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World Class Rating For NZ’s Toyota 86 Championship Drivers
Friday, 26 July 2024, 7:33 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
The circuits in NZ are particularly challenging, technical and bumpy with little margin for error, and the Toyota 86 appears to teach the drivers more car control than they’ll ever need in a GT car with slicks and aerodynamics. More >>
League Legends XIII To Take Field For Mental Health
Friday, 26 July 2024, 3:06 pm | Shine Collective
Ben Matulino, Jordan Kahu, Brad Takairangi and Sam Rapira are just four of the league legends who will kit up for the team, coached by former Kiwi league international David Fa’alogo and NRL premiership winner Roy Asotasi. More >>
Artist Winter Retreat At Yorkshire Sculpture Park: 2024 Call For Applicants
Friday, 26 July 2024, 2:45 pm | Te Tuhi
Te Tuhi and Yorkshire Sculpture Park present a new opportunity for a New Zealand artist to travel to the UK on a 4-week residency. More >>
How Do We Respond In A Mindful, Compassionate Way To The Social And Political Crises We Face?
Friday, 26 July 2024, 2:07 pm | Tuwhiri
On 25 July 2024, the Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand imprint Tuwhiri launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish Mindful Solidarity: A Secular Buddhist Democratic Socialist Dialogue by Mike Slott. To pre-order this book – helping to ensure its ... More >>
Over 20,000 Turn Out To Experience Hanmer Springs Alpine Winter Festival
Friday, 26 July 2024, 1:33 pm | Visit Hurunui
Spirits are high after the Hanmer Springs village lit up and came to life during the Hanmer Springs’ Alpine Winter Festival this year. Over 20,000 people visited the village to enjoy school holiday fun during the 11-day event supported by local ... More >>
Three FIFA World Cup Spots Up For Grabs As OFC U-16 Men’s Championships Nears Kick Off In Tahiti
Friday, 26 July 2024, 12:42 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
The OFC U-16 Men’s Championship kicks off this weekend at Stade Pater and Stade Fautaua in Papeete, with each team believing they are a genuine chance of qualifying for the showpiece event in 2025. More >>
Award-winning Artist Holly Arrowsmith Shares Opus Blue Dreams, Announces Tour Dates
Friday, 26 July 2024, 12:31 pm | Susie Says
Blue Dreams was conceptualised as an album of two halves. The first half is energised and driven, a departure from Holly's previous work. Tapping into a well of emotions that had been exposed through the pandemic and pregnancy, the tracks are permeated ... More >>
NZSO Winter Festival In Wellington Boasts Global Violin Superstar
Friday, 26 July 2024, 12:26 pm | NZSO
Vengerov, dubbed “one of the greatest violinists in the world” by Classic FM, features in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s Immerse 2024 Rumakina winter festival from 9 August. More >>
Steven Completes The NZ Paralympic Team Line Up For Paris 2024
Friday, 26 July 2024, 12:15 pm | Paralympics NZ
Paralympian #224 Anna Steven is set for her second Paralympic Games appearance winning selection in the Women’s 200m T64 for the New Zealand Paralympic Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The 23-year-old Auckland-based Para sprinter has ... More >>
Official Guinness World Records™ Challenge For Largest Haka Event Partners Unite In World Record Attempt
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:55 am | Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust
Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust has launched its campaign to reclaim the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest Haka on Sunday 29 September 2024 at Eden Park, New Zealand’s National Stadium. More >>
Vegan Cheese Awards
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:53 am | The Vegan Society Aotearoa New Zealand
The fourth annual Vegan Cheese Awards are underway, with judging to take place on 29th July at Khu Khu restaurant in Ponsonby. The world of plant-based cheeses has come a long way this decade, with the New Zealand sector seeing a boom in new companies ... More >>
The Wait Is Over! Tickets Now On Sale For The Lord Of The Rings - A Musical Tale
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:15 am | 818 Entertainment
Tickets for the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale are yesterday on sale for performances across the strictly limited five week season at The Civic, Auckland. More >>
SIT Alumni Dominate Southland Music Awards
Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:53 am | Southern Institute Of Technology
Southern Institute of Technology alumnus and local musician, Joseph O’Donnell, took out the top award, ILT Southland Musician of the Year, as well as Drummer of the Year, in the Southland Music Club’s recent annual awards. More >>
Kendra Kay - I’m Good
Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:47 am | Key 2 Artist Promotions
'I'm Good' is a feel good, upbeat country song that is driven by the fiddle and the sounds of traditional and 90's country. More >>
Final NZ Darts Masters Lineup Confirmed
Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:28 am | NZ Darts Masters
The field for next month’s New Zealand Darts Masters has been confirmed, with newly crowned World Matchplay champion Luke Humphries set to headline this year’s World Series of Darts event. More >>
Donovan Grobbelaar Appointed Auckland HEARTS Head Coach
Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:11 am | Auckland Cricket
Former Auckland ACES allrounder Donovan Grobbelaar has been appointed as Head Coach - Female Performance Programme & Auckland HEARTS. Grobbelaar, who served as Assistant Coach for the Auckland ACES last season, was also previously Assistant ... More >>
Downer Backs The Games Again
Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:05 am | New Zealand Masters Games
New Zealand Masters Games Manager Heather Cox is delighted to announce that Downer returning as the principal sponsor for the New Zealand Masters Games for the fourth year running. The 36th edition of the Games will take place in Whanganui from January ... More >>
Lime Cordiale Release Their Third Album
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:58 am | NicNak Media
Today sees the much-anticipated release of the third album from Lime Cordiale, ENOUGH OF THE SWEET TALK. More >>
Big Turnout Expected At Napiers March For Nature On Sunday
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:57 am | Papatuanuku Rising
John Ruth and Marilyn Scott have their banner ready for the ‘Papatūānuku Rising’ march in Napier on Sunday. (Photo/Supplied) Organisers of ‘Papatūānuku Rising’, a march through central Napier on Sunday, say they are thrilled with the support ... More >>
Al Park Back With New Album Announcement 'Monkey'+ Single Release 'Twilight Hour'
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:53 am | Bad Gin Sanctuary
Time is no friend to us, it's quick rapid and rough, but Al, in his being and in this new record tells us we need not be afraid. Back, three years after his album Pony, Al Park has announced a new album 'Monkey'. More >>
Longest Running Annual Arts Festival In Aotearoa Turns Thirty
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:50 am | Elephant Publicity
To get the party started, the festival announces five acts ahead of the programme launch on Friday 30 August. The festival will offer more than 56 must-see arts experiences over 11 awe-inspiring days, from 24 October – 3 November. More >>
Holly Arrowsmith Shares Americana Opus Blue Dreams And Announces Aotearoa And Australia Tour
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:38 am | Susie Says
Holly Arrowsmith releases Americana opus Blue Dreams, a ten-track triumph that showcases Holly's ascent into songwriting mastery. More >>
Sound Guild Meets With Arts Minister About Increasing Post-Production Exports
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:29 am | Blackland PR
In response to damning research which found Kiwi film workers are being forced to reduce their rates for projects, the Screen Music and Sound Guild met with the Minister yesterday to propose cutting red tape on the screen rebate criteria. More >>
Tami Neilson Announces "Neilson Sings Nelson" Tour
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:21 am | Tami Neilson
Award-winning artist Tami Neilson and her band, along with special guest, Jay Neilson, today announces three very special concerts Neilson Sings Nelson in honor of her friend and music legend Willie Nelson. More >>
Te Waipounamu Celebrates 10 Years Of Whānau Ora
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:12 am | Te Putahitanga o Te Waipounamu
Communities across Te Waipounamu will come together this weekend to celebrate 10 years of Whānau Ora, a ground-breaking approach to whānau well-being. More >>
ZED- Kings & Queens
Friday, 26 July 2024, 8:19 am | August Avenue
Today ZED releases ‘Kings & Queen’s’ - an anthemic party track which takes on a fantastical pop dream-sequence conjuring New York’s club scene in the 1980s. More >>
Aaron Gate And Jo Aleh Named New Zealand Team Flagbearers For Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Friday, 26 July 2024, 8:16 am | NZOC
Track cyclist Aaron Gate and sailing athlete Jo Aleh have been named Ngā Pou Hapai (flag bearers) for the New Zealand Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More >>
Stacey Jones Confirms New Zealand Kiwis Staff For 2024 Pacific Championships
Friday, 26 July 2024, 8:07 am | New Zealand Rugby League
The New Zealand Kiwis Head Coach Stacey Jones has finalised his coaching and team staff ahead of the 2024 Pacific Championships, featuring six former Kiwis. More >>
Celebrate The Paris 2024 Olympic Games With NZ Anthem, ‘Ain’t Just Dreaming’
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:09 pm | NikNak Media
TOI x The NZ Team featuring Olympians Ellesse Andrews and Max Brown More >>
Belgravia Apparel Supply Paris 2024 Kit Of NZ Paralympic Team
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 2:36 pm | Paralympics NZ
The 25-strong New Zealand Paralympic Team and 40 Support Staff collected their kit on Wednesday (24 July), with each individual receiving 40 plus items including casual wear, accessories and ceremony items. More >>
In Living Colour - Solander X Artfull Exhibition
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 1:41 pm | Solander Gallery
This collaboration features new works by emerging artists Amanda Billing, Petra Scheuber, Diane Brand and Charrette van Eekelen alongside works by well known artists Nuala Gregory and Bobbie Gray. More >>
30 Years And Nearly 15 Million Books – Duffy Books In Homes Turns 30
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 1:11 pm | Duffy Books in Homes
In 2024, nearly 100,000 ‘Duffy Kids’ will receive at least six new books of their choice to own, thanks to over 200 funding partners, supporters, and donors. The programme has been so successful, it has inspired offshoot programmes in Australia and the ... More >>
PFL Conference Commences In Auckland, Celebrating 10 Years Of The Whānau Ora Programme
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 12:29 pm | Pasifika Futures Limited
For a decade, PFL has been unwavering in its mission to support Pacific families in shaping a better future. Debbie Sorensen, Chief Executive Officer for PFL, expressed deep gratitude to the families and partners who have been instrumental in this impactful ... More >>
Singer / Songwriter Bonnie Anderson Returns With A Soulful & Funky New Release ‘Bad Advice’
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 12:13 pm | Xposed Media
Bonnie finished recording the track in Melbourne at a recording studio called ‘The Base.’ It was a full circle moment as she recorded her very first EP there when she was just 15 years old. More >>
Autaia Set To Showcase An Emerging Generation Of Rangatahi Performers This August, With A New Region Entering The Mix
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 11:06 am | Hawaiki TU
Haka Theatre show, Autaia, will platform rangatahi talent from across Tāmaki Makaurau, and this year Autaia is extending outside the Auckland region for the first time, welcoming new schools from Te Tai Tokerau, when it returns for its fourth year this ... More >>
Breakers’ Three-Peat Appearance At TSB Stadium Announced
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 10:54 am | NPDC
The BNZ Breakers are heading back to NPDC’s TSB Stadium on 13 January to take on Melbourne United in the 2024/2025 National Basketball League. More >>
Breaking Down Barriers: PKL Elevates Pacific Storytelling To The Big Screen With Digital Showcase
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 10:42 am | Pacific Kids Learning
Pacific Kids’ Learning continues to make significant strides in revitalising and strengthening cultural knowledge, language, and identity in children and young people. From their first digital showcase at the Mangere Arts Centre four years ago to a ... More >>
Ka Whawhai Tonu #1 New Zealand Film In 2024
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 10:26 am | Transmission Films
Transmission Films are thrilled to share that KA WHAWHAI TONU is now the highest grossing Aotearoa New Zealand film this year after just four weeks in cinemas. More >>
Trident Homes Tactix Media Opportunity
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 9:52 am | ANZ Premiership
The Trident Homes Tactix welcome media to attend team training this Friday, 26 July in Christchurch ahead of the ANZ Premiership Elimination Final against the Mystics at Wolfbrook Arena on Saturday. More >>
NZ Paralympic Team Finalised For Paris 2024
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 9:23 am | Paralympics NZ
A 25-strong NZ Paralympic Team will wear the fern with pride as the final make up of Para athletes and 40 Support Staff was confirmed today for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. More >>
Tin Roof Release Footnotes, Announces EP Release Show
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 9:03 am | Good Luck Mansion
Tāmaki Makaurau act Tin Roof has released its debut EP Footnotes, featuring the focus single 'I Don't Wanna Fall In Love'. An ode to conflicted lovers everywhere, 'I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love' kicks off the release with a jangly guitar bop that ... More >>
Big Wins For NZ Shearers In Wales
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:26 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The Wools of New Zealand team of David Buick, of Pongaroa, and Jack Fagan, of Te Kuiti, made it 1-1 in a three-test series against Wales with a narrow win over Welsh shearers Gethin Lewis and Richard Jones, while Fagan won the final of the Royal Welsh ... More >>
NZOC Statement
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:22 am | NZOC
The NZOC has received confirmation from Team Canada that a second drone incident took place over the New Zealand women's football team training on July 19th at St Etienne. More >>
The Roots (US) Return To Aotearoa For Summer Haze!
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:17 am | Summer Haze
This December 30th, premiere Hip Hop, Soul and Roots music festival Summer Haze returns to Wharepai Domain in Tauranga with a world-class lineup of international heavy-weights and local talent. More >>
Sarah Walker Elected As IOC Member
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:16 am | NZ Olympic Committee
New Zealand Olympian #1101, Sarah Walker, has been elected as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member at the IOC Session in Paris today. More >>
Are You Ready For Our Next Emergency? Buy Your Ticket For Disaster At Vogelmorn!
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 7:43 am | The Playful Revolution
For a new group known as The Playful Revolution one way to develop readiness is to bring people into a common space to play out a ‘real-life scenario’ together. More >>
Sophie Hart And Nathan Fa’avae Win Yukon1000
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 7:05 pm | Avaya
July 23, 2024 The Yukon 1000: Race Report from Team Avaya - Nathan Fa'avae and Sophie Hart In July 2024, Sophie Hart and I traveled to Whitehorse, Canada, for the Yukon 1000 paddle race, claimed to be the longest and toughest paddle race in the world. ... More >>
Te Tuhi Presents New Work By Aj Fata - DON'T DEEP IT
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 6:51 pm | Te Tuhi Arts Centre
DON’T DEEP IT: a new series of work by Aj Fata for the Te Tuhi Billboards reflects on the pressure artists feel to produce profound, deep artworks. More >>
Tinta Smith Set To Fight On World Title Undercard
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 6:47 pm | Benjamin Watt
Smith is a multiple New Zealand amateur boxing champion and recently won her first professional boxing fight when she became the first New Zealand Cruiserweight female professional champion against Sequita Hemingway in May. More >>
'I Felt Like I Was Being Punished' - Former Black Ferns Captain Speaks Out
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 6:44 pm | RNZ
Les Elder has revealed her personal struggles after being ousted from the captaincy and being ignored during the team's Rugby World Cup celebrations. More >>
The Leftbehinds: Why The Olympic Games Is A High Risk Time For Athletes On The Sideline
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 6:17 pm | RNZ
Nearly 200 Kiwi athletes are in Paris competing at the pinnacle of their sport. What about the hundreds more who are staying home? More >>
Aotearoa Flag Ferns Media Day: Get To Know Your Newest Olympic Eligible Sports Team
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 3:13 pm | Aotearoa Flag Ferns
The 12 player, 5 coach/management/support squad represent a unique cross section of professional and athletic backgrounds, coming from 5 clubs from around the North Island – Hamilton Hawks, Tauranga City Tridents, Hutt Valley Spartans, Papatoetoe ... More >>
New Exhibition At Auckland Museum Celebrates 100 Years Of Netball In New Zealand
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 3:05 pm | Netball New Zealand
Poitarawhiti Aotearoa Netball New Zealand and Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will celebrate one hundred years of one of our most beloved and iconic sports in a new exhibition opening Tuesday 3 September Our Game: A Century of Netball in ... More >>
Voodoo Bloo Smash Out Their 4th Single From The Upcoming 3rd Album
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 2:47 pm | Voodoo Bloo
Indie rock gems Voodoo Bloo are back with a noisy outing! Their latest record, “Dead-end Rodeo”, marks the band’s third studio LP, incorporating the sounds that fans love with new twists, which will hit all listeners at full force. “Dead-end Rodeo'' ... More >>
Hank Bilous Explores The Relationship Between Technical Skills And Self-Expression Through The Lens Of Action Sports
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 1:57 pm | The North Face
A unique film that blends poetry with skiing and surfing, THE WAR ON STYLE will tour around New Zealand, as well as Sydney and Torquay in Australia. More >>
Wellington Regional Sports Awards Returns With Exciting New Partners
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 1:23 pm | Nuku Ora
Organised by Nuku Ora, the Wellington Regional Sports Awards will welcome 400 guests from across te ao hākinakina and the corporate sector for a night of celebration, networking, and recognition. More >>
RAW 2024 On Track To Be More Festive Than Ever
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 12:52 pm | Raglan Arts Weekend
At the core of the event lies the self-guided open studio art trail and visitors will still explore the beautiful Whaingaroa coastal area, visiting around 65 artists in 42 studios. More >>
DEGANZ To Manage NZ’s MIFF Accelerator Lab Participation
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 12:35 pm | Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand
The MIFF Accelerator Lab is held for four days during the Melbourne International Film Festival, which this year runs from 8 – 25 August. It is designed to nurture tomorrow’s top screen directors on the journey towards their first long-form works. More >>
Out Today 24 July: Acclaimed Aotearoa Artists Barnaby Weir And Andy Christiansen Release Debut Album From New Band TRiPS
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:57 am | Great NZ Publicity
On TRiPS self-titled album there’s a glaze of psychedelic calm in the eyes of the new songs that resonate on top of familiar, classic and experimental rock and pop fusion. More >>
From Loss To Legacy: Walk Without Fear Trust Launched To Eliminate The Coward Punch And Build A Safer Aotearoa
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:47 am | Walk Without Fear Trust
The charity is born from the tragic passing of 25-year-old mixed martial artist Liufau Vake, known as ‘Fau’, following a coward punch attack in 2021. More >>
