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Shapeshifter Marks 25-Year Milestone With Three Epic Aotearoa Shows
Friday, 5 April 2024, 6:46 am | The Label
In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Shapeshifter are thrilled to announce exclusive limited edition reissues of all seven Shapeshifter studio LPs and Shapeshifter Live. This will be the first time ever, Shapeshifter Live and Real Time will be available ... More >>
Jimmy Barnes Announces His Return To The Stage
Friday, 5 April 2024, 6:30 am | 818 Entertainment
Jimmy Barnes has announced his much anticipated return to touring, heading to Christchurch, Wellington, New Plymouth and Auckland in July, following open heart surgery late last year. More >>
The New Zealand String Quartet Welcomes Violinist Peter Clark
Friday, 5 April 2024, 5:12 am | New Zealand String Quartet
Peter brings a wealth of experience to the Quartet, having previously held the role of Principal Violin of Australia’s Omega Ensemble, and first violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Inspire Quartet. More >>
Eden Park Transforms Into A Vibrant Market Place: Food, Art, Jewellery And Entrepreneurial Spirit
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:58 pm | Eden Park
A stroll around the Eden Park market will be a quintessential experience. The history of New Zealand’s national stadium surrounds stallholders selling locally produced food and crafts. More >>
A Paintbox Of Clowns
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 2:48 pm | KidzStuff Theatre for Children
This will be our second time doing a Dan Bain script, which we are very excited about. The last one was “Why are my parents so boring” is 2022. More >>
New Zealand's oldest provincial cinema in Raetihi will re-open in April for movies
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 8:04 am | Theatre Royal Raetihi
The Royal Theatre, also termed Theatre Royal Raetihi, was built in 1915 as a movie theatre, by a renowned local sawmill owner John Punch. Designed by Whanganui Architect Thomas Battle, it is reportedly the oldest independently built cinema in NZ and the ... More >>
2x Grammy Award Winner Lauren Daigle Brings The Kaleidoscope Nights Tour Down Under
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:25 am | Live Nation Entertainment
AUCKLAND, NZ (APRIL 2024) – This November, 2x GRAMMY Award Winner and multi-platinum selling artist LAUREN DAIGLE will expand her critically acclaimed headline tour, The Kaleidoscope Nights Tour, to New Zealand. The two new dates will mark Daigle’s ... More >>
It’s Tough And Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:15 am | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 3, 2024: Ever been told to “go to Hell”? This is probably the place they meant ... the No Way In Hell extreme enduro, and it’s happening this weekend. It is the country’s premier extreme enduro event, run by the man who should know, ... More >>
NZ Sport Groups' Asia Visits Enriched With Cultural Opportunities
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:03 am | Asia New Zealand Foundation
Sixteen New Zealand sport groups will include cultural activities to their itineraries when they visit Asia this year thanks to funding from the Asia New Zealand Foundation. More >>
Margaret Mahy's The Great Piratical Rumbustification Opens In 4 Days! Gala Tickets Still Available
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 11:38 am | Tim Bray Theatre Company
Get ready to set sail into the high seas of imagination as Margaret Mahy’s delightful tale, The Great Piratical Rumbustification, comes to life in a swashbuckling stage performance by Tim Bray Theatre Company. More >>
Your Shot At Literary Fame: 2024 Sargeson Prize Opens
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 9:16 am | University of Waikato
Entries for the 2024 competition close on 30 June. Last year there were over 830 entries in the Open Division and 230 in the Secondary Schools Division. More >>
US Grammy Award Winning Artist Chris Stapleton Announces NZ Tour 2025
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 9:01 am | Live Nation Entertainment
Acclaimed musician Chris Stapleton has confirmed he will tour Australia and New Zealand for the first time next year with “Chris Stapleton’s All-American Roadshow Goes Down Under.” More >>
Wellington Dog Photographer Wins International Photography Award
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:20 am | Emma Gough
Upper Hutt based pet photographer Emma Gough has been awarded the title of Black and White Photographer of the Year after achieving one of the top scores in the Asia Pacific Photography Awards competition. The Asia Pacific Photography Awards, launched ... More >>
Dudson Warms Up New Bike And Wins NZ Title
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:14 am | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 2, 2024: Bay of Plenty’s Callum Dudson has been crowned the New Zealand cross-country motorcycling champion for 2024 after a busy weekend of racing in the south-east of the North Island. The 23-year-old builder from Rotorua took his straight-out-of-the-packing-crate ... More >>
Cross-country Series Was Thrill-a-minute Racing
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:10 am | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 2, 2024: The 2024 Yamaha New Zealand Cross-country Championships wrapped up with back-to-back races at different venues in the south-east of the North Island over the Easter Weekend. Round three of four in this series was held at Flemington, ... More >>
Samuels Keeps Lambs Shearing Title - But It Was Close
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:08 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
A winning margin of just 0.062 points has enabled Southland shearer Leon Samuels to retain his New Zealand Lamb Shearing Championships title and extend an unprecedented sequence of major-event triumphs in the last 12 months. The defending champion’s ... More >>
Local Newcomer Luana Gordon Announces Her New Single Working The Weekend
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 7:35 am | Luana Gordon
Be amongst the first to discover Luana Gordon, Samoan-European singer-songwriter from Otahuhu, Auckland. More >>
International Superstar, Michelle Visage, To Host Season 4 Of Drag RaceDown Under
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 7:29 am | NicNak Media
Coming to WOW Presents Plus later this year, Season 4 will also see a star-studded line-up of Down Under drag royalty stepping up as judges and mentors, alongside mainstay judge, Rhys Nicholson World of Wonder have announced the highly anticipated return ... More >>
Trailer Revealed For Historical Aotearoa Epic Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 4:46 am | Trigger Marketing
02 April Transmission Films in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are delighted to reveal today the trailer for KA WHAWHAI TONU – STRUGGLE WITHOUT END , the historical story of the battle of O- Rākau told More >>
Gymnastics New Zealand Overhauls Competition Attire Rules
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 5:25 pm | Gymnastics New Zealand
“The goal is to break down an acknowledged barrier to participation to ensure gymnastics is accessible for everyone.” More >>
Becca Caffyn Set To Release Sophomore Collection On April 5th
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 7:30 am | Rebecca Caffyn
Following the success of her debut single ‘Stair Kids’ and EP ‘The Replacement Blonde’, singer-songwriter Becca Caffyn returns with a new collection, ‘Hallways’. The mini EP contains three brand new tracks, written at Depot Sound during a series ... More >>
Edgy feature film Anno 2020 marks directorial debut for Kiwi author-director
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 2:17 pm | Lance Morcan
As the countdown continues for the world premiere of the Australian-produced, edgy, mystery-drama Anno 2020 – at a red-carpet event in Sydney on April 7 – attention turns to the film’s New Zealand-born author-director James Morcan. The Sydney-based ... More >>
Huge Easter Classic Northern Region Tournament Brings Softball To Counties Manukau
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:49 pm | Easter Classic Northern Region
Junior grade softball gets its opportunity to shine this weekend with the Easter Classic Northern Region tournament. The event features 32 teams in age groups U14 boys and girls, U17 boys and girls and U20's sides plus plenty of activity of the ... More >>
Rent The Musical Is Coming To Wellington
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:35 pm | Emma Maguire
A dark, hopeful celebration of the rainbow community More >>
Jess Blewitt Takes On Rotorua Downhill Track In Iconic Red Bull Sound Of Speed
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:24 am | Red Bull
Breaking boundaries in the downhill mountain bike scene, New Zealander Jess Blewitt showcases her relentless riding in her first Sound of Speed edit. Witness Jess take on one of Rotorua’s toughest tracks at ground-breaking speeds with incredible visuals. ... More >>
Radio Special For The 60th Anniversary Of The British Pirate Radio Station This Easter Weekend
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:09 am | AB Soundbites
Join UK radio host Mark Stafford as he revisits the Swinging 60’s and tells the full story of those great radio days along with a soundtrack of the wonderful music of the era. More >>
New Zealand Team All Set For World Cross Challenge In Serbia
Friday, 29 March 2024, 4:58 am | Athletics New Zealand
An 18-strong New Zealand team are all set to compete at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday-Sunday (30-31 March NZT) aiming for a positive showing in the race commonly regarded as the most competitive ... More >>
Shearing Test Match To He Be Shorn In Hawke's Bay
Friday, 29 March 2024, 4:57 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
A New Zealand and Wales shearing test match cancelled last weekend with the raining-out of the Waitoma Caves Sports will now be shorn in Hawke’s Bay. The match, the second of three in the 2024 Wools of New Zealand Shearing Series, will be shorn at the new ... More >>
Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2024 - Date Announcement And Registrations Open!
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:33 pm | New Zealand Book Awards Trust
This year’s nationwide celebration of poetry is scheduled for Fri 23 August. Event organisers across the motu are encouraged to get involved and celebrate Aotearoa’s growing and vibrant poetry scene. More >>
The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival Announces Its 13th Edition
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 4:23 pm | Resene Architecture And Design Film Festival
The 13th annual Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival is set to return in 2024, travelling to cinemas across Aotearoa New Zealand starting 2 May through to 3 July. The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival was launched in ... More >>
Safe Spaces Are Inclusive Not Divisive
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:19 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is appalled by some of the rhetoric coming out of Parliament related to safe spaces for different cultures and genders in universities. A study space for Māori and Pasifika students at Waipapa Taumata ... More >>
Complimentary Accounting Services Support
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:42 am | Aktive - Auckland Sport and Recreation
Would your club/organisation benefit from some free accounting services support? Thanks to Foundation North, Aktive is available to work with select entities offering hands-on support and assistance. This could include: Setting up new or improving ... More >>
Big Screen Symposium Announces Exciting Line Up For 2-Day Conference
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 9:28 am | Big Screen Symposium
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - The 10th Big Screen Symposium has unveiled an exciting line-up of sessions for its upcoming conference on April 5-6, featuring a diverse group of industry experts from the film and television sector. Highlights include special ... More >>
NZIFF Adds Six Regions To 2024 Festival Line-up
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 9:27 am | NZ International Film Festival
WhānauMārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) today announces the addition of six more regions for NZIFF 2024, with the festival set to screen in Kirikiriroa Hamilton, Ahuriri Napier, Whakatū Nelson, Ngāmotu New Plymouth, ... More >>
10 Years Of ComicFest NZ
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 9:15 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Save the date - ComicFest 2024 will be celebrating it’s 10-year anniversary on 4 May 2024. ComicFest is hosted by Wellington City Libraries and National Library of New Zealand. The event runs from 9am to 4:30pm on 4 May at the National Library ... More >>
Cross-country Champs Will Go Down To The Wire
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:19 am | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 27, 2024: The 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships will wrap up this coming Easter Weekend with back-to-back rounds three and four taking place in the east of the North Island. Two three-hour senior races and two 90-minute junior races ... More >>
NZ Legends - NZ Highwaymen Announce Their 20 Date Winter Tour – A Very Special Country Music Event
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:16 am | NZ Highwaymen
By popular demand The NZ Highwaymen are coming back in June/July 2024. Between them, they have recorded over 100 albums, many of which went Gold & Platinum. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to see four of NZ’s most loved Country artists performing ... More >>
Gilmour Commits To Full NZ Rally Championship
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:01 am | Emma Gilmour
Following several seasons interrupted by international driving commitments, Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour will contest the full six-round 2024 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). Having made the decision to step away ... More >>
Jae Frew - A Solo Photography Exhibition Of Aotearoa’s Extinct And Endangered Birds | April 2024
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:03 am | The Public Good
During the 2020 / 2021 lockdowns, Frew began exploring & shaping Manu Koingo – Birds of Yearning, a concept that had been on his mind for many years – to create a series of works that speaks to and engages the interests of his youth while raising ... More >>
Lower Hutt Rolls Out The Welcome Mat For The World’s Largest Tokelau Festival
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 4:29 pm | Hutt City Council
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai - Lower Hutt welcomes the return of the largest Tokelau festival in the world after a Covid-disrupted break of seven years. The four-day Tokelau Easter Festival - which celebrates Tokelauan culture and sport - starts on Good Friday and ... More >>
BLAKE Celebrates 20 Years Inspiring Environmental Guardianship And Honouring The Legacy Of Sir Peter Blake
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 12:13 pm | Sir Peter Blake Trust
BLAKE celebrates 20 years inspiring environmental guardianship and honouring the legacy of Sir Peter Blake On its 20th anniversary, BLAKE (formerly the Sir Peter Blake Trust) is celebrating two decades of work dedicated to empowering New Zealanders ... More >>
Bringing In The Boots To Level The Playing Field
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 10:41 am | Joint Press Release
The Wellington Phoenix is asking its fans to donate their pre-loved footy boots to help families in need, and to encourage kids to join local sports clubs. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/1637ee2748dde2f83dc6.jpeg" ... More >>
Celebrating 100 Years Of Te Arawa Trust Board And Te Arawa Lakes Trust
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 10:13 am | Te Arawa
Te Arawa Lakes Trust mark a significant milestone as they celebrate a century of leadership, resilience and cultural heritage. Established on a foundation of mutual understanding with the Crown and acknowledgment, this centenary commemorates a journey ... More >>
Shearing Record Bids Set For Australia And The UK
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 7:20 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Scottish shearer Una Cameron, the only woman to reach the Top 30 Open-class quarterfinal shootout at the Golden Shears in Masterton, is challenging one of the newest World records, at the age of 51. The attempt on the solo women’s nine-hour strongwool ... More >>
President Wins Shearing Title
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 7:19 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Champion shearer Angus Moore took it all in his strides multi-tasking as both competitor and the new president for his local A and P show in the Marlborough township of Ward. He packed all the necessary gear for shearing at the Flaxbourne A and P Show on Sunday, ... More >>
Banksy Print Sells For $600,600
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 6:26 am | International Art Centre
26 March A print of an original art work by British street artist known only as Banksy has sold at an art auction in Auckland tonight (Tuesday) but a piece of art by well known New Zealand modern artist Brent Wong was passed in when it failed to ... More >>
AMARANTHE Announce August 2024 First Ever New Zealand Show
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 5:31 pm | Nuclear Blast
After conquering stages across the globe and on the back of their stunning new album The Catalyst, Swedish metal virtuosos AMARANTHE are finally set to embark on their first ever tour of New Zealand. AMARANTHE have walked their own unique path from ... More >>
New Zealand Artists To Explore Asia Opportunities
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 5:15 pm | Asia New Zealand Foundation
This fund supports New Zealand-based artists in undertaking residencies, work placements, research tours and exchanges across Asia. More >>
Pōneke Embraces Its Wild Side At Cubadupa 2024: Weekend Highlights
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:40 am | CubaDupa
CubaDupa embraced the creative capital of Aotearoa through its 2024 festival once again. Throughout the streets of Pōneke on the weekend of 23–24 March, CubaDupa took over and provided exceptional art, music, culture, food, markets, street performances ... More >>
Crime And Creativity Are The Focus Of A New Book By Author And Street Photographer, Jaimie Baird
Monday, 25 March 2024, 7:46 pm | Jaimie D Baird
Here Today Gone Tomorrow: Wellington Street Art is an anthology covering four decades with 1200-plus images contained in a 224-page, hardcover coffee table book. More >>
SlavFest 2024 - A Unique New Festival Celebrating Eastern European Communities
Monday, 25 March 2024, 7:25 pm | Slavfest
SlavFest 2024 is announcing its line-up of entertainment performances for its free all day (10-6pm) cultural festival of Slavic, Balkan and Eastern European cultures. More >>
Feastival Returns To Taranaki And Tickets Are Going Quickly!
Monday, 25 March 2024, 3:07 pm | Feastival
Autumn Feastival will take place April 10 -14, 2024. It combines local Taranaki food collaborations & the seasonal and rich bounty of the region and our people. With 16 events around the region guests can indulge in unique food experiences ... More >>
Powerlifter Gets Anti-doping Ban For Ritalin
Monday, 25 March 2024, 3:03 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
The Sport Tribunal of New Zealand has banned powerlifter Chris Kennedy from sport for two years after a positive test for Ritalin (methylphenidate metabolite ritalinic acid) at the NZ Powerlifting Foundation Nationals in September 2023. Ritalin is a ... More >>
Bunny BMX, Go-Karts And New Zealand’s Biggest Bouncy Castle
Monday, 25 March 2024, 1:56 pm | Auckland Easter Show
Bunny BMX, Go-Karts and New Zealand’s biggest bouncy castle; new attractions helping to secure the future of Auckland's Easter Show After its first post-covid return in 2023, the Easter Show is back this year with a string of exciting new attractions ... More >>
Oil-la-la How Olive Oil Is Becoming Liquid Gold
Monday, 25 March 2024, 12:08 pm | Foodstuffs Limited
Grocery experts are warning consecutive years of extreme weather conditions in Spain and the Mediterranean are creating a global shortage of olive oil. “We’ve currently got good supply so there’s no need to rush out and top up, but with olive oil being ... More >>
Araiteuru, The Epic Museum Redevelopment Journey Ramps Up
Monday, 25 March 2024, 12:00 pm | Canterbury Museum
View a fly through of the new Museum More >>
2024 Writer In Residence Reconnects With Heritage At Waikato
Monday, 25 March 2024, 10:30 am | University of Waikato
Dedicating the year to writing his first novel isn’t the only positive thing about being named the Kaipukahu University of Waikato Writer in Residence for 2024. Award-winning children’s author, poet and writer, Ben Brown (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, ... More >>
New Research Reveals How Sports Clubs Manage Integrity Issues
Monday, 25 March 2024, 10:29 am | Auckland University of Technology
A national survey of sports clubs has produced valuable insights into how threats to integrity are perceived and dealt with in New Zealand’s sporting communities. With funding from the Sport and Recreation Integrity Transition Programme (ITP) – ... More >>
Final Airshow Tickets On Sale
Monday, 25 March 2024, 10:28 am | Warbirds Over Wanaka
Despite Warbirds Over Wanaka selling out both main days there is one last opportunity for airshow fans to see what is being regarded as one of the best line-ups of aircraft in the event’s 36-year history including a rare WWII Mosquito fighter-bomber and ... More >>
Black Foils Win ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 8:10 pm | New Zealand SailGP
New Zealand overtakes Australia as overall season leaders Three fleet races and a winner-takes-all final saw a high octane afternoon of racing on Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour CHRISTCHURCH - 24 MARCH, 2024 - New Zealand’s ‘Black Foils’ – driven ... More >>
