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The 2024 Fishing World Cup (FWC) Tournament Was Held In Auckland
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 7:30 pm | Universal Peace Federation New Zealand
71 competitors in representative teams from 15 nations participated, some coming from as far away as Uruguay, Kazakhstan and Estonia came to Auckland to compete during the 4 nights 5 day event. More >>
Time Now For Title Hopefuls To Make It Count
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 6:51 pm | Bikesport NZ
The second half of the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championship season hits the dirt this weekend and so now is the time to really make it count. Round three of four in the Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Motocross Championship is certain to shake the ... More >>
Two Guitars, Two Mates And Two Very Different Takes On What It Means To Be A Modern Māori - A Musical Journey
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 5:43 pm | Circa Theatre
Hilarious, thoughtful and filled with fun, this touching comedy explores the world of third-gen Māori who’ve missed the reo bus and find themselves a bit lost. More >>
NZSO To Play Extraordinary New Music And A Mahler Masterpiece
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 5:16 pm | NZSO
One of the world’s best percussionists joins the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in April to perform, for the first time outside the United States, an extraordinary work inspired by climate change. More >>
CubaDupa Gets The Show On The Road This Weekend
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 2:45 pm | Wellington City Council
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/80294fc6b177cf0d5485.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> CubaDupa acrobat. Credit: Oliver Crawford It has been a summer of fun in the capital, and it’s ending with ... More >>
Changes To Great Walk Prices And DOC Discount Policies
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 2:23 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is increasing the price of Great Walk facilities. “It has been more than four years since prices were reviewed and upkeep costs have risen significantly since then,” says DOC’s Director of Heritage and Visitors, ... More >>
Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: WYAT & Wairoa College Aspiring Leaders Programme Returns For 2024
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 2:21 pm | Hawke's Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust
The Hawke's Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust is delighted to announce the continuation of the WYAT & Wairoa College Aspiring Leaders Programme for the year 2024. In collaboration with Wairoa Young Achievers Trust and Wairoa College, this initiative ... More >>
Scaling New Heights: Tauranga's Speed Climbing Showdown
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 1:09 pm | Tauranga City Council
Climbers across the country are gearing up for the La Sportiva National Speed Climbing Championships, to be held at Blake Park this Sunday. This event is part of a national series and will feature the extraordinary talent of local climbers, including the ... More >>
Global Photography And Arts Take Centre Stage This April At Studio One Toi Tū
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 12:01 pm | Auckland Zinefest
Approaching international photography in a new way — by the community for the community. More >>
Ettie Rout - Guardian Angel Of The ANZACs’ To Be Finally Honoured In NZ Parliament
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 11:58 am | The New Zealand Remembrance Army
Recognising the contribution of pioneering sexual health activist, Ettie Rout – the Guardian Angel of the ANZACs’ - is a focus of the New Zealand Remembrance Army (NZRA) in 2024. “Ettie Rout is perhaps one of the most unvalued New Zealanders, ... More >>
Introducing ‘Mr. Sanders’: Chef Hercules Noble Debuts New Restaurant On Ponsonby Road
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 11:52 am | KFC
Chef Hercules Noble has debuted his first late-night restaurant on Ponsonby Road called Mr. Sanders , dazzling food enthusiasts with innovative takes on beloved KFC classics. From Hot & Crispy Boneless with kūmara velouté, through to a ... More >>
Big Fan Announces Two Initiatives For The Pan-Asian Music Community
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 10:56 am | Big Fan
BIG FAN is continuing to expand and open their doors for music creators from all walks of life, today announcing two five-day opportunities at the BIG FAN recording studios to support and foster the talents of Pan-Asian music people in Aotearoa. ... More >>
World's Top DJs Hit Queenstown
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 10:49 am | AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand
Three iconic international DJs are set to perform their signature anthems at the Kawarau Bungy Centre this month. Renowned music producers and DJs Darude, Roger Sanchez and Miguel Campbell are lined up to play their hits at the Kawarau Bungy Centre on ... More >>
Beloved British Entertainer David Walliams Set To Premiere New Live Show To New Zealand Fans This September–october
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 10:17 am | TEG Dainty
TEG Dainty and The Entertainment Lab are thrilled to present the world premiere of An Audience with David Walliams. The first-of-its-kind event for Walliams will come to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this September–October. More >>
The True Cost Of Owning A Dog In NZ: How Pet Adoption Businesses Can Make It Affordable
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 9:43 am | Hugh Grant
Owning a dog is a rewarding experience, but it comes with its own set of responsibilities and financial commitments. From food and grooming to veterinary care and unexpected emergencies, how much a dog cost can quickly add up. However, pet adoption businesses ... More >>
iD 2024 - A Fashion Festival
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:55 pm | iD Fashion Show
In just a couple of weeks, fashion mavens will get a different kind of iD experience: a festival celebrating all things fashion – local, national and a touch of international. The iD Fashion Festival programme , from Thursday 4th until Sunday 7th April, is ... More >>
Tanner Bolts To National 1500m Title To Climax Memorable Event
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:51 pm | Athletics New Zealand
A blistering final lap by Sam Tanner helped propel the middle-distance maestro to his fourth national 1500m title with a typically dominant display to crown the final day of the 2024 Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships at ... More >>
Final Comedians Announced For The Best Foods Comedy Gala
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:50 pm | Elephant Publicity
NZ Comedy Festival & Best Foods Mayo present Best Foods Comedy Gala Hosted by Chris Parker Rounding out an already stacked line-up of comedians from across Aotearoa and beyond, the Best Foods Comedy Gala adds the final names to the ultimate ... More >>
Goalless Draw Enough For Labasa Women FC To Advance To Semi-finals
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:48 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Fiji’s Labasa Women FC will play in the semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Champions League, following a 0-0 draw with defending champions AS Academy Féminine that sees the holders eliminated. After their surprising heavy defeat to Auckland United, holders ... More >>
Race Win And Round 3 Win For Alex Fougere
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:47 pm | V8 Utes
In a weekend which saw Kyan Davie, Brad Kroef then Alex Fougere win one race apiece, ultimately Alex Fougere emerged the round winner after some of the closest racing all season for the V8 Utes at Hampton Downs. How close? Saturday morning’s qualifying ... More >>
More Than 200 Artists Unveil Their Finest Creations At New Zealand’s Largest And Longest Running Art Show
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:28 pm | NZ Art Show
Following the resounding success of its predecessors, the 2024 NZ Art Show promises to be an extraordinary exhibition, showcasing the works of over 200 artists in Wellington’s TSB Arena and Shed 6. More than 2,000 inspiring artworks crafted exclusively for ... More >>
Council Defunding Of Christchurch’s Arts Centre Will Put Rates Up
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:20 pm | The Arts Centre
By not continuing its funding support of Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre, the Christchurch City Council thinks it’s saving on rates. But it will actually cost the ratepayer MORE because of the flow-on effect, says The Arts Centre director Philip ... More >>
Dominant Rooney Clean Sweeps At Hampton Downs
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:17 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Jackson Rooney continued his dominance at the penultimate round of the Toyota 86 Championship, winning the final race to make it three from three. Rooney led from lights to flag, beating Tom Bewley into first place. An intense start saw Rooney ... More >>
WOMAD NZ 2024, Celebrating Its 21st Year In Taranaki, Wraps Up!
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:13 pm | The Label
In its 21st Year, WOMAD NZ Celebrates a Triumphant Gathering with Over 40,000 Attendances Across Three Days WOMAD NZ 2025 dates announced Friday 14th - Sunday 16th March www.womad.co.nz WOMAD NZ has once again eclipsed expectations, solidifying its position as a cornerstone ... More >>
Auckland United Secure Semi-final Place With Narrow Win Over Veitongo FC
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:10 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Auckland United secured passage to the OFC Women’s Champions League semi-finals this afternoon in an exercise of patience in energy-sapping conditions in Honiara. The New Zealand champions, who just needed a point today to confirm their place in ... More >>
Rooney Takes Two From Two
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:09 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Jackson Rooney made it two from two at Hampton Downs this morning after an action-packed second race at the penultimate round of the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. Starting eighth in a reverse grid format start that had Ryan Denize and debutant Tyler Collins ... More >>
Auckland City And AS Pirae Complete Line-up At OFC Men's Champions League
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:04 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Reigning OFC Men’s Champions League winners Auckland City will be back to defend their title in 2024, after navigating an entertaining second leg against New Zealand National League champions Wellington Olympic in their National Playoff. Going into ... More >>
Nearly 800 Avid Outdoors Enthusiasts Complete Leading Northland Multi-sport Event
Monday, 18 March 2024, 6:38 pm | Wild Kiwi
Nearly 800 avid outdoors enthusiasts from Wellington to the Far North took part in the 2024 Northpower Wild Kiwi on Saturday (March 16), with all participants deemed winners for giving the event a crack. Event organiser Total Sport says the positive ... More >>
Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service Clinches Top Club At New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships
Monday, 18 March 2024, 3:32 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
For the 10th consecutive year, the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service (LS) has won the prestigious title of Top Club at the country’s premier lifesaving sports event. Held from 14 – 17 March on Tauranga’s Mount Maunganui Beach, the 2024 New Zealand ... More >>
Australian Shooting Great On Board With Pulse
Monday, 18 March 2024, 1:09 pm | Central Pulse
With her first venture being cut short four years ago, former Australian netball captain Vicki Wilson makes a welcome return in adding her expertise to this year’s Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse ANZ Premiership campaign. All set to be an influential ... More >>
The 31st Rotorua Walking Festival – A Quiet Achiever In 2024! - The Event Attracts Great Support For A Range Of Walks
Monday, 18 March 2024, 12:18 pm | Rotorua Walking Festival
The 31st edition of the Rotorua Walking festival was a great success offering live music, a mixture of walking distances and tracks through beautiful forests and the city streets and parks of Rotorua with fantastic weather over the weekend according ... More >>
New Garth Maxwell Prize On Offer To Creative Talents
Monday, 18 March 2024, 12:11 pm | University of Auckland
A new prize open to University of Auckland Faculty of Arts’ students hopes to help great ideas find commercial success. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/0a39f115444b57ac6c91.jpeg" width="540" height="720"> Garth Maxwell Established this ... More >>
Whereabouts - Solander Gallery Exhibition
Monday, 18 March 2024, 10:50 am | Solander Gallery
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/9c6ea6a5a3000a7d7b86.jpeg" width="720" height="493"> Originally conceived as a combination print exchange and exhibition in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ballarat we ... More >>
Partnering To Give Access And Preserve Historic Community Newspapers
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:57 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Community newspapers at risk of loss and decay will have a more secure future and be better able to inform the present thanks to a new agreement between the National Library of New Zealand and The Preserving Local History and Education Trust . The ... More >>
Futuro House Listed As A Historic Place
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:44 am | Heritage New Zealand
The heritage values of a near-perfect example of a 1970s architectural classic have been officially recognised. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/7ecbc5e8d97ea4e022d1.jpeg" width="720" height="333"> The Area 51 Futuro House (HNZPT) ... More >>
Historic Cemetery Listed As A Category 1 Historic Place
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:40 am | Heritage New Zealand
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has listed Addington Cemetery – Christchurch’s oldest public cemetery – as a Category 1 historic place identifying it as a place of outstanding heritage significance. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/63678cea80cfcffd5273.jpeg" ... More >>
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 >>