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Penny Bringing Master Skills To Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Monday, 4 November 2024, 1:46 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Reigning Master champion John Penny is back for the Bridgestone GR86 Championship and the evergreen racer is focussed as always on taking the fight to the country’s best young racers. More >>
20-Year Homecoming Anniversary Of NZ’s Unknown Warrior This Armistice Day
Monday, 4 November 2024, 11:31 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The soldier is one of 9000 New Zealanders killed overseas with no known graves and represents all New Zealanders who have died in wartime," says Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae, Secretary and Chief Executive Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. More >>
New Exhibitions Celebrate Kapa Haka And The Influence Of Dalvanius Prime
Monday, 4 November 2024, 11:11 am | New Plymouth District Council
Wawata in the Wall Gallery is an intimate look into the life and legacy of Dalvanius Prime (Maui Harawi Prime), one of Pātea’s favourite sons who collaborated with Ngoi Pēwhairangi to create the iconic hit Poi E, the first pop song in te reo to ... More >>
Young Aussie Claims Early Lead In SBS Bank Tour Of Southland
Monday, 4 November 2024, 10:41 am | SBS Bank Tour of Southland
Hadden answered a late call up from team mate Kiaan Watts into the PowerNet team and he’s pleased he did after a third-placed finish in the stage one street race around Invercargill’s Queens Park was enough to give him a slim lead in both the More >>
Ministry Of Sound Testament 2025. Australia, New Zealand & Bali Tour.
Monday, 4 November 2024, 10:28 am | Morse Code Communications
8 cities. 12 shows. 3 weekends. More >>
Secondary School Teacher Wins NZ’s Biggest Short Story Competition
Monday, 4 November 2024, 9:47 am | Stuff
Rebecca Ball took home $15,000 for winning in the open category for her story titled 'How It Is In Dreams'. More >>
Laufey Premieres ‘Santa Baby’ With Music Video
Monday, 4 November 2024, 9:46 am | NicNak Media
Laufey’s music has become synonymous with the season. A VERY LAUFEY HOLIDAY started in 2021 with ‘Love To Keep Me Warm’ (with dodie), followed by ‘The Christmas Waltz’ in 2022, and ‘Christmas Dreaming’ in 2023. More >>
‘We Wanted To Do It In A Respectful Way’ – English Captain On Haka Response
Sunday, 3 November 2024, 9:11 pm | RNZ
Watch: Jamie George revealed post-match when and how his side came up with it. More >>
Michael Belgrave On Charting NZ's 'Wonderful History' In New Book Becoming Aotearoa
Sunday, 3 November 2024, 8:57 pm | RNZ
The story of Aotearoa is complicated, historian Michael Belgrave says in his new book: It's not always happy, but not always nasty either. More >>
Finalists Announced For 2024 Tony Quinn Foundation CTFROC Shootout
Sunday, 3 November 2024, 8:34 pm | Tony Quinn Foundation
Sebastian Manson, 16, Zack Scoular, 16, and Alex Crosbie, 17, have been confirmed as the three finalists for the 2024 edition of the prestigious award. More >>
New President And Board Of The Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association
Sunday, 3 November 2024, 8:24 pm | Royal NZ Pipe Bands Association
With Liam Kernaghan moving from the Management Board into the presidency, the Board has decided to appoint Mr Peter Duncan to take Liam’s seat. Stu McHale has been re-elected to the Board for another two-year term. More >>
Celebrating A Golden History: Ōkārito Population Quintuples To Celebrate Tohu Whenua Status
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 6:25 pm | Tohu Whenua
With school students from Franz Josef Glacier School, Whataroa School and Hokitika Primary School in attendance, the launch celebrated the diverse history of a place of harvest, conservation and goldrush that now offers unique opportunities for visitors ... More >>
Fresh Focus For Determined Murphy
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 6:08 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Hawkes Bay racing driver Cormac Murphy is confirmed for the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship and in his second season of circuit racing is even more focussed on moving up the grid. More >>
Sokolich-Beatson Named As FAST5 Ferns Captain
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 6:05 pm | Netball New Zealand
Sokolich-Beatson – who guided the Kiwi side to silver last year – will lead a host team keen to go one step further when they meet the top six netball nations at Wolfbrook Arena. More >>
Indo-Fijians 'Struggling For Identity' In Aotearoa Voice Concerns About Ethnicity Classification
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 6:00 pm | RNZ
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says that as far as Fiji is concerned, Fijians of Indian descent are Fijian. More >>
Pacific Championships: Big Rugby League Matches To Set Pace For 2025
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 5:52 pm | RNZ
The winner at Mount Smart Stadium qualifies directly for the rugby league world cup, while the loser will get a chance to qualify through the repecharge play-off. More >>
22nd Annual Taranaki National Art Awards’ Winners Announced
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 2:42 pm | Taranaki National Art Awards
TNAA is driven by a strong sense of purpose to offer an exhibition platform that is accessible, inclusive and diverse, with artists able to exhibit no matter their age, or the stage of their career. More >>
Te Ara Mangawhero, New Section Of Mountains To Sea - Ngā Ara Tūhono Great Ride Opens In Ruapehu
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:29 pm | Ngati Rangi
Ngāti Rangi Pou Ārahi Helen Leahy says this trail is kaitiakitanga in action. It embodies the dreams of the tupuna, to connect to Maunga Koro Ruapehu, to protect his tapu and mana, and share this majestic landscape with whānau, the wider community ... More >>
Jennifer Ward-Lealand On The Terror And Joy Of Championing Te Reo Māori
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:14 pm | RNZ
Ward-Lealand says she had the sound and feel of te reo Māori in her ears from a young age, but as a middle-class Pākehā girl, she did not officially grasp the language until much later. More >>
World Champ White Ferns Welcomed Home With Cheers And Applause In Christchurch
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:07 pm | RNZ
Fresh off their 32-run win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final, the team went on to play three ODIs against India. More >>
Bringing Arts And Culture Stories To New Zealanders – Three New Podcasts Coming In 2025
Friday, 1 November 2024, 2:59 pm | RNZ
NZ On Air Acting Co-Head of Funding, Kelly Davis, says it’s a positive step towards upping culture content for New Zealanders. More >>
Introducing Flesh Cherub With Debut Single 'Ash'; Doom Groove EP Out Nov 29
Friday, 1 November 2024, 2:33 pm | Dinosaur City Records
Despite their death metal-sounding moniker, Flesh Cherub crafts “love songs to self-hate”, rooted in fringe folk and alt-country. More >>
Appearances On WOW And Shortland Street Up For Grabs With BATS Auction Fundraiser
Friday, 1 November 2024, 1:24 pm | Bats Theatre
Be on Shortland Street (Photo/Supplied) BATS Theatre’s 35th birthday major fundraiser auction is live! This year, we’re celebrating two incredible milestones: the theatre’s 35th anniversary and the 100th birthday of the BATS building. Open to bidders aged More >>
World Class Performance Sees Jones Head To Finland
Friday, 1 November 2024, 12:06 pm | Toyota New Zealand
A world class performance by rising Kiwi rally star Zeal Jones has seen him secure a place in the final for the Toyota World Rally Team’s “WRC Challenge Program”. More >>
Moana & The Tribe Release ONO Out Today On LP And CD!
Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:47 am | The Label
Moana & the Tribe present 'ONO' - Six Songs, Six Nations, ONE VOICE , out today, Friday, November 1st, 2024 on Vinyl LP, CD & Digital. More >>
TVNZ Tees Off With TAB Chasing The Fox, Bringing Golf Excitement To Kiwis Nationwide
Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:32 am | TVNZ
TAB Chasing the Fox features New Zealand golf legend Ryan Fox as he competes against a diverse field of challengers, on his home turf, at the prestigious Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club. More >>
Small Objects Tell Big Stories At This Year’s Te Waimate Show
Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:18 am | Heritage New Zealand
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga will use a number of historic military buttons, found in the cellar of Te Waimate Mission close to the Waimate North showgrounds, to tell the story of war in the area. More >>
Out Now - Award Winning Trio, The Nudge & Legendary Composer, John Psathas Release ‘Calls Me’!
Friday, 1 November 2024, 10:28 am | Cheree Ridder
Made up of the talented trio of Iraia Whakamoe, Ryan Prebble & James Coyle and combined for this release, with the exceptional talents of Psathas, Calls Me is The Nudge at their soft and soulful best. More >>
First Ever $1.5 Million Strike ‘Must Be Won’ Draw Called For Saturday
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:50 am | Lotto New Zealand
Strike is an add-on to the Lotto game but can also be played on its own. Under changes announced in July, the threshold for a Strike ‘Must Be Won’ draw being called was raised from $1 million to $1.5 million. This is the first time the new jackpot ... More >>
90’s Mania - Live In Concert: Vengaboys With Special Guests DJ Sash!, Alex Party & Livin' Joy | AUS & NZ 2025 Tour
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:15 am | Frontier Touring Company
Frontier Member presale commences Monday 4 November 12noon local time before tickets go on sale Thursday 7 November 12noon local time. More >>
An Evening With Bob Geldof - Songs And Stories From An Extraordinary Life - March 2025
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:08 am | TEG Dainty
It is no coincidence that from being the Irish punk to the global Live Aid maestro, Geldof was intent on a hugely positive creative disruption. This legendary figure in music, political, media and business activism will take audiences on a profound ... More >>
Auckland Pride Celebrates Growth And Announces New Team For 2025
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:44 pm | 818.
Auckland Pride is reinforcing its existing approach, with a renewed focus on deepening engagement with their members and audiences through their owned programming within the Festival. More >>
Art For Good - A Charity Auction Benefitting Kindness Collective | Online Bidding Now Live
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:33 pm | Gow Langsford Gallery
Works will be on show at Gow Langsford Onehunga during business hours (Thursday-Friday 10-5pm; Saturday 10-4pm) or by appointment from Thursday 31 October - Thursday 7 November. More >>
Back To The Future As US Open Winner Returns To Auckland’s ASB Classic
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:30 pm | 818.
The Canadian-born 24-year-old Bianca Andreescu has battled injury for much of her short career, but is excited about her prospects of returning to the top of the game, beginning with where it all began, at the ASB Classic in Auckland. More >>
Flying Lotus Releases Surprise EP 'Spirit Box' | Out Now Via Warp Records
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:27 pm | Border Music New Zealand
On Spirit Box, the influences remain as disparate as ever, resulting in what might be, for him, his most idiosyncratic project thus far. More >>
Steam Train To Return To The Hawkes Bay In February 2025
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:24 pm | Steam Incorporated
This is the steam train's first visit in 10 years, and also co-includes with a collaboration with the Cancer Society to fundraise for those affected by Cancer. More >>
World First - Dame Wendy Pye's Early Childhood Readers Translated Into Micronesian Languages Supported By ADB
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:20 pm | Angela Griffen
This latest contract provides for the translation of the ninety books into Chuukese, Kosraean, Pohnpeian, Ulithian and Yapese, with the editions also containing the original English text. In addition, those ninety titles plus another thirty at a higher level More >>
Reb Fountain Announces New Album 'How Love Bends' & National Tour April-May 2025
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:57 pm | Broken Record Publicity
Building on the success of IRIS (2021) and her Taite Music Prize winning Flying Nun debut Reb Fountain, How Love Bends is a haunting and magnetic offering; a dynamic dreamscape that traverses love’s endless complexities. More >>
Graeme Downes, Glenn Colquhoun, And Tainui Stephens Unite To Share Their Love For The Word
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:48 pm | Maoriland
Any proceeds from the evening will contribute to the Māoriland Maara, a well-being and kai growing space for Ōtaki community, and the many artists and rangatahi who come through the Māoriland Hub. More >>
Thousands Rally Across The Region In Epic Attempt To Break Keepy Uppy World Record
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 6:03 pm | Sport Manawatu
The call to participate went out to all corners of the region and the response was overwhelming. Registration numbers revealed over 60 groups signed up, with six groups comprising between 50 to 100 participants and another six groups exceeding 100. More >>
A Fun, Contemporary Take On Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 5:58 pm | Stagecraft
Join Stagecraft for MC Willy Shakes’ Twelfth Night and party like it’s 1999! More >>
Bridgestone GR86 Championship Wide Open And Ready To Set Records
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 5:12 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Twenty three cars completed TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand’s official two day test at Hampton Downs with the countdown on for the 2024-25 Bridgestone GR86 Championship’s first round at Taupo next month. More >>
Champions Of The Past, The Present And The Future
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 5:08 pm | Bikesport NZ
Hosted by the Mosgiel District Motorcycle Club, the 2024 New Zealand Veterans' Motocross Nationals at Scorgies Property, Lee Stream, Outram 9072, this coming Saturday and Sunday (Nov 2-3), it's also highly likely that a few unexpected names may end up ... More >>
Arch Jelley Celebrated With Life Membership At Age 102
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 4:37 pm | Athletics New Zealand
At the age of 102, Arch was presented this honour in a heartfelt ceremony at his retirement village in Auckland, attended by family, friends, and fellow athletics icons. More >>
The MILKYVERSE: Wellington’s Favourite Wet And Wild Comedy Improv Show Is Back At BATS Theatre For Its Sixth Season
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 4:08 pm | Ruff as Gutz
The MILK series is an exhilarating twist on traditional theatre, bringing together quick-witted improvisers and an audience armed with water balloons. Clad in wrist braces and knee pads, the performers work together to improvise a hilarious tale. More >>
Fabiana Palladino Is Back With A Smooth Slice Of Pop
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 2:41 pm | The Label
Out now via Paul Institute / XL Recordings, ‘Drunk’ is a testament to Palladino’s ever-evolving artistry, where emotionally charged songwriting meets masterful production, all underpinned by her captivating vocals. More >>
Beacons Of Light Return To Parnell For Christmas
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 1:50 pm | Parnell Business Association
‘Beacons of Light’ will be on display in Heard Park, Parnell from 20 November—6 January, and are free to visit for the duration of this period. More >>
New Zealand School Of Dance Performance Season 2024
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 1:24 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
This season celebrates the breadth of the art form – highlighting the next generation of choreographic voices, while paying homage to the timeless foundations of classical ballet. More >>
Dame Lisa Carrington Wins ANOC Outstanding Sporting Career Award
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:07 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
The award recognises Dame Lisa’s career to date, and fittingly it comes in another dominant year in which she claimed three gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games (K4, K2, K1). The wins took her total Olympic medal haul to a staggering nine medals, ... More >>
Australia Claim Final Game In Constellation Cup Series
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:43 am | Netball New Zealand
After winning the first three games, the Silver Ferns had already claimed their first Constellation Cup win since 2021 and just their third in the 14-year history of the competition. More >>
International Film Festival A First For Hurunui
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:09 am | Hanmer Springs
This NZ film is a highly acclaimed documentary on the land, the history, the life of the indigenous people, the Iwi, the hapu, & the mana whenua of the great AWA, that is the Whanganui River. More >>
Scotland’s Subtle Soul Explored In New Series
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:52 am | Kapiti Business Projects
The titles of some of Tania’s paintings – like Stirling Castle, Heather, and Tartan – reflect famous Scottish cultural icons, while others – such as Oban Harbour, Barras Market and Kilmaron Farm – focus on more personal experiences from ... More >>
Wiri Donna Unleashes Her Sophomore EP ‘In My Chambers’
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:21 am | Cheree Ridder
‘Certified Rock Music incoming’ - Out Today - Wiri Donna unleashes today, her sophomore EP ‘In My Chambers’, ahead of her six date national release tour! More >>
TECH N9NE Announces March 2025 Australia And New Zealand Tour With Special Guest Joey Cool
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 6:58 am | Metropolis Touring
Multi-platinum Hip-Hop Legend and the most Successful Independent Rapper of all-time, TECH N9NE returns to Australia and New Zealand in March 2025 with Special Guest Joey Cool. More >>
NZ Enduro Series Wraps Up On Saturday
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 4:18 pm | Bikesport NZ
The 2024 Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships are on the home straight now with just the fifth and final round remaining, a rare one-day event, set for challenging terrain near Masterton on Saturday, and it will possibly be a tight four-rider race ... More >>
End The Year With A Big Bang At Stardome
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 3:51 pm | Elephant Publicity
Prepare for a special treat on 20 November with Auckland premiere of The Bostrom Scenario, the highly anticipated feature film debut of Kiwi writer/director Ricky Townsend. More >>
Match Day Update: Silver Ferns V Australian Diamonds
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 3:20 pm | Netball NZ
The Silver Ferns and Diamonds have met 23 previous times in Melbourne with the Diamonds winning 13, the Silver Ferns nine and there has been one draw. More >>
Two Shell's Debut Album Two Shell Brings The "Big Boombastic Spirit"
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 1:07 pm | The Label
Two Shell (photo/Supplied) Worldwide production SQUAD Two Shell have ignited splashes of excitement and intrigue since their emergence in 2019. Their transformative take on acoustic music merging digital and physical games has sparked mass emigration ... More >>
Students Welcomed As The National Certificate In Screen Industry Craft Skills Begins In ŌTautahi
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 12:49 pm | 818.
With over 100 applications, 64 were selected and this week have begun the classroom component for industry lead courses in Production, Technical, Logistics and Arts. More >>
A-Leagues Unveils Fan Activity For Unite Round 2024/25
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 12:49 pm | A-Leagues
The second edition of Unite Round will take place across the weekend of November 22-24, and will include a fan zone and grassroots activities to add to the action-packed weekend. More >>
