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UFC 314 - Everything You Need To Know

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 3:16 pm | RNZ

Alexander 'The Great' Volkanovski looks to regain gold against Diego Lopes at UFC 314. More >>

New Zealand Billie Jean King Cup Team Qualify For World Group Play-Offs

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 2:58 pm | Tennis NZ

The win represents New Zealand’s first progress to this level in more than thirty years, with 1993 the last time a Kiwi side progressed past the Asia/Oceania round of the competition. More >>

Bethune Wins Fourth Race – Championship Battle Tightens

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 2:07 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The Bridgestone GR86 Championship took a dramatic twist in the first race of the final weekend at Taupo with race winner Josh Bethune moving to just 44 points behind series leader Hugo Allan. More >>

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Best Of The Bee Gees Performing Hits From The Album Saturday Night Fever

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 8:52 am | GSM

Endorsed by members of the Gibb family and original Bee Gees musicians, the Best of the Bee Gees with special guests Debora McLane (Bee Gees niece) and global chanteuse Roslyn Loxton, received standing ovations and 10 out of 10 reviews celebrating their ... More >>

Marlon Williams Te Whare Tīwekaweka lands The #1 Spot On The Official Top 40 Music Chart & Top 20 Aotearoa Album Chart

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 8:44 am | Frontier

It’s a monumental moment as Te Whare Tīwekaweka is the first ever full Te Reo album to achieve a number #1 accolade in the Aotearoa Top 40 Album Chart. The covers compilation Waiata Anthems album achieved the feat back in 2019. More >>

Pentagram Announce Debut Australian And New Zealand August 2025 Tour

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 8:35 am | Nuclear Blast

Pentagram is an American doom metal band from Alexandria, Virginia. They are noted as one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal, particularly of the aforementioned sub-genre Doom Metal. As such, they are considered one of the "big four of Doom Metal" alongside ... More >>

Te Rōpū Manukura Crowned Champions At Rescheduled Māori Stage Of Polyfest50

Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:09 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter

With strong support from schools and efficient coordination, the celebration ended on a high note, showcasing youth talent and cultural pride. More >>

Gisborne Dreams Big With Indoor Sports Facility

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:58 pm | Zita Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter

The proposed $22.09M centre includes three courts, with a future fourth planned. More >>

Online Gaming Review On Pacific Youth: Urgent Need For More Research

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:17 pm | University of Auckland

Dr. Allen is currently undertaking a three-year Marsden-funded research project, "Virtual Voyagers: Amplifying Pacific Girl Gamer Voices." The project focuses on Pacific girl gamers to understand more about how online gaming contributes to their ... More >>

Bethune Smashes Toyota 86 Qualifying Record To Secure Pole Position

Friday, 11 April 2025, 6:08 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Josh Bethune delivered the fastest ever lap around Taupo International Motorsport Park by any Toyota 86 in championship history to secure pole position for the opening race of the crucial final weekend of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship. More >>

Chicago's LIFEGUARD Announce Debut Album

Friday, 11 April 2025, 4:01 pm | The Label

The youthful trio of Asher Case (bass, baritone guitar, vocals), Isaac Lowenstein (drums, synth), and Kai Slater (guitar, vocals) have been making music together since they were in high school, nearly a quarter of their lives. Noisy and immediate, cryptic ... More >>

The Scene Is Set For OFC Men's Champions League 2025 Final In Solomon Islands

Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:03 pm | Oceania Football Confederation

Auckland City go in as favourites, chasing a remarkable 13th title in this competition, while the team from Papua New Guinea is bidding for a second Champions League title, 15 years after their first. More >>

Silo Theatre Welcomes Its Next Artistic Director For A New Era

Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:22 pm | Elephant Publicity

Sophie Henderson has a long history with Silo, starring in some of its most iconic productions, including The Writer, Belleville, Private Lives, Tartuffe, The Scene, and The Little Dog Laughed. More >>

Connor Bell Breaks New Zealand Discus Record In Oklahoma

Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:06 pm | Athletics New Zealand

Competing against a stacked international field, Bell finished seventh overall in a meet that saw some of the highest-level throwing performances in history, including Australia’s Matt Denny producing the second-longest throw of all time. More >>

Lola Releases Debut EP 'Outside World'; Shares Final Single, ‘Spirits’

Friday, 11 April 2025, 11:06 am | The Label

With Outside World, Lola presents her vision: contemporary music that is as visual as it is sonic—where sound evokes something just beyond reach. More >>

Emirates Team New Zealand And Peter Burling Part Ways Ahead Of 38th America’s Cup

Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:29 am | Emirates Team New Zealand

Discussions by the team management and Burling have been ongoing since Barcelona, however an agreement was not able to be reached. More >>

Bon Iver 'SABLE, FABLE' Out Now

Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:50 am | The Label

Through the transformation of these twelve songs – SABLE,’s darkness giving way to fABLE’s radiant light, pain turning to purpose and possibility, stark reflections setting the table for vibrant pop music – there exists a common tale, in which ... More >>

Cody Munro Moore Releases Retrospective Album ‘Hurlstone Park: 2014 -19’

Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:00 am | Stranded Recording Studios

The 19 track album goes the full width of Moore's extension range of genres, from power pop anthems such as 'Colour of Your Eyes' to drum machine ballads of swirling intensity like 'Steel Walls'. More >>

A Monster Adventure Awaits: The Gruffalo Returns To Auckland For The July School Holidays

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:57 am | Elephant Publicity

A trio of energetic performers bring this classic tale to life with toe-tapping songs, playful storytelling, and plenty of laughs - perfect for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups! More >>

Harry Charles Announces MOVEMENT Album Release Show For Auckland

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:51 am | NikNak Media

May 2 sees the release of Harry’s new album, MOVEMENT, his first release since his return home after several years of living in Berlin. Harry is a guitarist and songwriter at his core, and he has evolved into a producer and live electronic act ... More >>

Joe Daymond’s Comedy Mixtape: The Hottest Hand-Picked Local Comedy Talent Hits Tāmaki And Pōneke

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:38 am | Elephant Publicity

This year’s lineup is hosted and curated by the iconic Joe Daymond. Joe has built an online audience of over 350k and racked up millions of views. He’s appeared on Celebrity Treasure Island and 7 Days, and created, wrote, directed, and starred ... More >>

Pulp Announce First New Album In Nearly 24 Years

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:34 am | The Label

Pulp return with anthemic earworm ‘Spike Island’. A combination of synths, violin and slide guitar, amplified by producer, James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines DC) who also produced the album. More >>

Jazmine Mary Unveils New Single & Video - 'Memphis' + Announces Release Of New Album

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:20 am | Cheree Ridder

Aotearoa-via-Australia indie-folk visionary Jazmine Mary reveals brand new single 'Memphis' – fresh off their forthcoming third studio album, 'I want to Rock and Roll', set for release in Winter this year. More >>

Vallé Calls Out Injustice On New Track 'Hold Me'

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:05 am | Broken Record Publicity

The track was born during Papua New Guinea’s 2022 election cycle—a time marked by corruption and violence. More >>

Love Party Release Fuzzy New Track ‘I Don’t Wanna Leave’

Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:45 am | Great NZ Publicity

Wellington’s Love Party is a punk band that only sings love songs, led by wife and husband duo Kate Yesberg and Dayle Jellyman. More >>

Biggest Christchurch Marathon Event Ever Hits The Streets

Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:14 am | Christchurch Marathon

More than 6,700 participants have entered the event across its four distances, the Christchurch Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10 km and Kids Mara’fun. That is 27% more than participated in 2024 and is the largest field the event has ever seen. More >>

New Zealand Remain Unbeaten In Billie Jean King Cup

Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:08 am | Tennis NZ

On Thursday they defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 to remain top of Asia/Oceania World Group I and edge closer to a spot in the World Group Playoffs in November. More >>

Auckland Museum Announces Inaugural Matafatafa Aho Pacific Artist In Residence

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 8:13 pm | Auckland Museum

Creative New Zealand has committed funding to support three years of Matafatafa Aho Pacific Artist Residencies, helping to establish a sustainable platform for Pacific artists to engage with the Museum’s collections and share their creative responses ... More >>

Presenting “Before The Beginning” A Surrealist Soundwalk From Artists & Musicians Gerard Crewdson & Erika Grant

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:59 pm | Cheree Ridder

Launching Thursday April 10th - Saturday April 12th. Inviting participants to embark on a surreal journey through sound, exploring a miniature world before the dawn of time. More >>

Wilson On Deck With Pulse For Pre-season Tourney

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:50 pm | Netball Central

Playing over 100 tests for Australia during a 15-year international career, Wilson was the world’s best goal shoot during the 1990s, and has a prime opportunity to cast her eye over this year’s edition of the Pulse. More >>

A Trio Of Marine Marvels At Warkworth Museum

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:43 pm | Warkworth Museum

The popular Te Papa Exhibitions Mawhiti Tino Rawe, Clever Crustaceans and Colossal Squid Ngu Tipua are on their way to Warkworth, offering an extraordinary glimpse into the diverse realm of crustaceans and the mysterious world of deep-sea creatures. More >>

Final F5000 Round Set To Shine At George Begg Festival Season Finale

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:39 pm | F5000 New Zealand

The festival pays tribute to Begg’s incredible contribution to international motorsport, building a legacy that reached far beyond New Zealand's shores. More >>

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, The Biggest Annual Fundraiser For The NZ Alpine Club, Is Back This May-July

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:37 pm | Banff Mountain Film Festival

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour offers inspiration of all kinds: journeys to remote vistas, analysis of topical environmental issues, and adrenaline-packed action sports. More >>

Empowering Generations: Pacific Elders And Youth Forge Stronger Bonds With Auckland Museum

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 6:49 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter

Unique visits for local elders to explore the museum’s Pacific collection are part of a wider effort to improve access and representation. At the same time, young Pacific voices are elevated through new leadership roles on the museum’s Pacific Advisory ... More >>

2025 Synergy Hair Netball League Draw Announced

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 4:33 pm | Netball NZ

Netball New Zealand (NNZ) has confirmed the six-strong team competition, starting on 10 May, which will culminate in a Grand Final to be played at TSB Arena in Wellington on 5 July. More >>

From High School Musicals To Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 2:57 pm | DGA

Chloe will join the group of talented young Kiwi performers in an intensive three-week programme, working with and learning from world class tutors, directors, and top theatre practitioners at the world-renowned Globe Theatre in London. More >>

Festival AF: Free AF Heads To Coachella With The New Bar

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 2:03 pm | Free AF

Boasting headline acts including Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, and Travis Scott, 250,000+ festival-goers will now be able to sip on Free AF's premium range of alcohol-free cocktails at The New Bar, Coachella’s exclusively non-alc bars on site. More >>

SUPERCARS AUDIO: Aussie’s Relishing Kiwi Showdown In Taupō

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 1:50 pm | Sports Media NZ Ltd

Making its second visit to Taupō International Motorsport Park, Supercars will hold three races across this weekend, with the driver who scores the most points to be awarded the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. More >>

Teeks Joins Auckland Winter Series For One Night Only

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 11:00 am | Live Nation Entertainment

TEEKS finds purpose and power in the healing balm of music. Born in Hokianga, Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi, in his quiet, cerebral demeanour has a unique way of bringing a packed audience to absolute silence. More >>

A Day Of Champions At TECT Park

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 10:57 am | NZ Offroad Racing Championship

Gary Baker has been offroad racing since the mid-1980s and drives a massive American-built V8 Pro-4 truck; his daughter Kenna has risen through offroad racing’s youth categories and races a Yamaha YXZ UTV. More >>

Celebrate National Scrabble Day On 13th April!

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 10:39 am | New Zealand Association of Scrabble Players

New Zealand has had a club and competitive Scrabble scene since the late 1970s, run by New Zealand Scrabble. There are currently 16 Scrabble clubs and around 340 registered players, of whom about half play tournaments regularly. More >>

Six Shooters Out To Hit The Taupo Target

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 10:22 am | Toyota New Zealand

This season – with a new sponsor in Bridgestone and a new model in the GR86 – has been one of the best ever. The five rounds so far have seen big fields, intense racing, drama, intrigue and 10 race winners. More >>

New Zealand Beat South Korea In Billie Jean King Cup

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:34 am | Tennis NZ

After two rounds, New Zealand are the only team still unbeaten in the six-nation tournament, with the top two teams advancing from it, to play in the World Group playoffs in November. More >>

Hekari United FC Return To OFC Men's Champions League Final For First Time In 15 Years

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:32 pm | Oceania Football Confederation

Hekari United FC have set up a clash with Auckland City FC in the final of OFC Men's Champions League 2025, defeating AS Tiga Sport 1-0 in the second semi-final at the National Stadium in Honiara. More >>

Auckland City FC Through To Chase Title Number 13 At OFC Men’s Champions League 2025

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:30 pm | Oceania Football Confederation

A dominant Auckland City FC have seen off the challenge of Ifira Black Bird FC 2-0 to reach the final of the OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 in Honiara. More >>

Experienced Trio To Lead Stars Into 2025 ANZ Premiership Season

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 3:10 pm | Northern Stars

Maia Wilson will once again take the reins as captain, with veteran midcourter Mila Reuelu-Buchanan her vice-captain, while established defender Kate Burley rounds out the leadership group. More >>

Ngā Tohu Toi Awards 2025 – Tickets On Sale Soon For A Celebration Of Tauranga Moana Creativity

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 3:05 pm | Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust

More than just an awards night, Ngā Tohu Toi honours the exceptional contributions of Māori artists who whakapapa to Tauranga Moana. By recognising these achievements, we uplift our people, strengthen whanaungatanga, and create a space for connection ... More >>

Elite Kiwi Motocross Juniors Heading To Pukekohe

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 1:24 pm | Bikesport NZ

The KTM-sponsored three-day event (April 11-13) will be run at the popular MR Motorcycles Raceway on Geraghty Maber Road, Harrisville, on the outskirts of Pukekohe. More >>

Nominations Open For Wellington Volunteer Awards

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 12:45 pm | Volunteer Wellington

These awards are a special opportunity for our community to recognise and honour the generosity and commitment of volunteers who make a real difference. More >>

Pathway Prizes Confirmed For Toyota 86 Trophy Series

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 11:07 am | Toyota New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ has confirmed its prize pool for the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series – and a competitive step up to the next level is promised for the top drivers. More >>

Bon Iver Early Album Listening Events For Aotearoa

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 10:42 am | The Label

Taking place from 4PM-7PM local time this Wednesday, April 9th, fABLE sPACEs builds upon the community-driven listening experiences of 22, A Million’s mural-based boombox gatherings, and i,i’s record store and photobooth events. More >>

New Zealand String Quartet Returns To Orokonui Ecosanctuary By Popular Demand

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 10:36 am | New Zealand String Quartet

This year’s programme features music bridging the ancient and modern. Beginning with Tōrino – echoes on pūtōrino improvisations by Rob Thorne, to the raw, emotional intensity of Shostakovich’s 3rd String Quartet and finishing with the passionate, ... More >>

A Century On Stage: TSB Showplace To Celebrate 100 Years With Spectacular Show

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 10:33 am | NPDC

The 100 is a special production featuring a “best of” compilation of iconic musical theatre shows and songs, recognising the society’s long-standing relationship with the venue. More >>

Fly My Pretties Announce Album Release Shows

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:08 am | NikNak Media

Auckland will be treated to three shows at the intimate confines of Q Theatre, including a matinee performance on the Saturday. Christchurch will see them return to their spiritual home in Ōtautahi of the Isaac Theatre Royal, a venue they helped re-open ... More >>

Loopy Tunes Release Album Mā: Matariki For Tamariki

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:58 am | Great NZ Publicity

A 13-track assortment, ‘Mā: Matariki for Tamariki’ was made with the support of NZ on Air Tamariki funding. In collaboration with producer Thom O'Connor, the Ōtautahi-based sister duo, made the album for "our little ones to help them understand ... More >>