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Josiah And The Bonnevilles Announce Debut Australia & New Zealand Dates For August 2025
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:12 pm | Frontier Touring Company
Formed in 2010, drawing from his roots as a true Appalachian artist, embracing honesty and putting life's realities into his songwriting, Tennessee-born Josiah Leming’s Josiah and the Bonnevilles, presents a unique blend of Folk, Americana, and Country. More >>
Mall Grab Joins Auckland Winter Series Along With Shows In Wellington And Christchurch This June
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:10 pm | 818.
Second Line Up Announcement Of The Auckland Winter Series More >>
Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke Announce Tall Tales Global Screening Event 8 May
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:00 pm | Border Music NZ
The groundbreaking production was developed over the past few years in tandem with the evolution of the music, juxtaposing it with uneasy landscapes of natural beauty and the brutal aesthetics of a dystopian world. More >>
Rising Exposure For Netball Central’s Men
Monday, 31 March 2025, 7:52 pm | Netball Central
A squad of 16 has been chosen to cover for injury while also giving more players opportunities to learn, and features some well-known and accomplished players. More >>
Hekari United Stun Hosts In Their OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 Opener
Monday, 31 March 2025, 7:47 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Hekari United FC has put a major dent in the title hopes of Central Coast FC on home soil with a 3-0 triumph in their opening Group B match at the OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 in the Solomon Islands. More >>
Ifira Black Bird FC Too Strong For Tupapa Maraerenga FC In Opening Group B Match In Honiara
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:26 pm | OFC
Photo Credit | OFC Media via Phototek Ifira Black Bird FC have made an impressive start to their OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 campaign in the Solomon Islands. The Vanuatu champions have beaten Tupapa Maraerenga FC from the Cook Islands 3-0 ... More >>
Queerying Archaeology Podcast Available Now
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:17 pm | Heritage New Zealand
Entitled Queerying Archaeology, podcast host Dr Rosemary Baird talks with the organisation’s Policy Team Archaeologist Victoria Trow, about how taking a queer feminist approach to archaeology can open up new worlds of understanding. More >>
Revised Edition Of Much-praised History Examines The Great War Experience Of New Zealand, Australia And Canada
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:02 pm | Oratia Books
It tells the story of citizen soldiers becoming professional as they learned the lessons of Gallipoli and applied these to the Western Front — earning them the status of the fighting elite in the British armies in France. More >>
Former All White Jake Gleeson Awarded $36 Million In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:21 pm | RNZ
After a back surgery that ended his career, Jake Gleeson brought a claim against his ex-team doctor. More >>
The Most Watched Rugby Team In The World? Fijian Drua’s Staggering Numbers
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:20 pm | RNZ
Analysis - The team's chief executive claims that half the Fijian population tunes in every time they play. More >>
Glass Artist Explores Personal Relationships
Monday, 31 March 2025, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Glassworks
Agius, an acclaimed Whanganui/Manawatū-based visual artist, was awarded the highly competitive 2024 New Zealand Glassworks - Te Whare Tūhua o Te Ao (NZG) AiR residency, supported by Creative New Zealand. More >>
Mall Grab Joins Auckland Winter Series Along With Shows In Wellington And Christchurch This June
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:07 am | Live Nation Entertainment
2025 marks 10 years of the Mall Grab project – since bursting onto the scene and exploring a plethora of genres, Mall Grab has reshaped the global electronic landscape, cementing himself as one of Australia’s most influential DJs and producers. More >>
Two Men Standouts At Opening Round Of Series
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:06 am | Bikesport NZ
With points assigned equally to both days of action and then added together – this constituted the first round of seven in the 2025 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Hard Enduro Nationals that will feature racing in both the North and South Islands and ... More >>
Iconic Comedy Troupe Naked Samoans Bring Surprise New Show To 2025 NZ International Comedy Festival
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:26 am | Elephant Publicity
Over the past three decades, they have voiced Disney characters, broken cinema box-office records, become international stars, documented contemporary Pacific life on stage and screen, and received impressive acronyms like ONZM and MNZM. More >>
Defending Champions Auckland City FC Make A Winning Start To The OFC Men's Champions League
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 8:46 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Auckland City FC have started their quest for a 13th OFC Men's Champions League title with a 1-0 win over AS Pirae in Honiara. More >>
Tiga Sport Strike First In OFC Men's Champions League 2025 In Solomon Islands
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 8:43 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
New Caledonia’s Tiga Sport have made a superb start to their OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 campaign on a blistering hot day in Honiara. More >>
Yachting NZ receives Sport NZ backing while under investigation by integrity watchdog
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 4:15 pm | RNZ
How a sports organisation under investigation from one government agency received the tick of approval from another. More >>
Historic Running Shoes Raise $11k For Sam Ruthe's Training Mates After Sensational Summer
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 4:04 pm | RNZ
The week-long TradeMe auction became the most-viewed on the website so far this year. More >>
Thousands Make History At Round The Bays
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 3:51 pm | Southern Cross
This is the first time Round the Bays has been held in the South Island – however it has been an iconic must-do fun run in Auckland and Wellington for decades. More >>
Wānaka Festival Of Colour Delivers Spectacular Opening Weekend
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 3:48 pm | Elephant Publicity
Festival goers were treated to an array of performances, including a hilarious clown show, school and choir performances, dazzling circus and aerial displays, interactive art, and creative school installations. More >>
Henderson Claims The Double, With 25 Sheep In Under 20 Minutes
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 3:45 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Henderson won his first Golden Shears final over 20 sheep, in Masterton four weeks ago and stepped up to a new challenge by shearing the first 25-sheep final in more than three decades in 19m 57.44s. More >>
BNZ Breakers Confirm New Ownership
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 2:39 pm | BNZ Breakers
NBL executive chairman and owner Larry Kestelman said the Breakers are about to enter an exciting new chapter More >>
Bloc Party Add Second Sydney Show To Anniversary Tour Due To High Demand
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 9:29 pm | Morse Code Communications
With shows selling fast across Australia and NZ, fans in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Christchurch and Auckland will experience the iconic album Silent Alarm and their Greatest Hits. More >>
Enigmatic Rock Trio Scar Vision Unveil Sonic New Single ‘Hoops & Threads’
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 9:11 pm | Black Out Music
The First Track Off Their Upcoming New Album You Me Uncertainty Due Out Later This Year. More >>
Veronica Tracey Returns In Thrilling Sixth Installment: [Indigo Romeo Lima]
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 9:05 pm | Cat Connor
This new novel delivers all the action, intrigue, and espionage fans have come to expect, as private investigator and former spy Veronica Tracey faces one of her most perilous cases yet. More >>
Abraham Regains NZ Shears Open Speed Shear Title
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 9:02 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Abraham had to wait nine years to add to his back to back pair of 2015 and 2016 and the victory came with the dreaded “DQ” for Welsh shearer Llyr Jones who shore the four-man final of two sheep each in 41sec, at first looking like a win by 1.29sec ... More >>
The Wizard Commits To PDC ANZ Premier League In Big-stage Return
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 9:00 pm | Professional Darts Corporation
The PDC ANZ Premier League will see eight arenas across Australia and New Zealand host electrifying evenings of darts action. The eventual champion will earn a place in the 2025/26 World Darts Championship. More >>
Black Country, New Road Share Final Single From Forever Howlong
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:58 pm | Border Music NZ
"For the Cold Country" is the first of the singles to feature May Kershaw on lead vocal duties. Building from choral layered vocal melodies and pared back instrumentation, the track swells and transforms into an enlivening, rhythmic breakout that marks ... More >>
Alien Weaponry Reveals Heavy New Anthem 'Taniwha' Featuring Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:32 pm | The Label
With this third full-length album, Te Rā, ALIEN WEAPONRY expand on their hallmark messages of cultural, societal and environmental resilience while delivering their most massive-sounding, focused musical output ever. More >>
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Announces First-ever NZ Tour
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:25 pm | Joe Public Relations
Three-stop tour revs into Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin this Spring More >>
Independent Music NZ Announces TAITE MUSIC PRIZE IMNZ CLASSIC RECORD 2025
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:23 pm | The Label
The Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award celebrates Aotearoa’s most promising emerging talent. The winner will receive a $2,000 cash prize, a performance or technical upskilling opportunity courtesy of Auckland Live, and, new for 2025, a $1,200 studio ... More >>
Flying Nun Power-Pop Band Voom Releases New Single/Video ‘I Love You Girl’
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:12 pm | The Label
Voom, who have spent years releasing and performing music for their dedicated following, recently announced a brand new album, Something Good Is Happening, set for release on May 16th via Flying Nun Records. More >>
Loopy Tunes Share Final Single From Upcoming Album Mā: Matariki For Tamariki
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 7:21 pm | Great NZ Publicity
Upbeat and slightly country-esque, this waiata teaches tamariki what a Hautapu is - feeding the stars with a sacred offering, with the lyrics "Get a big pot, fill it to the top, let the steam rise, up to the sky". More >>
NRL: New-look Warriors Halves Emerge From Shaun Johnson's Shadow
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:17 pm | RNZ
Luke Metcalf and Chanel Harris-Tavita have stamped their own marks on back-to-back victories. More >>
Seven More Rugby Legends To Be Inducted Into Pasifika Rugby Hall Of Fame In Auckland
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:10 pm | RNZ
The new inductees include former All Blacks Sir Michael Jones and Tana Umaga, and former Black Ferns halfback Monique Hirovanaa. More >>
Dolphin Defenders Making A Song And Dance For Dolphins This Weekend
Friday, 28 March 2025, 8:52 pm | Maui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders
The group will take their dramatic, life-sized dolphins with flags and signs to the beaches to help raise awareness and build public interest and engagement, in their work to create a nation of Dolphin Defenders and to protect the species throughout ... More >>
Basketball: Breakers Bring Back Club Legend In New Era
Friday, 28 March 2025, 7:02 pm | RNZ
New Breakers owners make their first move by bringing back former player Dillon Boucher to oversee basketball operations. More >>
Thousands Descend On Ōtiria Marae For Three-day Te Āhuareka O Ngāti Hine Festival
Friday, 28 March 2025, 6:53 pm | RNZ
More than 5000 people are expected to descend on Northland's Ōtiria Marae as one of the region's biggest iwi celebrates its culture, kai and unique dialect. More >>
Jeiel Drops Thru This – A Club Anthem For The Grind (Out 28 March)
Friday, 28 March 2025, 6:07 pm | Jeiel Veloria
Jeiel is a music artist known for his genre-blending sound and bold storytelling. His latest single, Thru This, is available now. More >>
Pre-tournament Media Conference | OFC Men's Champions League 2025
Friday, 28 March 2025, 3:52 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
SIFF Media (Photo/Supplied) As the OFC Men’s Champions League prepares to get underway in Honiara this weekend, history has already been written. Amongst the eight head coaches attending the pre-tournament media conference, Mii Piri-Savage sat proudly ... More >>
Loopy Tunes Share Final Single From Upcoming Album 'Mā: Matariki For Tamariki'
Friday, 28 March 2025, 3:44 pm | Great NZ Publicity
A 13-track assortment, ‘Mā: Matariki for Tamariki’ was made with the support of NZ on Air Tamariki funding. The Ōtautahi-based sister duo, Siu and Leah, share they made the album for "our little ones to help them understand Matariki and grow ... More >>
Sili-Mireta Ropati: A Decade Of Dedication And Cultural Pride
Friday, 28 March 2025, 2:27 pm | University of Auckland
The festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary since it first began as a pop-up cultural performance showcase in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has been a proud partner of Polyfest over the last 15 years, ... More >>
A Ladies Day At The Shearing, But A Bloke Still Wins
Friday, 28 March 2025, 1:34 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The championships continued on Friday with heats in the lower grades of shearing and woolhandling and the women’s event, with some finals in the evening, and a shearing test between New Zealand and Wales, the championships culminating with the ... More >>
Marsden Welcomes Connah Podmore As 2025 Artist In Residence
Friday, 28 March 2025, 12:58 pm | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
Marsden’s Artist in Residence programme extends beyond the school community, with Connah also leading a workshop for local primary school students. The residency will culminate in an exhibition of both Connah’s and our students’ work at Te Auaha ... More >>
Perfume Genius Releases New Album 'Glory'
Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:41 am | The Label
He also reveals a final single, 'Clean Heart,' a hopeful, swelling track that reflects on the concept that time heals all wounds, punctuated by Mike Hadreas’ defiant & beautiful wordless chorus. More >>
The Arc Of Return Sings For Justice
Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:34 am | GC Media
As the echoes of Mooney’s song faded, they left behind a silent but powerful reminder of the enduring impact of solidarity & the unyielding pursuit of justice and equality. The AOR continues to stand as a solemn reminder & a rallying point for all who seek ... More >>
GrapeHouse Explores Overthinking & Young Adulthood In New Single "Thinking Way Too Much"
Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:26 am | Act Up Entertainment
The song’s introspective lyrics capture the tension between dreaming of the future and feeling stuck in the present. More >>
New Exhibitions At Adam Art Gallery Rethink Long-Standing Power Dynamics In Photography
Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges support from the Ronald Woolf Memorial Trust in realising Things are, they do not happen. More >>
Lucy Munro Is Back
Friday, 28 March 2025, 10:31 am | Lucy Munro
‘Seventeen’ is an upbeat, yet emotional indie pop rock hit that explores the themes of youth, change, and self-discovery. The lyrics explore the highs, lows, and everything in between of being seventeen, sharing raw insight into Munro’s ... More >>
CareVets Scholarship’s Eight Hopefuls Confirmed
Friday, 28 March 2025, 10:14 am | Toyota New Zealand
Jacob Begg, Toby McCormack, Mac Berkett, Yoshi Comeskey, Riley Boswell, Corban Sprague, Will Kitching and Ryan Crombie, will all be put to the test on and off track with three key sessions – driving, fitness and interviewing. More >>
Chaos In The CBD Share New Single ‘Marlboro Sounds’; Debut Album 'A Deeper Life' Due For Release On May 9
Friday, 28 March 2025, 9:29 am | de Launay Enterprises
Marlboro Sounds is Chaos In The CBD’s nod to the Balearic life and a playful reference for Beans’ love for cigs. The track's name draws inspiration from the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand and the Summers they spent there as kids. More >>
Rising Stars: Kiwi Junior Table Tennis Players Shine On Global Stage
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 9:03 pm | Auckland Table Tennis Association
Both Eli and Ayumi are part of the Auckland Table Tennis Association's Junior Development Programme, which has played a role in their progress. This programme supports young players in developing their skills and competing at higher levels. More >>
Acclaimed Documentarian Gwen Isaac Champions Bold, Authentic Storytelling At Southern Screen Summit
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:28 pm | Southern Filmmakers Collective
“Festivals like Rotterdam are a breath of fresh air because anything goes,” Isaac explains. “It’s a reminder that if your story is authentic, it will find its audience. The key is not to dilute your voice to fit in, but to amplify what makes ... More >>
NZ Football Youngster Joaquin Hollis Set To Play On World Stage In Barcelona
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:24 pm | RNZ
At just 9-years-old, Joaquin Hollis will play at a Barça Academy competition in April. More >>
NZ rugby drops INEOS branding from uniforms
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:15 pm | RNZ
New Zealand Rugby is finally getting rid of the INEOS branding from its team uniforms more than a month after suing the company. More >>
Julien Baker & TORRES Share New Song 'Dirt'
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:04 pm | The Label
Julien Baker & TORRES have now released a new single, 'Dirt,' offering another glimpse into their forthcoming collaborative album, Send a Prayer My Way, out April 18 via Matador Records. More >>
South Island Blokart Open Championships
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 3:12 pm | Canterbury Blokart Club Inc.
About 30 competitors from across NZ will take part in wheel-to-wheel action. The Championships will provide impressive performance across three blokart classes and two weight divisions. Sailor’s ages span three decades. More >>
Rachel Hunter’s New Podcast Human/Spirit Debuts At #1 — Produced By Independent Auckland-Based Studio Frank Podcasts
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 2:39 pm | Frank Management
The talent-led podcast Human/Spirit explores connection, spirituality, purpose and identity – with guests ranging from activist and artist Tame Iti to Olympic legend Dame Lisa Carrington – in the podcast’s first season of 6 episodes. More >>
Motatapu Off Road Events Delighted To Donate Over $15,000 To Local Charities
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 2:32 pm | Motatapu
Queenstown Trails has been the official charity partner of Motatapu for over a decade and every year, a portion of competitors’ entry fees goes towards supporting the trust’s work. Many entrants also opt to make an extra donation when registering ... More >>
Upper Hutt - The First City In NZ To Celebrate World Piano Day - This Year On 29 March 2025
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:19 pm | Upper Hutt Grand Piano Trust
Trust Chair Paul Lambert says he is claiming that this makes Upper Hutt the first city in New Zealand to support the event. More >>
