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The Cult Announce 40th Anniversary “8424” New Zealand Tour
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 9:50 am | TEG Live
Image/Supplied. THE CULT , one of the most influential bands of all time, has announced their "8424" New Zealand tour celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary. The shows will see the band perform songs spanning their 11-album discography and ... More >>
London International Announces The 2024 Creative Strategy And Transformative Business Impact Jury
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 9:38 am | London International Awards
London International Awards announces Suzanne Powers, Founder of Powers Creativity, as the 2024 Creative Strategy and Transformative Business Impact Jury President and the ten highly respected, award-winning creatives from around the globe, who will ... More >>
Timeless Summer Tour Announced For Five NZ Cities
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:53 am | Timeless Summer Tour
Boy George of Culture Club performing his greatest hits, Little River Band celebrating their 50 year anniversary, Bonnie Tyler and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas will perform in New Zealand next summer as part of a new concert series celebrating legendary ... More >>
Anna Coddington Releases Collaboration With Troy Kingi
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:38 am | NikNak Media
Ahead of her new album release on Matariki (Friday June 28), Anna Coddington drops another taste of the album and its funk-filled sound. A collaboration with Troy Kingi, ‘Honey Back’ shows a soulful side of the album. More >>
Hozier Announces Additional Show In Christchurch On The ‘Unreal Unearth’ 2024 New Zealand Tour
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:23 am | Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation are excited to announce an additional show for global superstar Hozier with a second Christchurch show on Saturday November at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch and will be joined by special guest American singer songwriter Joy Oladokun. More >>
New Zealand Names Third Ever Artistic Swimming Duo For Olympic Games
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:14 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Eva Morris and Nina Brown are set to become just the third ever artistic swimming duo to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games. More >>
Delaney-Hoshek To Step Down As Tactix Coach
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:10 am | ANZ Premiership
Trident Homes Tactix coach Marianne Delaney-Hoshek has called time on her role within the franchise, confirming she will step down as head coach at the conclusion of the season. More >>
Rock Band ‘sokoninaru’ Are Holding An “Instrumental Cover Challenge” For Their New Track ‘Haikei Reimei Wo Shitte’!!!
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 5:40 am | Japanese Culture PR Team
To Accompany the Challenge, They’re Releasing Special Tracks Highlighting Instrumental Performances More >>
New Zealander Becomes First In The World To Cycle The Length Of Australia Non-Stop
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 5:37 am | Joanna Sharpe
A new world record has been set. More >>
Single Waiata Release; Te Tumuaki By Rākai Whauwhau
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 5:23 am | Oceans Before Me Charitable Trust
Completely in Te Reo Maori, the first beat guides an instant easy listening vibe while being carried by the strength of Whauwhau’s vocals from one kupu to the next. The trills & backing vocals infuse a sense of warmth & manaakitanga. As Poihakena ... More >>
Myles Smith (UK) Announces The Slightly Less Lonely Australia + New Zealand Tour
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 5:11 am | Frontier Touring Company
After selling out shows across the US, UK, and Europe in 2024, singer-songwriter and DIY phenom Myles Smith announces his debut live shows down under this November with The Slightly Less Lonely Australia + New Zealand Tour. More >>
Papuni Boxing ŌTautahi Trust Receives Matariki Award
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:57 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The New Zealand Amateur Sport Association Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2024 Te Tohu Tiketike o Matariki award has been made to the Papuni Boxing Ōtautahi Trust, a registered charitable trust. The award was announced by Association Patron, Andy ... More >>
Disney On Ice Presents Road Trip Adventures Is Cruising Into Auckland, August 8-11, 2024
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:47 am | Feld Entertainment
Experience Disney On Ice’s most participatory show and create lasting family memories with all your favorite Disney characters at Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures. More >>
French Music Stars Join NZSO For A Night Of Ravel And Strauss
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 5:17 pm | NZSO
Under the baton of the esteemed French conductor Stéphane Denève, and featuring an exceptional performance by French mezzo-soprano Virginie Verrez, the NZSO’s A Hero’s Life in July takes audiences on a captivating musical voyage with a rich More >>
Celebrate A Star-studded Matariki In Tauranga
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 4:59 pm | Tauranga City Council
Twinkling at dawn, the Matariki star cluster signals the arrival of Te Mātahi o te Tau, the Māori New Year, heralding a time of renewal and celebrations and for communities to come together. More >>
Aktive CE Jennah Wootten Recognised With Prestigious C.K. Doig Leadership Award
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 4:09 pm | Aktive - Auckland Sport and Recreation
This prestigious award recognises a person in the New Zealand sport and recreation sector who displays outstanding leadership in relation to their organisation or the sector as whole. More >>
New Players Join Kāpiti Major Events
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 3:51 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
“Events are a wonderful way to capitalise on what we’re so lucky to have here in Kāpiti – our natural environment, our vibrant and diverse community and our improved connectivity with Wellington,” Cr Koh says. More >>
Living Legends Of Kapa Haka Return To Te Papa This Weekend
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 3:21 pm | Te Papa
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Te Puru o Tāmaki, Taikura Kapa Haka 2018, Te Papa. On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, over 750 kaihaka (performers) will take to the stage for Taikura Kapa Haka, an annual festival celebrating and showcasing kapa haka and kaumātua. ... More >>
Libertine Pictures’ Red Rocks Goes Into Production On Location In Wellington, New Zealand
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 1:05 pm | The Public Good
Mystical live-action family series has engaged Wētā Workshop for Creature Effects, with WildBrain on board as distributor. More >>
Dan And Phil New Zealand Tour 2024
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 12:32 pm | Elephant Publicity
Award-winning duo and all-time internet legends, Dan and Phil are back with their biggest worldwide tour to date, Terrible Influence - a screamingly hilarious brand-new live stage show. More >>
Future Hospitality Hotshots Set To Take On Waikato Culinary Fare
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 11:50 am | Wintec
Students from across the North Island are preparing to sharpen their knives and their skills at this year’s annual Waikato Culinary Fare. More >>
Lime Collaborates With Aotearoa Artist Chantel Matthews For Matariki
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 11:41 am | Lime
In the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau, a lively celebration of Matariki unfolds as Lime supports a beautiful artwork created by local Aotearoa artist Chantel Matthews. The work features elements contributed by over 300 local primary students from Mellons ... More >>
Summer Concert Tour January 2025
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 11:04 am | Greenstone Entertainment
Greenstone Entertainment will celebrate their incredible 15th year anniversary in 2025 with the announcement today of their much-anticipated lineup for the SUMMER CONCERT TOUR. More >>
Contemporary HUM Launches Podcast Series About Aotearoa New Zealand Artists In Venice
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 10:55 am | HUM
This month Contemporary HUM launches Crossing Currents: Aotearoa New Zealand artists in Venice, an eight-part podcast series interviewing the artists featured in the 60th Venice Biennale and parallel events Personal Structures and Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania, ... More >>
Rate Of Alcohol Levy Irrelevant If Harm Reduction Programmes Aren’t Delivering Results
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 9:33 am | Kookiri ki Taamakimakaurau Trust
Kaiaarahi of Kookiri ki Taamakimakaurau Trust and WAI2624 lead claimant Raawiri Ratuu says the debate over the size of the levy does nothing to address the problem at hand: the burgeoning size of alcohol harm in this country. More >>
Tussock Country Tallys 2.1M For Gore
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 8:48 am | Tussock Country Music Festival
72 events spanned ten days, attracted 10,322 participants from around New Zealand and Australia and resulted in a $2.1 million injection into the Eastern Southland economy, post festival economic data has confirmed. More >>
Bright Eyes Announce New Album 'Five Dice, All Threes'
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 8:42 am | The Label
Comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott, the beloved band’s 10th studio album features guest performances from long time friends Cat Power, The National’s Matt Berninger and The So So Glos’ Alex Orange Drink. More >>
Witness The Untold True Story As Prime Video Releases The Official Trailer For The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 8:12 am | Prime Video
Today, Prime Video releases the official trailer for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and invites customers to make it their mission to experience the latest hit release from Director Guy Ritchie. More >>
New Zealand Short Film Will Be The Pre-show Entertainment On The Big Screen In The USA This Weekend!
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:44 pm | Zara Lynch
Be Quiet: The Little Kiwi Film That Could More >>
South Asian Photographer Exploring Colour Discrimination In New Zealand
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:16 pm | RNZ
Abhi Chinniah is turning heads in the country's fine arts scene with powerful and creative portrayals of the migrant and refugee experience. More >>
Broncos Wear Matariki Jerseys In Clash Against NZ Warriors
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:11 pm | Matariki
Professor Mātāmua says it’s a sign that Matariki is going global, and that anyone who calls New Zealand home is “recognising Matariki as time to celebrate who we are, where we come from and what makes our part of the world unique. More >>
Radio Hauraki Presents Day In Loo Number 2 In Support Of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 2:10 pm | NZME.
Matt Heath, Radio Hauraki Breakfast Host, says Day in Loo Number 2 aims to support the great work Bowel Cancer New Zealand does in helping people living with bowel cancer, and their families. More >>
Matariki Commemoration At Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 1:51 pm | Waitangi Treaty Grounds
The events at Waitangi are part of a wider programme of events Matariki Pēwhairangi Festival 2024. More >>
Paddling Duo Will Take To The Water At The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 12:11 pm | Paralympics NZ
Three-time Paralympian Scott Martlew and Paralympic debutant Peter Cowan are the latest additions to the New Zealand Paralympic Team, with Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) naming the two Para athletes to compete in Para canoe events at the Paris 2024 ... More >>
Aviation Thriller Next For NZ Director
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 10:32 am | Sterling Gate Books
New Zealand publisher Sterling Gate Books this week announced that Tauranga-born film director James Morcan has attached to direct The Heathrow Affair, an aviation thriller based on his published novel of the same name. More >>
A Romantic Evening With Bach Musica Nz
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 9:37 am | Elephant Publicity
Image/Supplied Enjoy an outstanding evening of musical excellence from the country’s most renowned combined choir and orchestra, Bach Musica NZ , at the Auckland Town Hall on 15 September, with a presentation of Mendelssohn's popular Symphony No 2 ... More >>
Indie Rock Star, MJ Lenderman Announces 'Manning Fireworks'
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 8:52 am | The Label
MJ Lenderman — the North Carolina-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist — announces his new album, Manning Fireworks, out September 6th via ANTI-, and releases the lead single/video, “She’s Leaving You.” More >>
Garden Marlborough Announce 2024 Keynote Speaker – Annie Guilfoyle
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:43 am | Garden Marlborough
Annie will also host a practical design workshop for working designers and students of design along with keen amateur gardeners on Using Concepts in Design. More >>
SwimTastic Urges Greater Investment In Swim Lessons To Combat Rising Drowning Rates
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:37 am | Swimtastic
SwimTastic, one of New Zealand's leading swim schools, is calling for urgent investment in swimming lessons to address the alarming barriers preventing children from learning to swim. With New Zealand experiencing a record 94 preventable drownings in 2022, ... More >>
Ka Mua Ka Muri - Walking Backwards Into The Future” Is At Māpura Studios' Matariki Exhibition
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:32 am | Mapura Studios
The opening celebrations last Wednesday included a welcome by the show’s curators, Alvie McKree (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, St Vincent, Barbados) and Cath O’Brien, with six poems themed around Matariki read by Māpura artist and poet ... More >>
One NZ And Live Nation's Ones To Watch Showcase In Wellington
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:23 am | 818 Entertainment
Hailing from Pōneke, the three artists performing are Sure Boy, Casual Healing and Mikeyy. More >>
Critically Acclaimed Author, Humourist And Master Of Satire DAVID SEDARIS Returns To Auckland In 2025
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:14 am | Token Events
The tour commences in Auckland on 31 January before starting an Australian tour in Canberra on 1 February and then travelling to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane. More >>
Christchurch Boxer Kwahli Beauchamp Set For Busy Six Months With Pro Debut In Thailand
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:07 am | Benjamin Watt
Kwahli Beauchamp / Supplied Three-time New Zealand national champion Kwahli Beauchamp, 19, will be busy making the most of the last half of 2024 and will make his professional boxing debut in late July. As announced by father and trainer Nort Beauchamp, Kwahli ... More >>
Cooper Alan: Australia & New Zealand Shows Announced In October And November!
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:54 am | Frontier Touring Company
On his anticipated return, Cooper Alan will take his headline concerts to the next level and impress music lovers with why he has been touted one of this year’s most up and coming country music performers. More >>
‘Faces Of Freedom’ Image Wins Sony Auckland Photo Day 2024
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:48 am | Auckland Festival of Photography
The announcement of 2024’s winners marks the end of June’s successful Auckland Festival of Photography, which featured more than 50 elements, including a suite of exhibitions and events exploring the ‘BELIEVE’ theme. More >>
Sport NZ Announces 2024 Sport And Recreation Award Winners
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:34 am | Sport New Zealand
Sport NZ has tonight celebrated the winners of the annual New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards. More >>
Avis Magic Soar Into Third With 54-42 Win Over MG Mystics
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:24 am | ANZ Premiership
AVIS Magic finally took vengeance on arch-rivals MG Mystics, and their compelling 54-42 victory saw them bound over the defending champions into third spot on the ANZ Premiership ladder. More >>
Rising Stars: Lucien McDermott And Khani Te Mete
Monday, 24 June 2024, 8:07 pm | RNZ
The band was the opening act at this year's Taupō Summer Festival and has just completed an eight-gig tour in Australia. This opportunity occurred after they were scouted at the NZ Blues and BBQ Festival in Rotorua earlier this year. More >>
Greyhounds Headed To The United States For Homes To Clear New Zealand Backlog
Monday, 24 June 2024, 8:04 pm | RNZ
Retired racing greyhounds are headed overseas as the industry looks to find homes for its backlog of dogs. More >>
Honouring Our Local Sporting Heroes
Monday, 24 June 2024, 7:32 pm | Sport Manawatu
Established by Sport Manawatū in 2007, the Manawatū Legends of Sport acknowledges and honours the region’s greatest sporting achievers and those who have dedicated many years of service to sport; all of whom have had a significant impact on our ... More >>
Maramataka 2024-2025 Launched
Monday, 24 June 2024, 7:19 pm | Rongoa Collective
Launched today is the Maramataka 2024-2025, the third in a highly successful series of calendars featuring local rongoā, traditional Māori healing and wellbeing practices. More >>
Records & Redemption In Wellington
Monday, 24 June 2024, 7:14 pm | Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon
With perfect weather and entries from 25 countries, the 2024 Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon was a record breaker before the gun even fired. But a tightly fought men’s half marathon record stole the show. More >>
Girls As Young As Five Are Having Their Creativity Impacted By Pressure Of Perfection And Language Bias
Monday, 24 June 2024, 6:21 pm | LEGO
A new global study from the LEGO Group reveals girls feel intense pressure to be perfect and believe adults give boys more recognition for their creative work, with parents saying this trend continues into adulthood. With three quarters of girls ... More >>
Matariki Celebrations For All New Zealanders
Monday, 24 June 2024, 4:59 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
In 2023, 60% of the population did something specific to celebrate Matariki and the expectation is that this trend will continue. More >>
Free Bus Rides To Music, Markets And More At Maanawatia A Matariki
Monday, 24 June 2024, 4:25 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council and Matariki Ki Waikato are throwing another mid-winter celebration at the Hamilton Lake Domain to mark Te Maatahi o te Tau – the Maaori New Year in what the organisers hope will become an annual tradition for the city. More >>
ANZIIF Announce Inspiring Leadership And Emerging Talent Winners
Monday, 24 June 2024, 4:01 pm | ANZIIF
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Allianz Donna Walker Awards. More >>
Celebrating Wellington’s Volunteers At The Mahi Aroha Awards 2024
Monday, 24 June 2024, 3:42 pm | Volunteer Wellington
Volunteer Wellington Te Puna Tautoko hosted the Mahi Aroha Awards 2024 on Thursday 20th June celebrating volunteers in the Wellington Region. The Mahi Aroha Awards are an opportunity honour the collective energies and mana of volunteers and the ... More >>
Julia Ratcliffe Elected To Commonwealth Games Federation Athletes’ Advisory Commission
Monday, 24 June 2024, 2:46 pm | NZOC
Olympian and three-time Commonwealth Games medallist, hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe has been elected to the Commonwealth Games Federation’s Athletes’ Advisory Commission (AAC). More >>
The Heart Of Racing Team Scores First IMSA Win Of The Season At Watkins Glen
Monday, 24 June 2024, 1:25 pm | The Heart of Racing
The Heart of Racing Team managed both the challenging conditions and the competition to fight back from an early race penalty and win the Sahlen’s Six Hours At The Glen with Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas on Sunday. The victory marks the first IMSA ... More >>
Cyclocross Arrives In Western Bay Of Plenty
Monday, 24 June 2024, 12:06 pm | Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund
Cyclocross is a form of cycle race typically occurring throughout Autumn and Winter. Riders complete laps of a short circuit course featuring a range of terrain: grass, steep hills, obstacles, wooded trails, and road. More >>
