National Māori Language Institute and the Smithsonian Institution. More >>
Popular mid-winter markets back at Remarkables Park
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:17 pm | Remarkables Park
Remarkables Market’s red barn doors will re-open this week for its much-anticipated American Express Queenstown Winter Festival mid-winter markets, with a number of new stalls in the line-up. More >>
Joint Support!
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:45 pm | Arthritis New Zealand
It is National Volunteer Week (15 - 22 June), and Arthritis New Zealand Acting Chief Executive Rob Mitchell acknowledges the thousands of volunteers who willingly donate their time to ensure the activities of Arthritis New Zealand continue. “We simply ... More >>
Christine Cole Catley Short Story Award – Winners Announced
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:43 pm | Cape Catley
Winners for the Christine Cole Catley Short Story Award were recently announced at the NZSA National AGM in Dunedin. On behalf of judges Owen Marshall and Jenny Cole and the NZSA we would like to heartily congratulate the winners and runners up in ... More >>
Time to Acknowledge Rotorua Local Community Champions
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:22 pm | TrustPower
Rotorua residents now have the annual opportunity to recognise the dedication of their local voluntary groups – with entries for the TrustPower Spirit of Rotorua Awards now open. More >>
The Black Angels Announce Support Bands!
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:21 pm | Rhythm Group
The Black Angels have a reputation for delivering one of the most kaleidoscopic live rock n roll shows you could ever imagine. This past week they have been melting Australia fans into a pile of sonic mess with their 23 song sets and they are on ... More >>
Chch filmmaker wins supreme award at Environmental Film Fest
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:10 pm | Reel Earth Film Awards
Christchurch filmmaker Peter Young’s feature documentary The Last Ocean won Best Film and Best New Zealand Film at the 2013 Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival’s ‘green carpet’ gala Opening & Awards Ceremony at the Globe Theatre in Palmerston ... More >>
Rebels & Robots Presents the NZ premiere of Cat and Mouse
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:25 pm | Basement Theatre
Roberto works in a bar and meets multitudes of women, but nothing can prepare him for Cat. Drunk, desperate and on a failed date, he takes her number through pity and sleeps with her out of lust. A week later he meets Cleo: confident, indifferent, ... More >>
Weather Forecast For Fieldays
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 9:32 am | NIWA
Friday 15 June Forecast for Mystery Creek between 0600 (NZST) 15-Jun-2013 and 0600 (NZST) 16-Jun-2013. Issued at 2130 (NZST) 14-Jun-2013. More >>
Social media letter a hoax
Friday, 14 June 2013, 6:40 pm | New Zealand Police
Police say a letter circulating on social media warning drivers not to flash their headlights at oncoming cars as they could become the victim of gang initiation is a hoax. More >>
Fieldays Fencing Competition Winners Announced
Friday, 14 June 2013, 6:39 pm | National Fieldays
Fencing is a proud tradition at Fieldays, with the competition being around for 45 years – since the advent of Fieldays - it’s now become the premier fencing competition in the country and includes many entrants from across the New Zealand. More >>
New book showcases New Zealand contemporary art
Friday, 14 June 2013, 4:23 pm | Elam School of Fine Arts
The work of New Zealand’s top emerging artists from Elam School of Fine Arts at The University of Auckland has been published in a new book. More >>
NY hearts 'Shelved'
Friday, 14 June 2013, 4:04 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School’s short film Shelved has continued its winning streak with another major award – Best Animated Short Film at the New York International Short Film Festival. More >>
Oily Rag Column for 17 June 2013 - Fire starters and cleaner
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:50 pm | Oily Rag
It’s getting cold, so it’s not surprising we have had some tips recently about a problem that has occupied the minds of mankind since fires were invented – how to start them easily! More >>
Music, Drama and Haka Theatre in Te Manawa (The Heart)
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:31 pm | Corban Estate Arts Centre
Created in the heart of West Auckland, Te Manawa (The Heart) is a production that connects the audience to Aoteoroa’s roots through an original story inspired by Matariki, the Maori New Year. This music and drama performance has been devised, ... More >>
Unitec presents ... Quick Fix 2013 ... 22-25 June
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:20 pm | Unitec
A collection of short & sharp original plays written, directed and staged by Unitec Students. More >>
Hook Ups Episode Seven Goes Live with some Fancy Footwork
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:19 pm | Hook Ups
Dance lessons take an unexpected twist in the latest episode of Hook Ups, the weekly cartoon web-episodes. More >>
Put Up Your Dukes! Jill Sorensen and Gabrielle Amodeo
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:13 pm | Blue Oyster Art Gallery
Put up your Dukes! is a visual debate between Auckland-based artists Gabrielle Amodeo and Jill Sorensen with the moot: In art, as in life, we occupy an ad-hoc middle ground in which the only certainty is the impossibility of certainty. The exhibition ... More >>
Kaimai Range AIR DISASTER 50th anniversary
Friday, 14 June 2013, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Airline Research
A 50th anniversary service for New Zealand’s worst internal air disaster is planned for early July. On 3 July 1963 NAC DC-3 ZK-AYZ Hastings while on a scheduled flight from Auckland to Tauranga crashed on the Kaimai Range with the loss of 3 crew and ... More >>
Haier Pulse Captain - Wgtn Sports Personality of the Year
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:52 pm | Haier Pulse
Haier Pulse Head Coach Robyn Broughton and CEO Chris Hooper have paid tribute to captain Katrina Grant, who was named Sports Personality of the Year at last night’s Dominion Post Wellington Sports Awards. More >>
The Perfect B&B to bring the old Battle Axe!
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:47 pm | Dartington Barn
Fancy a fling? Do you dream of sneaking away for the weekend and throwing the old battle axe for a loop? Or do you fantasise of the flight of Cupid’s arrows? Look no further than Dartington Barn. More >>
Live Streaming of Fat Freddy's Drop in London
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:02 pm | The Label
Fat Freddy’s Drop have partnered with You Tube to present the 2 hour live performance at London’s Village Underground featuring tracks from the new album ‘Blackbird’. More >>
Shamexpress (NZ) on Parade Ahead of Royal Ascot Tilt
Friday, 14 June 2013, 12:14 pm | NZ Bloodstock
Kiwi sprinter Shamexpress (NZ) has settled well into his new surroundings at Newmarket in England ahead of his £350,000 Royal Ascot Group 1 King Stand Stakes (1000m) tilt next Tuesday. More >>
Looking for New Zealand’s brightest new stars!
Friday, 14 June 2013, 11:59 am | Coca Cola Christmas In The Park
14 June 2013 For immediate release Looking for New Zealand’s brightest new stars! Do you have what it takes to be part of one of New Zealand’s biggest Christmas musical spectaculars? The producers of Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park, now in its ... More >>
An evening with Neil Cross
Friday, 14 June 2013, 11:45 am | Neil Cross
Fans of Doctor Who, Spooks, and Luther can join writer Neil Cross in Wellington this month as he talks about his work, his experiences in the film and television industry, and his award-winning novels. More >>
Mainland Netball Zone Announce U23 Team
Friday, 14 June 2013, 11:25 am | Netball NZ
Media Alert: June 14, 2013 Mainland Netball Zone is proud to announce the Mainland Netball Zone Under 23 team to compete at next month’s inaugural U23 NZ Age Group Championships in Wellington. Mainland Selectors were spoilt for choice with each ... More >>
Auckland mayor applauds arts advocates
Friday, 14 June 2013, 11:21 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
Participants in a series of workshops on effective ways to advocate for improved access to arts and cultural events for people with disabilities or sensory impairments will be recognised by Auckland Mayor Len Brown at a function in the Corbans Estate ... More >>
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