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Ben Timmins wins Top Art Award for Third Year in a Row

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Art Show

Ben Timmins has won the 2013 New Zealand Art Show’s $5,000 Signature Piece Art Award for the third year in a row, making this a first for the NZ Art Show. The Award was decided by a public vote during this year’s show held in Wellington last weekend. More >>

JGeeks Annnounce Dates For 2013 Eggs Factor Tour

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:27 pm | Media PA

JGeeks today announced plans to undertake a 23-date New Zealand tour in September/October. Fresh from a highly successful European tour, the Metro Maori performers are gearing up for their second New Zealand tour – to be known as the “Eggs Factor” tour. More >>

Brother Love “20 Years in a Rockin’ Boat”: Album and shows

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:20 pm | Powertool Records

NZ psych-rockers Brother Love this year celebrate 20 years in the rock and roll undergrowth. Formed in Christchurch in 1993 by ex-Axel Grinders Marty Henderson and Patrick Fagan, the group found early success releasing vinyl on US cottage labels, and were then ... More >>

Prison art providers recognised in Big ‘A’ Awards 2013

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:17 pm | Department Of Corrections

Arts activities in prisons, including quilting, painting and Māori cultural arts, were among those recognised when the Big ‘A’ Awards 2013 were presented in Parliament on Tuesday night. More >>

Hastings Blossom Parade looks to past for the future

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:13 pm | Hastings Blossom Festival

This year’s Blossom Parade on Saturday 14 September will be taking a new route through the streets of Hastings and will, as in days gone by, have princesses and a Blossom Queen nestled within the floral floats. More >>

Film festival documentary focuses on Christchurch

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:02 pm | Christchurch City Council

Christchurch City Council is welcoming the screening of an international documentary on urban design which includes a section on the post-earthquake rebuild in Christchurch. More >>

YMCA National Hui at Camp Kaitoke focus on empowering youths

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 1:59 pm | YMCA

What's special about the Y these days is the organisation's expansion to become a major provider of youth services in New Zealand and its focus on empowering young people to take leadership roles. More >>

A Cuddle with Aircalin

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 1:05 pm | Alimentary.co.nz

Call us old-fashioned but we like airlines that get their priorities right. The first one, first and foremost and always, is safety, so let’s get that out of the way. The second, about which Alimentary remains hopeful most times it boards a plane, ... More >>

Television Confirmed for NZ Concert in October

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 1:01 pm | Plus1

New York legends Television will play a one-off New Zealand show at Auckland’s The Powerstation on Thursday October 24, their first visit Downunder in a career spanning 40 years. More >>

Call Goes Out For Kiwi War Heroes

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 12:53 pm | MOTAT

Thanks to MOTAT, a Bomber Command veteran’s death bed wish and almost 20 years of development, there is now a public online platform for New Zealanders nationwide to contribute to a rich tapestry of war tales that might otherwise be lost. More >>

Fringe Favourites Set to Debut in New Zealand

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 12:50 pm | Elephant Publicity

Bootleg Comedy Presents: GIBBS AND DAVIES – EAST COAST TOUR 2013 Grow Up/ I’m High On Life: What Are You On? More >>

The Bone Bearer Book Launch Party, Auckland

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 11:48 am | Samoa Business Network

The much awaited release of Lani Wendt-Young’s third book in the Telesa Trilogy series has finally arrived. THE BONE BEARER is set to be launched in Auckland, on Saturday 17 August 2013 at BNZ Manukau. More >>

Big Day Out 2014 ~ New Zealand Lineup Announcement

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 11:23 am | Big Day Out

The two year wait is over, it’s roll out time for Big Day Out 2014. We have 3 rare jewels in the 2014 Big Day Out crown playing full concert sets, all major headliners in their own right, all coming together in the spirit of Big Day Out to deliver a ... More >>

Minister To Decide English & Māori Names for Main Islands

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 11:01 am | LINZ

The New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) will recommend to the Minister for Land Information that New Zealanders be given a choice about whether to use the English or the Māori names for the country’s two main islands. More >>

West Coast Residents Recognise Importance of Volunteers

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:47 am | TrustPower

Locals have really got behind their volunteers with 43 entries received for the TrustPower Grey District Community Awards and 26 entries for the TrustPower Westland Community Awards. More >>

Great minds don’t think alike at TEDxTauranga

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:43 am | Tedx

“Great minds don’t think alike” was the message at the first ever TEDxTauranga, which took place Tuesday 30th July at ASB Arena, Baypark. The sold out event included 4 of the Bay’s leading thinkers who gave 15 minute talks about ‘ideas worth spreading’ ... More >>

Classic titles & beloved authors dominate readers’ Top 100

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:29 am | Whitcoulls

Classic titles & beloved authors dominate readers’ Top 100 Whitcoulls readers have again voted for their favourite books and authors and while the number of votes is up, Kiwi readers still seem to appreciate the classic titles. More >>

Oily Rag - Treasure in the Trash

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:02 am | Oily Rag

Dedicated oily raggers love digging through trash – there’s so much there that can be given a new life purpose! Here are some second-hand uses for plastic, newspaper, and tea bags. Plastic bags More >>

The King Of Bollywood - Live In Concert

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:01 am | Limelight

After more than a decade, The King of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan is finally returning to our shores with his spectacular arena show, TEMPTATION RELOADED, featuring 100 cast and crew, A-list Bollywood actresses, mind-blowing visuals and pyrotechnics. More >>

FESTA 2013: A city-within-a-city for Labour weekend

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 5:29 pm | FESTA

The first and only festival of its kind in the world, the annual Festival of Transitional Architecture is a free, public event that engages with the city of Christchurch by exploring urban regeneration through large scale collaborative projects and interventions. More >>

‘My Guinness Rules’ BBQ cookoff at local pub Biddy Mulligans

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 4:55 pm | Biddy Mulligans

The ‘My Guinness Rules’ BBQ cook off was held on Saturday at Hamilton’s number one local pub Biddy Mulligans. My Guinness Rules saw three finalists who battled it out in a fierce and exciting competition. In the end it was ‘Team Te Awamutu’ ... More >>

Poet of politics and Polynesia at Massey

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 4:43 pm | Massey University

Award-winning poet, graphic novelist and children’s author Robert Sullivan will read and discuss his work at a Writers Read event at Massey University’s Albany campus on August 7. More >>

Mayoral best wishes to Waiheke’s famous senior hip hop crew

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 4:02 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland

Len Brown is sending the best wishes of all of Auckland to the world’s oldest hip-hop dance crew as they head off from their island homes on Waiheke to perform in Las Vegas, Nevada. More >>

Popular carvings get sure footing

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 3:04 pm | Palmerston North City Council

Two carved totara pou in the Te Marae O Hine area of The Square are to be braced. The pou, known as ‘Hopwood’ and ‘Rongo-Marae-Roa’ were originally installed in The Square in 1990. More >>

Screen Sector Review

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Film Commission

The New Zealand Film Commission and Film New Zealand welcome the Government’s renewed support of the screen sector following the release of its Screen Sector Review today. More >>

NZ’s first Digital Entertainment Expo

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 2:15 pm | DIGITAL NATIONZ

NZ’s first Digital Entertainment Expo 3 Firsts with DIGITAL NATIONZ First Digital Entertainment Expo in NZ First place for the public to play on PlayStation®4 First place for the public to play on Xbox One Brace yourselves gamers, tech-heads and ... More >>

Sunday tickets on sale – NZ Fashion Weekend

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 2:07 pm | NZ Fashion Week

www.iticket.co.nz NZ Fashion Weekend is pleased to announce all Sunday (8th September) designer runway shows and lifestyle seminars are on sale now through iTICKET Joining the list of ‘Weekend’ designers is Charlie Brown, Trelise Cooper, Huffer, Allanah ... More >>

Sir Edmund Hillary Epic to Have World Premiere at Toronto

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Film Commission

Sir Edmund Hillary Epic to Have World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival Announced today in Toronto, award-winning filmmaker Leanne Pooley's feature film BEYOND THE EDGE, about Sir Edmund Hillary’s legendary ascent of Mt. Everest, will ... More >>

'Walk the Talk' on foot from Auckland to Cape Reinga

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:18 am | Walk the Talk

Walk the Talk is hitting the road again this September, walking from Auckland to Cape Reinga in an effort to raise awareness about child abuse. Ambassadors Vasa Tasele and Joe O’Neill will be embarking on this journey from September 1. More >>

Film on New Zealand in Afghanistan nominated for top award

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:16 am | University of Auckland

Professor Annie Goldson has received further success for her latest film He Toki Huna: New Zealand in Afghanistan. The University of Auckland lecturer in Film, Television and Media Studies is about to have her documentary screen nationwide in the New Zealand ... More >>

Earthquakes in London

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:12 am | Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School

Disturbance, disconnection, fractured family relationships and an uncertain future. Mike Bartlett’s play jolts our reality and then challenges us to engage with it. More >>

TAMA Waipara Fill up the Silence

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:02 am | Noise PR

After much anticipation Tama Waipara celebrates the release of his second album Fill Up The Silence set for release 6 September 2013. More >>

The Web Genius Kapiti Run for Youth launches for 2013

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 10:56 am | Kapiti Business Projects

Web Genius is delighted to announce that Kapiti Run for Youth is underway for another year to raise money for Youth Quest who are out there inspiring positive futures for youth and their families within the Kapiti community. More >>

New Zealand Cup and Show Week tickets on sale from tomorrow

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 10:48 am | Christchurch City Council

New Zealand Cup and Show Week 2013, Canterbury’s spring festival, kicks off on Friday 8 November. Tickets go on sale from tomorrow, Thursday 1 August. The nine-day festival, which celebrates the region’s racing, fashion and agriculture, will begin ... More >>

Leap of faith pays off for singer/songwriter David Shanhun

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 10:42 am | David Shanhun

Auckland-based singer-songwriter David Shanhun is reaping the benefits of a leap of faith with his new single “I Believe In You” reaching number two on the New Zealand country charts on iTunes on the first day of its release. More >>

New intern for Cultural Collections Recovery Centre

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 9:51 am | Te Papa

The Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and OMV New Zealand have partnered with Te Papa’s National Services Te Paerangi to fund an internship at the new Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC), based at the Air ... More >>

Dreamstate Emergency releases new LP 'Oneirophobia'

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 8:45 pm | Mondo

The creative crew called Dreamstate Emergency have released their new LP, titled, “Oneirophobia.” The album is comprised of nine original tracks for a running total of half an hour. A brutal, shocking, stabbing record with all the ferocity ... More >>

Lecture: What does it mean to be an Aucklander?

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:37 pm | Massey University

Auckland’s demographic and cultural mix has changed dramatically in recent decades. It is now one of the most immigrant-dependent cities in the world with 56 per cent of residents either immigrants, or the children of immigrants. More >>

Scratch ‘N’ Win for Kiwi Kids at the Warehouse

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:56 pm | Variety Club

30 July 2013 Scratch ‘N’ Win for Kiwi Kids at the Warehouse The Warehouse customers can now try their luck with a Scratch ‘n’ Win card and help bridge the digital divide for young people. Throughout August SCRATCH ‘N’ WIN cards are available ... More >>

Motocross meets freestyle for Parklife Invitational

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:45 pm | NZSki

Rider Francis McGuire takes on a rail in last year’s Parklife Invitational, Queenstown An anticipated huge crowd will be in for a night of pure adrenalin when motocross meets freestyle for the highly-anticipated Parklife Invitational in downtown Queenstown ... More >>

Red Cross Warns of Fake Emails

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:39 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross is warning the public to be on the lookout for a fake email asking people to donate to Syria. More >>

C.Lund & Son Commences Arts Centre Construction Contract

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:35 pm | Christchurch Arts Centre

Following a competitive tender for the project, locally based construction company C. Lund & Son has begun work on the restoration of the Boys’ High building. More >>

Cook Islands Development Agency: Akirata Ou - A New Dawn

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:32 pm | Cook Islands Development Agency New Zealand

CIDANZ (Cook Islands Development Agency NZ) will present the Akirata Ou Festival, taking place at Vodafone Pacific Events Centre, Manukau between the 8th & 10th of August 2013. More >>

M2 Competition Enlists Indy Car Expertise

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:27 pm | M2 Motorsport

2013 Toyota Racing Series (TRS) team and drivers champions, M2 Competition, has strengthened its personnel line-up as it prepares to defend its championship title ahead of the 2014 season. More >>

Craft Beer College 200 series 2013 starts on 17 August

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:20 pm | Craft Beer College

What better way to get over Choice Beer Week than to join us for the first of our Craft Beer College 200 series tastings on Saturday 17 August, at 2pm - the Weird and Wonderful World of Beer. Have you ever tried an Imperial Gose? Do you even know ... More >>

Share The Power Of A Wish!

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:13 pm | Hilton Hotels Corporation

Hilton Lake Taupo In Support of Make-A-Wish, New Zealand: Share The Power Of A Wish! More >>

Annual Mystery Medical Tour Takes To Streets to Raise Funds

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:05 pm | Otago Heritage Bus Society

The Otago Heritage Bus Society announces their second annual Medical Mystery Tour for 2013. This year the proceeds from the tour go to Otago @Heart. About the tour: We can’t explain too much about the tour, because then it would not be a mystery, ... More >>

Lightning Bolt New Zealand Tour Confirmed for October

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:01 pm | Rushmore Tours

Rushmore present Lightning Bolt, returning to New Zealand for four shows in Auckland and Wellington only. Lightning Bolt are coming back to our shores. The formidable duo of Brian Chippendale (Drums and Vocals) and Brian Gibson (Bass) are arriving ... More >>

Fabric Art Fortunes for Taupō

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 1:57 pm | Taupo Symposium

The Taupō Symposium 2013 Fabric Art Festival wrapped up last week to high praise from international delegates, kiwi participants, and Taupō retailers. More >>

Ad agency to donate 1000 hours to child protection crusade

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 1:10 pm | DraftFCB

Advertising agency DraftFCB has today announced the launch of a national search for an organisation working to prevent child abuse to be the recipient of 1000 hours worth of free advertising services. More >>

New Zealand to host every side in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:42 pm | Acumen Republic

The local organising committee of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia from 14 February to 29 March, has today announced its 14 host cities and a 49 match schedule that will see every team play matches ... More >>

Winners Announced for 2013 Children's Music Awards

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:39 pm | APRA

Kids heading back to school today may well have a skip in their step after getting a good dose of music over the holidays. The winners of the 2013 Children's Music Awards were announced in Christchurch on Saturday, at the grand final of the Singapore ... More >>

Theatre of Hope Returns for North Island Tour

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:33 pm | Elephant Publicity

House of Hudson and TAPAC presents A THOUSAND HILLS By Mike Hudson. Based on the true -life experiences of Francois Byamana and Bob Askew. Directed by Margaret-Mary Hollins. After its emotionally charged debut in 2011, this epic true story of one ... More >>

Soup & A Seat 2013

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 11:50 am | The Film Archive

The New Zealand Film Archive will soon be launching their 2013 Soup & A Seat series. This is cinema condensed to fit into your lunchbreak! Every Friday at 12:15pm, from 16 August until 27 September, come into the Archive for homemade soup and a ... More >>

Kids Need a Helping Hand? Get in Quick

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 10:24 am | Variety Club

The Variety Mini-Bash will be coming to South Auckland, Port Waikato, Pukekohe and the Awhitu Peninsula in September, delivering grants and funds to children and child-related organisations that need a hand-up. More >>

UC designs world’s first heritage gold mining site app

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 9:31 am | University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury (UC) has designed the world’s first heritage gold mining heritage site app. More >>

Leonard Cohen Returning to New Zealand This Summer!

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 9:26 am | Mushroom Group

Leonard Cohen Returning to New Zealand This Summer! The Frontier Touring Company is delighted to confirm the return of critically acclaimed music legend Leonard Cohen to Australia and New Zealand for a series of enigmatic performances throughout November ... More >>