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Simple Truth Theatre Presents A Fully Original Devised Show “Femme Fiction” At Globe Theatre This May
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:55 pm | Simple Truth Theatre
Femme Fiction is brought to you by the same company that presented the sold-out season of The V Monologues and recently oversaw the successful 2024 season of Manawatū summer Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. More >>
Mystery Thriller High Country Available Only On ThreeNow
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:03 pm | Warner Bros Discovery
The gripping new 8-part mystery thriller premieres Friday 3 May, with all episodes available at once. More >>
That’s A Wrap: The Final Curtain Draws To A Close On International Youth Silent Film Festival’s Epic 15 Year Journey
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:25 pm | Baycourt Community and Arts Centre
After a remarkable fifteen years of nurturing budding talent in the realm of silent cinema, the International Youth Silent Film Festival (IYSFF) bids adieu to its global stage. More >>
New Book Celebrates NZ’s ‘six-legged Ghosts’
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:17 pm | University of Canterbury
New Zealand insects, whose lives are often invisible to city-dwellers, are put under the microscope in a new, richly illustrated book. More >>
New Zealand Delegation Receives Māori King’s Support At FestPAC In Hawai’i
Monday, 8 April 2024, 12:57 pm | Creative New Zealand
“The New Zealand delegation’s vision is about kotahitanga, uniting our Pacific people and our traditional treasures to Hawai’i. Having the Māori King there only strengthens our collective message to the Pacific and indigenous people,” says ... More >>
Indie-Pop Songwriter Heidi Simpson Drops Burning New Single Vampire
Monday, 8 April 2024, 12:00 pm | Heidi Simpson
Rising indie-pop star Heidi Simpson released Vampire - a sweeping and sonic dream pop ballad that delves into the complexities of emotional entanglement. More >>
Hamilton Hip-hop Dance School Heading To World Champs In Sydney
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:54 am | Street Dance Sessions
A local hip hop dance school is preparing to strut their stuff on the world stage after a night of success at the recent Battlegrounds national dance competition. Five dance crews and four soloists, a total of 48 dancers ranging in age from nine ... More >>
North Island Firefighters Compete In High Profile Firefighter-sports Event
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:38 am | UFBA
This weekend, members of the public can see a simulation of some of the physical endurance they go through More >>
‘Expect Some Incredible Heart Stopping Action’ – Tauranga To Host Festival Of Disability Sport
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:37 am | Parafed Bay of Plenty
Athletes from around the country will be converging on Tauranga later this month as the Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport returns to the city. The two-day festival, hosted by Parafed Bay of Plenty, is one of New Zealand’s largest disability ... More >>
Jimmy Barnes 'Hell Of A Time' Tour: PRESALE
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:18 am | Banished Music
Jimmy Barnes has announced his much anticipated return to touring, heading to New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland in July as part of his exciting Hell Of A Time tour, following open heart surgery late last year. Jimmy was admitted ... More >>
A Miracle As Shearer David Buick Wins New Zealand Shears Final
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:24 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
07 April Wairarapa shearer David Buick has brought off possibly one of the most amazing comebacks in New Zealand sport by winning the New Zealand Shears Open shearing final in Te Kuiti, less than three years after a farm accident left ... More >>
When The Going Got Tough, Whitaker Got Going
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:18 am | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 7, 2024: Only 34 of the 148 riders to start the 2024 edition of the No Way In Hell Extreme Enduro on Saturday made it to the final hurdle. So tough was this year’s edition of the Husqvarna-sponsored No Way In Hell (NWIH) event that many ... More >>
Conditions Deny NZ Duo Shot At Medals In Spain
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:16 am | Yachting New Zealand
Two of New Zealand's top sailors were denied a final medal tilt as the breeze disappeared on the last day at the Princess Sofia Regatta. More >>
Welsh Rare Bit - First Shearing-test Win In New Zealand
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 5:25 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
It was another major triumph for Wales in World shearing, for many years dominated by the black singlet. More >>
World Skate Oceania Speed Skating Championships
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 3:44 am | Valley Inline Speed Skating Club
The 2024 World Skate Oceania Speed Skating Championships were this year held in New Zealand with 35 Kiwi skaters and 28 Australian skaters in attendance over Easter weekend. Timaru was host to some of the best speed skaters from both countries. More >>
Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Festival Opens In Kaiteretere, Welcoming Largest Waka Fleet In Centuries
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:29 pm | Maia Studio
Hundreds of spectators gathered at dawn in Kaiteretere to witness the event, many experiencing the awe-inspiring sight of waka hourua for the first time. More >>
The Ever-popular Michael Angelo Returns To Taupō Museum
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:42 am | Taupo District Council
Known for his colourful, three-dimensional carved paintings of native trees and birds, Angelo is holding his latest exhibition Heart in Nature at the Taupō Museum from 13 April to 3 June. More >>
Archer Banned For Two Years After Positive Test For Beta Blocker
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:39 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Robert Knight tested positive for metoprolol after winning the Men’s Open Compound event. Metoprolol is commonly used to treat high blood pressure and is banned at all times in the sport of archery. More >>
Ricky Albeck Shares Contemplative New Cut 'It Goes…’; Debut Album Nocturnal OutFriday, May 3, 2024 Independently
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:27 am | Dinosaur City Records
Ricky shares, “I’m really proud of this song. It’s my favourite on the album. But it’s hard to play live because there’s heaps of overdubs. I need a really big band. I’ll figure it out.” More >>
New Points Margin Option For Test-match Shearing
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:16 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The TAB has opened betting on three major events at the New Zealand Shears in Te Kuiti, including a new points-margin option for the Wools of New Zealand Shearing series test match to be shorn tonight between New Zealand and Wales. Betting is available ... More >>
Fabiana Palladino's Self-titled Debut - Lorde Hails It As "the Year's Best"
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:15 am | The Label
Over 5 years in the making, Fabiana Palladino sees the UK vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, transcend expectations with a 10-track full-length of shapeshifting sonics that draws inspiration from the big R&B, Soul, Pop and Disco studio productions ... More >>
100-year-old Set To Participate In 60th Anniversary Red Stag Rotorua Marathon
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:12 am | Athletics New Zealand
Remarkable centenarian Colin Thorne is set to put the curtain down on his Red Stag Rotorua Marathon journey next month as the 100-year-old participates in the First Credit Union 5.5km on Saturday 4 May. More >>
Aotearoa Artist, Lola, Releases New Single ‘Portal’! Genre: Dark Electronic Dream Pop
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:10 am | The Label
Lola’s brand new track ‘Portal’ is an ode to the early stages of love and relationships. Opening like a beckoning heartbeat, Lola's transcendental vocals invite the listener to venture 'beyond'. More >>
Robots In Love Premiere ‘Unbreakable’ Video On Side-Line From The Band’s Latest Single / Remix EP
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:08 am | UTM Music Group
“Unbreakable is about how we feel the minute we walk onstage. It's about being in the place where you feel at your strongest, and connecting with other people to increase that strength.” More >>
Aotearoa Band Valley Kids Provoke Discussion With New Single 'Which Side Are You On?'
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:06 am | Great NZ Publicity
Valley Kids brings experience from NZ heavy hitters such as Tomorrow People, Sons Of Zion, NLC, and Creative Nātives to craft full and energetic arrangements that move over solid Soul, RnB, Reggae and Rock grooves. More >>
Own A Piece Of NZ Music History: L.A.B Custom Collector Harley Davidson Up For Grabs
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 5:14 am | Authority PR
L.A.B frontman Joel Shadbolt is parting ways with his beloved custom Harley Davidson in a unique auction, with profits going towards youth mental health charity, I Am Hope. More >>
Dame Noeline Taurua Reappointed Silver Ferns Coach
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 4:55 am | Netball NZ
Taurua and NNZ have agreed to a two year appointment after the role was opened up leading into the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney. More >>
Te Tāirawhiti Kapa Haka Festival Celebrates 72 Years
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 4:39 am | Te Matatini Society
The Tamararo Festival is a 72-year-old tradition that will be showcasing the best of kapa haka in the East Coast area of Te Tāirawhiti in Gisborne this weekend, with up to six teams set to represent the region and qualify for Te Matatini 2025. More >>
Sports Galore On Māori Active This Month
Friday, 5 April 2024, 3:34 pm | Whakaata Maori
There is sports galore on MĀORI ACTIVE – the Youtube sports channel of Whakaata Māori – and plenty of reo Māori too, this April. More >>
Peggy Gou Announces Debut Album I Hear You, Shares Single '1+1=11'
Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:11 pm | The Label
The ten track album is the culmination of years of work for the Korean-born artist, who’s uniquely revered as both an underground icon and global sensation, sticking by her own unwavering vision to become one of the most in-demand electronic music ... More >>
Presented By The NZ Alpine Club, The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returns To Aotearoa This May To July 2024
Friday, 5 April 2024, 11:39 am | NZ Alpine Club
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour has something for everyone, even for those who are not so active outdoors, as we travel to remote vistas, analysing topical environmental issues, and bring audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed ... More >>
Actor Greg Poppleton Believes Anno 2020 Authentically Captures Mood Of The Lockdowns
Friday, 5 April 2024, 9:43 am | Lance Morcan
“Anno 2020 is an authentic artefact of the lockdowns. It was created during the lockdowns and is infused with the spirit of the times. Something that can never be replicated by future productions looking back." More >>
Debut Single From Solomon Islands "Gimi Love" By Jenieo & Mi Santana
Friday, 5 April 2024, 9:42 am | Royalty Music Group
Prepare to be swept away by the irresistible vibes of "Gimi Love," the upcoming single from Solomon Islands' own Jenieo featuring the talented Mi Santana. More >>
World Premiere Of Christchurch-based Architectural Documentary 'Maurice & I' At Christchurch Town Hall
Friday, 5 April 2024, 9:29 am | Resene Architecture And Design Film Festival
MAURICE & I celebrates Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney’s hugely influential architectural partnership, and their legacy that was all but lost in the devastating Christchurch earthquakes. More >>
Kamasi Washington Unveils “Dream State” Featuring André 3000
Friday, 5 April 2024, 9:22 am | The Label
"Dream State is a celebration of life and the opportunity it gives us to explore new possibilities. We created this song together instantaneously as we improvised off the music we made in the moment. It was such an honor to work on this song with ... More >>
Wales Closing The Gap, Bu Kiwis Nail The Shearing Win
Friday, 5 April 2024, 6:52 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Welsh shearers Gethin Lewis and Llyr Jones indicated a first win for Wales in a shearing test match in New Zealand might not be too far away when they were pipped by just 1.9 points at the new Hawke’s Bay Autumn Shears in Waipukurau yesterday. ... More >>
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 >>
