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In a MĀORI+ exclusive, tune in from 7.45pm Friday 19 August, to an intimate live streamed concert to witness the soulful sounds of award-wining Māori artist, Stan Walker, as he performs all new songs from his latest album ‘All In’ thanks to ... Read more...

Palmy Drag Fest Saturday, 10th September Regent on Broadway 8:00 PM Over 900 tickets have sold for what is set to be one of New Zealand’s biggest Drag Show. Palmy Drag Fest is proving to be a success and bringing a lot of out of towners into the mighty ... Read more...

The return of the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup to its former glory has the people behind New Zealand’s greatest race buzzing. But people are warned to secure their tickets early as Addington Raceway CEO, Brian Thompson anticipates that over 20,000 ... Read more...

Life Jackets save lives – so why are they not compulsory on all small boats? To avoid a repeat of last year’s drowning statistics, Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is calling on Government to make urgent changes to regulations requiring everyone ... Read more...

Dick and Angel Strawbridge , the stars of hit television series, Escape To The Chateau, are coming to Australia and New Zealand, with their hugely successful Dare to Do It tour. The much-anticipated tour, which sees the duo in Auckland on February 26 ... Read more...

Trombonist Sarah Rathbun, actor Amy McLean, and cellist and keyboardist Bethany Angus are the latest recipients of Dame Malvina Major Foundation Arts Excellence Awards for the Wellington region. Dame Malvina Major Foundation Wellington Committee ... Read more...

E te motu e! Whakanuia te huringa tau motuhake 50 o te reo Māori me te mana whakaaweawe o te rōpū, Ngā Tamatoa, tihei mouri ora. Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa, Ngāti Te Whiti and Puketapu hapū, the whānau of Hana Te Hemara, New Plymouth ... Read more...

Tearepa Kahi’s action thriller MURU, will premiere in the opening weekend of the Contemporary World Cinema programme of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in September. Set in 2007, Tāneatua on the East Coast of New Zealand, Muru ... Read more...

Legendary Australian rockers Hoodoo Gurus will return to Kiwi shores for the first time in over 20 years to headline Selwyn Sounds (4 March), new Wellington festival Hutt Sounds (5 March) and Auckland shows early March. Fans can look forward to hearing ... Read more...

Wellington, New Zealand | Tourism New Zealand has taken a bold and creative approach to destination advertising with the launch of its first global campaign in two years. “If You Seek” launched today in core visitor markets, takes a different approach ... Read more...