Latest Culture Headlines [Page 3]
Artist In Residence Experiencing The Real Southland
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:35 am | Southern Institute Of Technology
Southland Art Foundation (SAF) is pleased to have Auckland-based Artist, Nour Hassan, as the William Hodges Fellow Artist-in-Residence this year. Ms Hassan, who arrived last week, will be completing a four-month residency in Southland. She had recently ... More >>
The Fantastical Labyrinth Of Colour And Light, Arborialis Luminarium, Returns To Aotearoa These School Holidays
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:25 am | 818 Entertainment
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/c60c10b8fc27df4f56f9.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> From Saturday 13 to Sunday 28 April, Auckland Live in association with Insite Arts brings the highly popular ARBORIALIS ... More >>
Kiwi Domination At RockShox Taniwha Downhill As Lachie Stevens-McNab & Eliana Hulsebosch Grab Gold At Crankworx Rotorua
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:10 am | Crankworx Rotorua
After facing wet conditions during the track walk and training sessions on Friday, the weather was in favour of athletes and trail builders alike. Exposed to plenty of sunshine throughout the weekend, the Taniwha trail in Rotorua’s Whakarewarewa ... More >>
Hekari United And Tafea FC Qualify For Semi-finals At OFC Women's Champions League
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 11:31 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Hekari United confirmed their place in semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Champions League in the Solomon Islands with an impressive 5-0 victory over Cook Islands’ Avatiu FC in wet conditions in Honiara. More >>
Training camp for World Archery Oceania Championships
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 10:38 pm | Lexie Matheson ONZM
It’s July 2018, and it’s hot. A group of enthusiastic young archers from across the Pacific assemble in Noumea, Nouvelle-Calédonie for a training camp prior to the World Archery Oceania Championships and Youth Olympic Qualifying Tournament (CQT). ... More >>
New Zealand Opens Shearing Sheries With Win Over Wales
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 10:24 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
It was redemption time for Masterton shearers David Gordon and brother-in-law Paerata Abraham who have taken a 1-0 lead over Wales in the Wools of New Zealand Shearing Series with a win in the opening match on Saturday. The series is the reciprocal ... More >>
Gill Defeats Walsh And McCartney Clears 4.70m In Wellington
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 8:44 am | Athletics New Zealand
Jacko Gill. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich. New Zealand superstar athletes fresh off their record-breaking achievements at World Athletics Indoor Championships put on a show at a sun-bathed Newtown Park as shot put duo Jacko Gill and Tom Walsh served ... More >>
Unbelievable: Matt Fairbrother Wins NZ MTB Rally Entirely Unsupported
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 5:11 am | NZ MTB Rally
Let's start with the stats, like a sledgehammer in the face. Over six days, 27 stages, 12,357m of Descending and 165 km, Matt's winning time on-stage was 02:48:53. Put into perspective, that's not far off Richie Rude's total race time for his entire ... More >>
ASB Classic Star Lulu Sun Confirms Switch From Switzerland To New Zealand
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 9:24 pm | Tennis NZ
New Zealand tennis has a player on the verge of cracking into the top 150, with Lulu Sun confirming she has switched national allegiances from Switzerland to the country of her birth. The 22-year-old from Te Anau, who is ranked 151 in the world ... More >>
Rooney Takes First Toyota 86 Win
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 7:29 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Rookie Jackson Rooney took his first win in the Toyota 86 Championship in fine style this afternoon at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Rooney started from the front row, but it took him until lap four to find a way past pole position sitter William ... More >>
Exton Takes Control Of Qualifying At Hampton Downs
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 7:27 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
William Exton left the rest in his wake as he grabbed pole position for the first race at the penultimate round of the Toyota 86 Championship at Hampton Downs this morning. In a hugely competitive qualifying session with the top twenty cars covered ... More >>
Canadian Filmmakers Heading To Wellington
Friday, 15 March 2024, 7:00 pm | WellingtonNZ
Film and television producers from Canada and across New Zealand are meeting in Wellington next week for a co-production summit to discuss potential new ventures. Thirty Canadians will join 50 of their Kiwi counterparts for a series of meetings ... More >>
The National Kiwi Hatchery Celebrates Grand Opening Of State-of-the-Art Facility
Friday, 15 March 2024, 2:05 pm | National Kiwi Hatchery
The National Kiwi Hatchery officially celebrated the opening of its brand new state-of-the-art facility in Rotorua yesterday, marking a major milestone event for kiwi kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and world-class conservation. Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s National Kiwi ... More >>
Image Of King Charles III To Appear On New Zealand's Coins Confirmed
Friday, 15 March 2024, 10:49 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has confirmed that New Zealand’s circulating and commemorative coins will bear the Commonwealth effigy (image) of King Charles III, King of New Zealand. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/5e59c24c76e9a7e7ac68.jpeg" ... More >>
Kiwi Film ‘We Were Dangerous’ Wins Big At SXSW
Friday, 15 March 2024, 10:43 am | 818 Entertainment
Kiwi film We Were Dangerous directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu has won big at SXSW overnight, with the film awarded the Special Jury Award for Filmmaking in the Narrative Feature Competition. Directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu and written ... More >>
Te Ātiawa And Outward Bound Celebrate The Success Of Inaugural Course
Friday, 15 March 2024, 9:53 am | Outward Bound
Revives a Tohi Rite in Waitohi, a ritual last performed by 28th Māori Battalion More >>
KiwiGolf Welcomes Golfing Legend Michael Campbell As Ambassador
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 7:56 pm | KiwiGolf
KiwiGolf, the respected Wellington based charity, is dedicated to introducing young people to the joys of golf. KiwiGolf proudly announces the addition of renowned professional golfer, Michael Campbell, as its newest ambassador. KiwiGolf has been making significant ... More >>
Labasa Women FC Secure First Win Of OFC Women's Champions League Campaign
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 7:50 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Narieta Leba’s first-half double for Labasa Women FC has given the Fijian side a much needed win at the OFC Women’s Champions League, setting up a fascinating finale in Group B over the weekend. After AS Academy Féminine’s loss to Auckland ... More >>
Doc Edge Festival Unveils First Films For 2024 Edition
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 7:06 pm | Elephant Publicity
The Documentary New Zealand Trust proudly presents DOC EDGE FESTIVAL 2024, running from 19 June to 31 July 2024. As an Academy Awards® qualifying international documentary festival, Doc Edge is poised to become a major cultural event in the Asia Pacific ... More >>
Exciting Start To 2024 New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships In Tauranga
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 7:02 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Calm conditions on the first day of the country’s largest lifesaving sports event set the stage for some intense racing in Tauranga. Taking place from 14 – 17 March on Mount Maunganui Beach, the 2024 New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships will ... More >>
First Ever Wānaka Crag Fest Counting Down To Opening
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 6:58 pm | NZ Alpine Club
The brand new Wānaka Crag Fest, a joint event of the Wānaka Climbing Club and New Zealand Alpine Club, aims to bring climbers together to build community, advance skills and increase sustainability knowledge over three exciting days. Suitable for ... More >>
Gig In The Park - A Free, Accessible Live Music Event That’s Open To All
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 6:55 pm | Spectrum Foundation Group
Gig Buddies Auckland is a new initiative that aims to combat social isolation for disabled people by matching them with volunteers who share the same interests and passions. Once paired, the ‘buddies’ go out together to gigs, movies, museums, ... More >>
The Show Must Go On
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 6:19 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
The fifth and penultimate round of the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship heads to Hampton Downs this coming weekend and promises more of the intense racing of the first four rounds. This weekend, however, will be different. The tight-knit and close ... More >>
Season 4 Marine Mammal Management Plan Bolsters Protections For Dolphins During SailGP On Whakaraupō
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 5:40 pm | ChristchurchNZ
14 March 2024: Developed by SailGP, together with Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke and with input from the Department of Conservation, a revised Marine Mammal Management Plan (MMMP) for the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix is now available publicly . The event ... More >>
Aotearoa’s Finest Queer Comics Join Forces For The Wellington Comedy Club Rainbow Showcase
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:55 pm | Elephant Publicity
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/2e6f660442e3dfc4efcc.jpeg" width="720" height="328"> This May Te Whanganui-A-Tara will be treated to a night of big laughs and queer joy at the two hour comedy extravaganza, ... More >>
Jim Beam Homegrown 2023 Only 2 Sleeps Away! Less Than 500 Tickets Left!
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:01 pm | Jim Beam Homegrown
The Wellington waterfront has had its festival makeover and is very nearly ready to welcome 23,000 Kiwi music fans. The iconic festival with 5 stages and 45 of Aotearoa’s finest acts has less than 500 tickets left which are expected to be gone by this ... More >>
Story Of Autism Diagnosis To Theatrical Triumph Taking The Stage At TSB Showplace
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:59 am | New Plymouth District Council
A giant robot is at the heart of the critically acclaimed Australian theatre production about a young person overcoming social isolation, presented at NPDC’s TSB Showplace next month. Robot Song draws on the personal experience and creative ingenuity of ... More >>
Record January For New Zealanders Travelling
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand-resident traveller arrivals in January 2024 was a record for any January month, according to data released by Stats NZ today. There were 328,100 New Zealand-resident travellers who arrived back in January 2024. This exceeded the pre-COVID numbers ... More >>
‘Everybody Loves Arts, Culture And Heritage’ Finds Latest Cultural Participation Survey
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 10:18 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The latest Cultural Participation Survey, conducted by Verian for Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, has revealed that 97% of New Zealanders participate in at least one form of arts, culture or heritage activities. "The Cultural ... More >>
Outer Range Returns With Propulsive Season Two Premiering May 16 On Prime Video
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 10:09 am | Prime TV
First-look images revealed for the time-warped western series starring Oscar-nominee Josh Brolin More >>
National Pet Adoption Month Returns To Give Pets In Need Another Chance
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 9:48 am | Petstock
This March, the Petstock Foundation is encouraging Kiwis to support National Pet Adoption Month, an initiative that helps find loving homes for pets in need. The Petstock Foundation has supported the re-homing of 7,956 rescue pets across New Zealand ... More >>
BLUNT And Forest & Bird Unveil Limited Edition Umbrellas To Celebrate A Century Of Conservation Commitment
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 9:01 am | Joint Press Release
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to iconic wildlife, from the charismatic kākāpō to the awe-inspiring toroa albatross. But our precious ecosystems and species, found nowhere else in the world, are under threat. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/18cbd168b5a7d17a1e8d.jpeg" ... More >>
Hekari United Register First Win At OFC Women's Champions League
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 7:25 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Last year’s runners-up met this year’s hosts as Hekari United overpowered Henderson Eels to register their first win at the OFC Women’s Champions League in what is turning out to be a tightly contested Group A in Honiara. It turned out to be a game ... More >>
AAF Partners With The Symphony Centre To Secure A Place For The Arts In The Heart Of Tāmaki Makaurau
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 6:55 pm | Auckland Arts Festival
Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival Partners With The Symphony Centre To Reinforce Auckland’s Position As A Leading Cultural City With A Creative Heart Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival and The Symphony Centre development, ... More >>
SEEDS OF RENEWAL - a Celebration Of Restoration - The Sculpture Park At Waitakaruru Arboretum | Easter Weekend 2024
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 6:29 pm | The Sculpture Park
Seeds of Renewal celebrates the 30+ years of replanting and beautifying a derelict quarry in Scotsman Valley near Cambridge. You are invited to a series of workshops over 4 days with hands-on experiences throughout the weekend: guest speakers and ... More >>
Play Inspired By The Māori And Pasifika Workers At Iconic NZ Crockery Factory
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 6:21 pm | Te Pou Theatre
A new heartwarming play inspired by the Māori and Pasifika workers at Crown Lynn, the iconic Kiwi crockery factory in Auckland, will debut at Te Pou Theatre in May. The Handlers , written by Māori/Afro-Caribbean playwright Poata Alvie McKree and ... More >>
Auckland Writers Festival Announces Unbeatable Lineup For This Year’s Festival
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 12:00 pm | Auckland Writers Festival
The Auckland Writers Festival today unveils the full Festival programme with more than 40 international authors and 200 events live in Auckland this autumn The 2024 Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi O Tāmaki reveals one of the starriest lineups ... More >>
2,000 Miles - A Kiwi Piping Journey
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 11:27 am | Royal NZ Pipe Bands Association
A spellbinding expose into the journey New Zealand bagpipers and drummers take to compete on the world stage is the focus of the ‘12,000 Miles’ documentary, premiering Thursday night in New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association is ... More >>
World Indoor Stars Return For Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 11:03 am | NZ Track and Field Championships
Hot on the heels of the euphoric success of the New Zealand team at the World Athletics Indoor Championships the 2024 Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships at Newtown Park, Wellington takes centre stage from Thursday-Sunday 14-17 March as ... More >>
Jones Family Farm Scores The Highlanders Take A Kid To Footy Sponsorship
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 10:35 am | Jones Family Farm
The Jones Family Farm is the exclusive Naming Rights Sponsor of the Highlanders at game Take a Kid to Footy programme. Highlanders fans are loyal wearing yellow, blue, and maroon with pride. The Take a Kid to Footy initiative is aimed at encouraging ... More >>
Wales On Top Of World Shearing - But Can They Win In New Zealand ?
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 9:29 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Call it consorting with the enemy if you like, but it’s just the nature of the game for Welsh shearer Llyr Jones and his Wools of New Zealand Wales-New Zealand series rivals ahead of the first test on Saturday. Wales representative Jones has ... More >>
Tip Screen Stress: 28% Have Felt Pressured Into Tipping — Survey
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 9:02 am | Banked
More than a quarter of Kiwis (28%) have felt pressured into leaving a tip when presented with a tip screen at payment time, finds a new report. A survey of 1,020 New Zealand adults , conducted by the personal financial information website Banked, found that ... More >>
New Zealand Fringe Festival Closes With A Bang!
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 8:59 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival
On Saturday 9 March 2024, the New Zealand Fringe Festival—the largest multi-disciplinary arts festival in Aotearoa—came to a close with a bang. NZ Fringe acts as a platform for both emerging and established artists to offer their events to the Pōneke public ... More >>
The Wiggles Groove Across Aotearoa
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 8:56 am | The Public Good
Get Ready To Sing, Dance & Groove With The Wiggles’ Wiggle Groove Tour! <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/aa331649d2f262196b03.jpeg" width="720" height="384"> Embark on a musical adventure ... More >>
Auckland Gallery Embarks on Global Tour, Taking New Zealand Art to the World
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 8:04 pm | Limn Gallery
Limn Gallery, situated on Ponsonby Road, Auckland, has long been a beacon of creativity and urban art in New Zealand. However, February marked a new chapter for the gallery as owners Matt and Xavier announced the closure of their permanent space to embark ... More >>
Late penalty gives Labasa Women FC draw against Auckland United FC
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 7:53 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Fijian champions Labasa Women FC scored a penalty in the final ten minutes to earn a vital point against tournament debutants Auckland United FC on a rain-soaked pitch in Honiara. The last of five teams to make their OFC Women’s Champions League debuts, ... More >>
AS Academy Féminine Start Title Defence With Victory
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 6:55 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Three goals in eight minutes has secured reigning champions AS Academy Féminine a 4-1 victory in their opening Group B match against Veitongo FC at Lawson Tama Stadium today. Playing in torrential conditions, the first shot on goal was registered by ... More >>
RNZB Tours The Ballet Of All Ballets, Swan Lake, In May
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 6:19 pm | Royal New Zealand Ballet
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) much-anticipated season of the timeless masterpiece, Swan Lake, will finally take flight in May. Heralded as the ultimate ballet, this exquisite work has captivated audiences across generations with its ... More >>
Music Therapy New Zealand Celebrates Music Therapy Week 2024: ‘Looking Back Moving Forward’
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 6:15 pm | Elephant Publicity
Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) is delighted to announce the upcoming Music Therapy Week , aligning with the World Federation of Music Therapy's (WFMT) Music Therapy Week, from 10th – 15th April 2024 . The 2024 theme ‘Looking Back Moving Forward’ ... More >>
Blonde Redhead - New Zealand Tour
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 6:12 pm | Banished Music
Banished Music and Strange News Touring are thrilled to present the band hailed by The Guardian as “one of the very best in the US”, Blonde Redhead , making their long-awaited return to New Zealand for the first time since 2011. Set to dazzle ... More >>
Indigenous Drive Behind New Partnership In Media Industry
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:27 pm | Kiwa
Announced today at RES 2024, the largest economic summit in Indian Country, a new indigenous partnership in the media industry. Grey Willow Music and Production Studios has been appointed to represent VoiceQ localisation software in growing its presence ... More >>
NZSO To Tour A Treasure Trove Of Exhilarating Music In April
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:17 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra brings an exhilarating and evocative music experience, featuring classical giants Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Bruckner and more, to Wellington, Nelson, Napier, Tauranga, Hamilton and Auckland in April. ... More >>
Journalism Students Turn Wellington Access Radio Into A Live Newsroom
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:15 pm | Wellington Access Radio
‘Breaking news! Tonight’s stories include’…. the studios of Wellington Access Radio being temporarily transformed into a live newsroom! Once a week, journalism students from Massey University will be broadcasting The Rundown, a live news show ... More >>
Trends Put To The Taste Test At New World Beer & Cider Awards
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 2:19 pm | New World Beer and Cider Awards
An expert panel of judges is putting some of the latest trends in beer and cider to the taste test this week as the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards gets underway in Tāmaki Makaurau. Around 100 local and international bevvy-makers have ... More >>
Win A Chicago NASCAR Experience With ACDelco
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 11:23 am | ACDelco
Most-makes, most-models international parts and service brand, ACDelco, is offering an incredible prize for a lucky Aussie or Kiwi customer and a friend to win a motorsport trip of a lifetime. “Any red blooded motorsport fan will be thrilled to win this ... More >>
Neuron Mobility Releases New Zealand's Most Comprehensive E-scooter Study Ever
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 11:20 am | Neuron Mobility
Leading international e-scooter operator Neuron Mobility , releases New Zealand’s most comprehensive report of its kind, titled Unlocking the Potential of E-Scooters in New Zealand: Supporting Prosperity and Accessibility . The study explores gender ... More >>
Chocstock Returns To Wellington With Legendary Chef Peter Gordon
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 11:17 am | Chocstock
Chocstock will return to the capital this June after its sell-out debut in 2021. The only Aotearoa festival dedicated solely to chocolate, let alone craft chocolate, will bring together more than 25 New Zealand, Australian and Pacific makers to celebrate ... More >>
Brett Roberts' Long Road To First Open Win In 14 Months
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 9:17 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Mataura shearer Brett Roberts scored his first Open final win in over a year with victory at the Mayfield A and P Show in Mid-Canterbury on Saturday. Roberts, 30, hadn’t won since the national full wool championship final at the Northern Southland ... More >>
Henderson Eels Open OFC Women's Champions League Campaign With Victory
Monday, 11 March 2024, 7:43 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Poor weather yesterday might have meant that Henderson Eels were made to wait a little longer to make their OFC Women’s Champions League debut than they’d hoped, but their patience was rewarded with a 2-0 win over Avatiu FC in Honiara. A heavy ... More >>
An Initiative To Encourage Collaboration & Exploration In Songwriting
Monday, 11 March 2024, 4:36 pm | 818 Entertainment
BIG FAN has announced the return of their five-day long writing workshop – Fan Camp – one of a variety of initiatives offered to musical creatives throughout Aotearoa. After two successful rounds in 2023, the immersive five-day collaborative ... More >>