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Jamaica fend off gallant Silver Ferns to win
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 7:02 pm | Netball NZ
Jamaica fend off gallant Silver Ferns to win Taini Jamison Trophy Media Update Saturday 24 March More >>
Silver Ferns named to take on Jamaica
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 1:36 pm | Netball NZ
Silver Ferns named to take on Jamaica in Taini Jamison Trophy Final Media Update Saturday 24 March More >>
Firepower bolsters Aces middle order
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 12:36 pm | Auckland Cricket
Firepower bolsters Aces middle order Mark Chapman and Glenn Phillips return to the Auckland Aces squad ahead of their Round Nine Plunket Shield fixture against the Otago Volts at University Oval, Dunedin. The pair missed the Aces last match after ... More >>
Daniel Whitehouse loses appendix but wins Le Race title
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 12:34 pm | Le Race
Christchurch rider Daniel Whitehouse has won Le Race cycling classic by a stunning six minutes after leading the 100km race from Christchurch to Akaroa from the first climb. More >>
NZTrio Bids Farewell to Co-Founder
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 12:12 pm | NZTrio
NZTrio pianist Sarah Watkins has announced that she is stepping aside from her work with the trio in 2018, marking a time of transition for the captivating and much-loved chamber ensemble. After an impressive 15 years of playing with NZTrio, founding member ... More >>
Mills awarded ARL Life Membership
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 11:51 am | Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League has today awarded Brian Mills Life Membership to the organisation, in recognition of his nearly three decades of service to the local game. More >>
Last chance to visit The obliteration room
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 11:40 am | Auckland Art Gallery
This Easter weekend offers the last chance to visit Yayoi Kusama’s exceptionally popular participatory installation, The obliteration room , at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. More >>
Silver Ferns set up rematch with Jamaica
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 11:22 am | Netball NZ
Silver Ferns set up rematch with Jamaica after big win over Fiji Pearls Media Update Friday 23 March More >>
A Completely Nude Literary Event Premieres in WGTN
Friday, 23 March 2018, 4:19 pm | Hugo Grrrl
Boys in the Buff! A Completely Nude Literary Event Premieres in WGTN For the first time in Aotearoa New Zealand, completely naked men will be reading literature aloud onstage in the radical and sumptuous sensation - Naked Boys Reading! Catch our cast ... More >>
Heroes’ welcome for Winter Paralympic athletes
Friday, 23 March 2018, 3:15 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The successful New Zealand Winter Paralympic team will pay a special visit to Wanaka next Tuesday, 27 March to celebrate their achievements at the recent Games in South Korea. More >>
End of an era – Te Papa’s nature exhibitions make way
Friday, 23 March 2018, 2:18 pm | Te Papa
End of an era – Te Papa’s nature exhibitions make way for the new As part of Te Papa’s renewal of its permanent exhibitions, the natural history spaces on Level 2 of the national museum will close after Easter for redevelopment. More >>
2018 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced
Friday, 23 March 2018, 2:16 pm | NS Society Of Authors
2018 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced Recipients have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Mentorship Programme 2018 with thirteen chosen from a pool of ninety applicants. With a high level of commitment shown by the applicants ... More >>
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei privileged to lead pōwhiri for Obama
Friday, 23 March 2018, 2:05 pm | Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is honoured to have led a pōwhiri formally welcoming the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to Tāmaki Makaurau. More >>
Experienced Silver Ferns return for Taini Jamison Trophy
Friday, 23 March 2018, 1:53 pm | Netball NZ
Vice-captain Maria Folau and defender Kayla Cullen will make a return to the test team tonight as the Silver Ferns aim to make the final of the Taini Jamison Trophy. More >>
Heritage tomatoes link Cambridge with War Centenary
Friday, 23 March 2018, 1:10 pm | The Cambridge Band
Heritage tomatoes link Cambridge with War Centenary Tomatoes that were kitchen garden favourites a century ago are helping pay for the Cambridge Brass Band to play at the centenary of the wartime liberation of Cambridge's sister city Le Quesnoy in ... More >>
Kiwis chosen to be part of Commonwealth Games team
Friday, 23 March 2018, 1:05 pm | ANZ Bank
Six New Zealanders have been chosen to join the Commonwealth Games team supporting our athletes on the Gold Coast next month. More >>
Internationally Acclaimed Dancers on Dancing with the Stars
Friday, 23 March 2018, 12:33 pm | Mediaworks
Internationally Acclaimed Dancers Julz Tocker And Rachel White Join Dancing with the Stars NZ Judging Panel More >>
Spring Awakening The Musical
Friday, 23 March 2018, 11:46 am | Witch
Tony Award Winner – Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book. Grammy Award Winner – Best Musical Show Album Director – Ben Emerson Musical Director – Michael Nicholas Williams Choreographer – Manuel Solomon More >>
Winter Paralympians welcomed home by PM Ardern
Friday, 23 March 2018, 11:42 am | Paralympics NZ
PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympians officially welcomed home by Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern More >>
Famous Wife & Muse Pattie Boyd Brings Life Story to NZ
Friday, 23 March 2018, 11:15 am | Sally Webster
Pattie Boyd was the wide-eyed, model face of Sixties’ London who inspired ex-husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton to write some of the greatest love songs of the 20th century. Most famously, Harrison wrote for her Something , and I Need You. Gripped ... More >>
Headless Chickens' ‘Stunt Clown’ Wins Taite Indie Prize
Friday, 23 March 2018, 11:04 am | The Label
Taite Music Prize - Winner Announced of Independent Music NZ Classic Record and Finalist Reveal for Auckland Live Best Independent Debut More >>
Stay safe and plan ahead when hunting say Feds
Friday, 23 March 2018, 10:47 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers would like to remind deer hunters to take extra care as the roar season approaches. More >>
Hammers & Horsehair Tours Nationwide with Candlelit Concerts
Friday, 23 March 2018, 9:31 am | Hammers and Horsehair
Hammers & Horsehair, a group comprising three well-known Wellington-based musicians, Douglas Mews (square piano), Rowena Simpson (soprano) and Robert Ibell (cello), will present a rich and varied programme of Romantic music from the first half of the ... More >>
Malofie Exhibition – Samoan Tattooing event
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 4:40 pm | Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens
The public will have a rare chance to see traditional Samoan tattooing in Porirua next week. More >>
High-powered panel named to appoint Kiwi Coach
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Rugby League
A high-powered panel chaired by Kiwi great Dean Bell has been named to lead the appointment process for the next Kiwis coach. More >>
Tom Waits opera for Christchurch
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 1:56 pm | Free Theatre Christchurch
Alice by Robert Wilson/Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan/Paul Schmidt After Lewis Carroll Directed by Peter Falkenberg More >>
Legend has formula for future Commonwealth Games
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 1:26 pm | NZOC
A legend in Olympic and Commonwealth Games organisation is hoping the Commonwealth Games Federation will secure the future of the Games when they meet on the Gold Coast next month. Bruce Ullrich, Vice Chairman of the 1974 Commonwealth Games, Chef de ... More >>
Silver Ferns rest vice-captain for test against Jamaica
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 11:57 am | Silver Ferns
The Silver Ferns have made one change from the team which made a confident start to the Taini Jamison Trophy with vice-captain Maria Folau to miss the next Test. More >>
Comic Quest to Find the Perfect Whānau Gift!
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 11:55 am | Auckland Live
Fresh off a successful schools tour across Auckland, international performer Justin Haiu aka Jandel J is back with his Funky Friends to delight audiences with The Perfect Gift , in a mainstage debut at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre from April 25 – 28 ... More >>
Museums of Auckland Collaborate on Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 11:12 am | Museums of Auckland
The Museums of Auckland, namely Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland War Memorial Museum, MOTAT and the Maritime Museum, are joining forces to support the Pasifika Festival in Western Springs with Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT. More >>
Escape the Fate Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 10:42 am | John Howarth
ESCAPE THE FATE are headed back to Australia to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their highly praised ‘This War Is Ours’. With ‘This War Is Ours’ ESCAPE THE FATE came into their own exuding a spirit of chaotic mischief with each song firing ... More >>
Record Numbers of Kiwi Kids Taking on Triathlons
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 10:36 am | Sanitarium
The number of Kiwi kids participating in triathlons around the country is up 10.1 percent on the previous year, according to new figures from organisers of the world’s largest under 16 triathlon event. More >>
Book Launch 'Te Hā Tangata: the Breath of the People'
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:24 am | Compassion Soup Kitchen
Book Launch of Te Hā Tangata: the Breath of the People , a Human Library on Homelessness More >>
The Bootleg Beach Boys announce NZ tour
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:21 am | Skip Ink
Fresh from their sold out world tour including Australia, France, London and Holland (to name a few) The Bootleg Beach Boys today announce a 20-venue tour of New Zealand this July and August. More >>
Oil Industry Spread 'Alternative Facts' - The Dowse, 25/3
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:07 am | The Dowse
While the oil industry prepares to discuss topics like “Hydraulic Fracturing: What Do We Do often Wrong and What Could We Do Better?” at the upcoming Petroleum Conference, their nemeses - citizens hoping for a healthy future- will meet at the Dowse Art ... More >>
Champions Back with New Name And New Look
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:05 am | Icon Sport
The New Zealand Endurance Championship winning team has a new name and a heavily modified car to take on the field at Pukekohe Park this weekend and attempt to defend its title. Wet and Forget Racing is the new name of SMEG Racing and championship ... More >>
Is That the Art? A Broken Window In An Otherwise Empty Room
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:04 am | Enjoy Art Gallery
Walking into Enjoy Public Art Gallery, it is easy to assume that the gallery isn’t hosting an exhibition. The walls are blank and there appears to be nothing in the room. But talk to the gallery staff and you’ll soon find that what you may have ... More >>
Kiwi Donors Bring Inspirational Business Leader to Aotearoa
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:01 am | NPH New Zealand
From a Life of Poverty to Social Entrepreneur: Kiwi Donors Bring Inspirational Business Leader to Aotearoa More >>
Dominant win for Silver Ferns in Taini Jamison Trophy opener
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 8:55 am | Netball New Zealand
The Silver Ferns opened their Taini Jamison Trophy campaign with a comprehensive 75-42 win over the Malawi Queens at the North Shore Events Centre on Wednesday. More >>
Uber’s Lost and Found – has anyone seen my lightsaber?
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 8:52 am | Uber
Uber releases its second annual Uber Lost and Found Index - a snapshot of riders’ most commonly lost and most surprising forgotten items in New Zealand Lightsabers, drones, medical certificates and boxes of 7% bourbon make up the list More >>
The Walters Prize 2018: Nominees announced
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 6:47 pm | Auckland Art Gallery
Four artists have today been announced by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki as the nominees for this year’s Walters Prize. More >>
Partnership Between Hobbiton™ Movie Set And WBoP Magic
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 3:11 pm | Netball Waikato
In a first of its kind commercial relationship for professional Netball in New Zealand, Netball Waikato Bay of Plenty have partnered with world famous Hobbiton Movie Set, for a match day sponsorship and promotional partnership with the Waikato Bay of Plenty ... More >>
Paying it forward - Fortune Theatre
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 2:16 pm | Fortune Theatre Company
Paying it forward The Fortune Theatre is looking forward to seeing the uptake for a new ticketing initiative designed to open its doors to those who may not usually be able to afford to see a show. More >>
Fiji now – a discussion
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 2:03 pm | Adam Art Gallery
Filmed on location in villages near Suva, Lautoka and Nadi in December 2017, Luke Willis Thompson's recent film work How Long? presents a group of individuals who each possess a family connection with Fijian soldiers who have served overseas. Seen ... More >>
60 Kuia of the Wairarapa
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 1:47 pm | Aratoi Museum of Art and History
An exhibition - and book - of 60 portraits of Kuia across the Wairarapa, opens at Aratoi Museum, 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa. More >>
Paintings at Pukaha, marks a milestone for annual fundraiser
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 1:45 pm | Pukaha
21st of March 2018 5th annual New Zealand Flora and Fauna art exhibition - Paintings at Pukaha, marks a milestone for annual fundraiser. 36 well-known local artists have created an exhibition of native flora, fauna and wildlife which will be on display ... More >>
New Plymouth Praised by Event Organiser
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 1:42 pm | ITU Triathlon World Cup
This Sunday will see the eyes of the triathlon world fall once again upon New Plymouth, with the hosting of the Quality Hotel Plymouth International ITU Triathlon World Cup at Ngamotu Beach, with Race Director Shanelle Barrett singing the praises of ... More >>
New Gallery Space Launches in Wellington CBD
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 11:18 am | Te Auaha
Wellington’s newest gallery space, Te Auaha Gallery, celebrated its opening on 19 March with its first exhibition, On the Go, and an announcement about the first artist’s residency at Te Auaha. The exhibition includes visual arts and creative ... More >>
Prepping for Pasifika Festival
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 11:10 am | Pasifika Festival
Prepping for Pasifika Festival Tips for having your best Pasifika Festival experience SUMMARY • The 26th Pasifika Festival takes place at Western Spring Park on Saturday, 24 and Sunday, 25 March • The festival goes ahead rain or shine • Western Springs ... More >>
Free Theatre Christchurch - 'Ubu Through the Looking Glass'
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9:45 am | Free Theatre Christchurch
Ubu crashes through the looking glass to discover spectacular sights and surreal sounds inspired by Tom Waits, Cocteau Twins, Arcade Fire, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, Shocking Pinks, Willie Nelson, Chris Isaak and more. And ... More >>
Orchestra Wellington & MIXT Create Virtual Reality Conductor
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9:39 am | Orchestra Wellington
In a world first, Orchestra Wellington and Wellington interactive company MIXT are offering up the best seat in the house, although you won't want to sit down! More >>
Annah Stretton campaigns to publish RAW book
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9:29 am | Annah Stretton
Annah Stretton has kicked off a Pledge Me campaign to raise funds for a book that will shine a light on New Zealand women that the country has historically written off. More >>
I Am Giant add a second Christchurch show to final NZ tour
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 8:40 am | Eleventy 12
I Am Giant are stoked to announce the addition of a second Christchurch date to their national tour, with tickets for the Saturday show nearly sold out! Also, due to unforseen circumstances, both Christchurch shows are moving venue to Sullivans. ... More >>
Silver Ferns name team to play Malawi Queens
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 9:50 pm | Netball NZ
The Silver Ferns have named their 12 to take on the Malawi Queens in their opening Test of the Taini Jamison Trophy in Auckland this week. More >>
Twinkle comes to town for the school holidays
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 7:25 pm | Little Dog Barking
The latest production from Little Dog Barking Theatre is coming to a theatre near you during these April School Holidays. More >>
Board changes demonstrate confidence in Isaac Theatre Royal
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 3:50 pm | Isaac Theatre Royal
The appointment of two new directors to the Isaac Theatre Royal Charitable Foundation Board of Directors demonstrates a strong future for the city’s pre-eminent performing arts theatre. More >>
From Paris to Liverpool to Aotearoa
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Dance Company
Direct from the prestigious Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris and in Liverpool, The New Zealand Dance Company proudly presents one of its most sought after and celebrated programmes – Lumina , touring to all new venues around New Zealand this May. More >>
TECH N9NE Australia & New Zealand Tour Dates
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 1:04 pm | Metropolis Touring
TECH N9NE Australia & New Zealand Tour Dates With Special Guest KRIZZ KALIKO A Metropolis Touring and Slingshot Touring presentation. Attention all Techniciansss: Hip-Hop Powerhouse TECH N9NE returns to Australia + New Zealand this September after ... More >>
The 24HourProject – Global street photography event
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 12:39 pm | 24hourproject
The 24HourProject – Global street photography event on 7 April 2018 The 24HourProject gathers emerging photographers, aspiring photojournalist and visual storytellers from every city around the globe to share their photos documenting humanity in real ... More >>
Wildly Different Inspirations for Youth Theatre Festival
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 11:07 am | Auckland Theatre Company
Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) will present an annual youth theatre festival, Here & Now, in April. More >>
