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Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert
A once in a lifetime event

Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert
Grizzly Bear
Sonic surprises galore

Grizzly Bear
Future Playground
An Interactive adventure, Come and play

Future Playground

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Free NZ
Kupe: Festival Opening Night

Kupe: Festival Opening Night

A Waka Odyssey, Family, Free 23 Feb

As dusk falls, join a cast of thousands on Wellington’s stunning waterfront for the once-in-a-lifetime 2018 New Zealand Festival opening night event, Kupe.
Free NZ
Gavin Hipkins: The Domain

Gavin Hipkins: The Domain

Free, Visual Arts 25 Nov – 11 Mar

A thought-provoking and illuminating survey revealing one of New Zealand’s most innovative and subversive investigators of the possibilities of photography.
NZ Premiere
The Piano: the ballet

The Piano: the ballet Selling Fast

Artist Talks, Dance 23 – 25 Feb

Drawing on the rich inspiration of the film The Piano, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is honoured to stage the world premiere of this new full-length dance work by Jiří and Otto Bubeníček. 

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The Lost Generation on stage: The Select

In this era of third wave feminism and #MeToo, Ernest Hemingway’s relentless brand of machismo might seem hopelessly antiquated. Or maybe not, argues David O'Donnell, ahead of the celebrated stage adaptation of The Sun Also Rises at NZ Festival.

He Tohu

He Tohu exhibition looks back to the future

He Tohu is a free, permanent exhibition at the National Library in Wellington which hosts three iconic constitutional documents that continue to shape New Zealand, including the Treaty of Waitangi and the Women’s Suffrage Petition.

Infinity Room

Future Playground comes to the Festival

We asked international multimedia artists Refik Anadol and Matt Parker what we should expect from the exciting interactive installations they're bringing to Future Playground, a digital wonderland set to delight the whole family at Shed 6 this Festival.

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This reading life: RA Spratt

Rachel Spratt is a bestselling Australian author and television writer. She is known for her Nanny Piggins and Friday Barnes series of books, and will be a guest at Writers & Readers in Wellington in March.