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Paeroa Veteran Whyte Flies High On World Stage
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:37 pm | Bikesport NZ
Whyte is currently leading the Veterans’ 50-54 years’ class within the intermediate grade in this season’s New Zealand Enduro Championships with just the fifth and final round still to be run, the finale set to be run near Masterton on November ... More >>
Emirates Team New Zealand Welcomes Te Kawau, The Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Waka To The America's Cup 2024 In Barcelona
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:28 pm | Emirates Team New Zealand
Emirates Team New Zealand and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are proud to announce the participation of Te Kawau, a traditional Māori waka (canoe) from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei that will escort Taihoro and the team out to the America’s Cup race course each day ... More >>
Solomon Islands Fight Back To Beat Samoa And Keep Semi-final Hopes Alive At OFC U-16 Men’s Championship In Tahiti
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:21 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Two goals in a minute midway through the second half has ignited the Solomon Islands campaign at the OFC Men’s U-16 Championship in Tahiti. More >>
New Zealand Artist To Have Solo Exhibition During Paris Olympics
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:01 pm | Zakea Page
'Hockey in Motion' is an extension of his Oscar-qualifying and award winning short documentary 'Ink and Gold - An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory’, which will also be screened at the exhibition. More >>
New Experience Offers Visitors An Exclusive Peek Behind-the-scenes Of The Iconic Hobbiton Movie Set
Friday, 2 August 2024, 2:52 pm | Hobbiton Movie Set
Guests on this new experience will then enjoy a private banquet lunch fit for a Hobbit, hosted in The Millhouse, a fully themed venue located just across the water from The Green Dragon Inn. More >>
Emma Russack Shares ‘That's Not Free'; About The Girl LP Out August 23 Via Dinosaur City
Friday, 2 August 2024, 2:24 pm | Dinosaur City Records
‘That’s Not Free’ contains the realisation that the impulse to win or prove oneself after the end of a relationship helps no one. “Or even striving to win in any kind of argument or disagreement,” says Russack, “learning that it doesn’t ... More >>
Black Smoke Trigger Drop Debut Album HORIZONS - Featuring New Single 'Phantom Pain'
Friday, 2 August 2024, 1:18 pm | Black Smoke Trigger
New Zealand’s rising rock sensation Black Smoke Trigger have today officially unleashed their debut album HORIZONS, alongside a new reverbant single ‘Phantom Pain’. More >>
Sport Manawatū Is On The Move
Friday, 2 August 2024, 12:27 pm | Sport Manawatu
Prompted by the upcoming expiration of our lease, this relocation comes after careful consideration and extensive due diligence. Our current office at 40 The Square – Te Marae o Hine no longer meets the needs of our community, sports tenants, and staff. More >>
Georgia Gets By Announces New EP
Friday, 2 August 2024, 12:03 pm | NicNak Media
The announcement comes with a dual single release of two instantly memorable tracks ‘Some Kind of Angel,’ which was co-written by Grammy award nominated producer Billboard (Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Blackpink) and the EP’s title track ‘Split ... More >>
Visa Wellington On A Plate Swings Into Action
Friday, 2 August 2024, 11:41 am | Visa Wellington On A Plate
Visa Wellington On a Plate Manager Beth Brash says having a chef of Rosio’s calibre in the festival presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for food lovers in Pōneke. More >>
A-Leagues Release Full Fixture For 20th Season Of Isuzu UTE A-League Men
Friday, 2 August 2024, 11:38 am | A-Leagues
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has today released the full fixtures for the Isuzu UTE A-League Men season 2024/25 as the competition celebrates its 20th anniversary. More >>
NZ Mountain Film Festival Grant Applications Open; National Tour Underway
Friday, 2 August 2024, 11:05 am | NZ Mountain Film Festival
Grant applications are open until 31 August and Sedon estimates that the NZ Mountain Film Festival Charitable Trust will have close to $6000 to giveaway in grants this year. More >>
Marcelo And Tayla Montoya Launch Exclusive New Podcast Series On NZME’s iHeart Radio
Friday, 2 August 2024, 10:22 am | NZME.
Marcelo, a standout player for the Warriors, and Tayla, the Executive Producer of The Hits Breakfast show with Jono & Ben, are set to kick off a podcast that takes listeners behind the scenes of their life, relationship, and family. More >>
PNC Teams Up With David Dallas To Drop Innovative Vibe
Friday, 2 August 2024, 10:03 am | Black Out Music
Two of Aotearoa’s finest award-winning rappers join forces on PNC’s banging new track ‘ZIG ZAG’, a dynamic blend of slick rhymes and deep beats supercharged with the unique flow of fellow Hip-Hop icon and long-time collaborator DAVID DALLAS. More >>
Heritage Listing For Maurice Shadbolt House And Studio
Friday, 2 August 2024, 10:03 am | Heritage New Zealand
The heritage values of a West Auckland house which was once home to one of New Zealand’s foremost literary figures have been formally recognised by Aotearoa New Zealand’s lead heritage agency. More >>
‘Rippy’s Gone Rogue’ Aussie Zombie Kangaroo Film ‘The Red’ In Cinemas October 31
Friday, 2 August 2024, 8:56 am | Trigger Marketing
Radioactive is excited to announce the theatrical release of THE RED, an outrageous comedy horror set in the Australian outback, starring what promises to be Australia’s next iconic personality: Rippy—the giant Zombie Kangaroo. More >>
The Heart Of Racing Team Looks For Repeat Win At Road America
Friday, 2 August 2024, 8:49 am | The Heart of Racing
The Heart of Racing Team heads to Road America for the eighth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this weekend. The team is coming off back-to-back IMSA wins at Watkins Glen International and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP), and the ... More >>
Wiri Donna Releases Explosive New Single 'Bad Behavior' And Announces Her Forthcoming Sophomore EP 'In My Chambers'!
Friday, 2 August 2024, 8:28 am | Cheree Ridder
Back in June, Wiri Donna let us know that she’s here to rock with her most recent single, The Gold. Today, she announces her forthcoming sophomore EP ‘In my Chambers’ and brings us the brand new track ‘Bad Behavior’. More >>
Mystery Waitress Release New Album 'Bright Black Night'
Friday, 2 August 2024, 8:14 am | Flying Nun Records
Today, Wellington’s Mystery Waitress have released their second album, 'Bright Black Night,'. The new album comes four years after the band’s debut, ‘Nest’, and is available digitally and on gatefold vinyl LP via Flying Nun Records and all ... More >>
Pulse House A Sell-out For Grand Final
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:29 pm | ANZ Premiership
Arriving with impeccable timing, Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse and the Mystics have set the scene perfectly for Sunday’s highly anticipated ANZ Premiership netball Grand Final showdown in Wellington. More >>
Cook Islands Secure First Win With 3-1 Victory Over Vanuatu
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:24 pm | OFC
Cook Islands have come from behind to score a memorable 3-1 win over Vanuatu and boost their chances of qualifying for the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship semi-finals in Tahiti. More >>
Entries Open For Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards - Zawaa 2025
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:18 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Ashburton Art Gallery and Zonta Club of Ashburton are delighted to announce the call for entries to the annual Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards (ZAWAA) and exhibition for 2025. More >>
Hosts And Venues Confirmed For FIFA World Cup 26™ Qualifiers Of The Oceanian Zone
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:12 pm | OFC
Vanuatu, Fiji, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea will all host group stage matches in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 26™ Qualifiers of the Oceanian Zone. More >>
Nominations Open For 2024 Hawke’s Bay Heritage Awards
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:53 pm | Art Deco Trust
First established in 2022 by the region’s four councils, these biennial awards recognise excellence in heritage protection, preservation, and storytelling, and celebrate the people and projects preserving our region's rich history. More >>
Former Silver Fern Debbie Fuller Appointed As Silver Ferns Assistant Coach
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 1:34 pm | netball new zealand
Fuller brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the game and will join Silver Ferns Head coach Dame Noeline Taurua in guiding the national team through its upcoming campaigns. More >>
New Zealand Clinch Semi-final Place With Win Over Fiji In Papeete
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 12:44 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
New Zealand were made to work hard from the start and found themselves chasing the game when Fiji took a shock 21st minute lead at a sunny Stade Fautaua in Papeete. More >>
The Coven Is Coming! Carving In Ice Theatre Stages The Hamilton Premiere Of The Coven On Grey Street
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 11:18 am | Riverlea Theatre
Carving in Ice Theatre is set return to Hamilton for a spell with a staged reading of The Coven on Grey Street, the first Playmarket Licensed play by former-Hamiltonian James Cain. More >>
The Step Up Challenge: A Personal Journey To Support Kiwis With Blood Cancer
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 11:08 am | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Step Up is a personal challenge to fundraise for Kiwis living with blood cancer. For many of this year's participants, the challenge is very personal. It ranges from families with young children fighting blood cancer to people dealing their own diagnoses. More >>
Poetry Takes Over: A Nationwide Celebration Of Words Is Set To Sweep Across The Country In Late August
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 10:41 am | Phantom Billstickers
Get ready to celebrate the power of poetry, Aotearoa! Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2024 is scheduled for Friday 23 August, and a packed programme of close to 100 official events is revealed today, showcasing the nation's love of poetry. More >>
Paris 2024: McHardie, McKenzie In Medal Showdown
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 9:24 am | Yachting New Zealand
One Kiwi crew will battle for New Zealand's first sailing medal of Paris 2024, while another will have the chance to end their storied Olympic careers in style tomorrow. More >>
Junior And Senior Showquest Results
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 7:27 pm | Showquest
Junior Section Announced today, Otumoetai Intermediate (Bay of Plenty) has won 1st Place nationally in the Junior Section of Showquest, the country's largest performing arts competition for schools. Showquest challenges student teams to present performance ... More >>
Sky Tower To Light Up Gold To Celebrate Shining Sevens Success
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 4:52 pm | Sky City
The Sky Tower will light up gold tonight, 31st July. More >>
Porridge Radio Announce New Album 'Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me'
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 1:51 pm | The Label
Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me is a coming-of-age moment inspired by burnout, the music industry, heartbreak, and band leader Dana Margolin’s own increasing immersion in her craft as an artist. More >>
Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus Launches New Band Of Indie Rock Titans
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 1:02 pm | The Label
In this particular band, which is one of millions in the world today, four players selflessly merge, become musical, and emit rock ‘n’ roll that is familiar but new, warm but icy, melodic but Sphinx-like in its seductive and subtle riddles More >>
New “Stand-down” Policy To Minimise Concussion Risks Associated With Horse-Riding Injuries
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 12:53 pm | Equestrian Sports New Zealand
Equestrian Sports New Zealand acknowledges that concussion knowledge is evolving, and more research is required to identify both the short and long-term consequences of this brain injury. More >>
Kit Sebastian! New Album 'New Internationale' Announced
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 10:54 am | Border Music New Zealand
Today Kit Sebastian – composed of K. Martin and Merve Erdem – announce their new album ‘New Internationale’, set for release 27th September on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder record label, and unveil lead single 'Metropolis' with an accompanying ... More >>
Jamie Xx Collaborates With The Avalanches On New Single 'All You Children'
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 10:32 am | The Label
Jamie xx by Alasdair McLellan Jamie xx releases a brand new single, ' All You Children '. Taken from Jamie’s hotly-anticipated second album In Waves (released 20th September via Young ), 'All You Children' sees the London musician, DJ and producer ... More >>
‘Mainland’ Claims First Supreme Pie Award
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 10:07 am | Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards
Breaking news! The South Island has claimed its first ever Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Award and the second only Supreme female baker to scoop up the top award. More >>
Trailer Launched For Acclaimed New Zealand Director Christine Jeffs’ - A Mistake
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 9:53 am | Trigger Marketing
A MISTAKE delves into the perilous aftermath of surgeon Elizabeth Taylor's (Elizabeth Banks) split-second medical decision, unfolding a thrilling exploration of the fatal ripple effects triggered by a single human error. More >>
Auckland Theatre Company & Nightsong Presents Peter Pan
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 9:06 am | Auckland Theatre Company
Prepare for delightful twists in this lavish, large-scale and wondrously inventive production of J. M. Barrie’s classic tale written by Carl Bland and directed by Ben Crowder and Carl Bland of Nightsong (Mr Red Light, The Worm, Te Pō). More >>
Tickets Now Available To The World Butchers’ Challenge, In Paris
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 8:47 am | World Butchers Challenge
Tickets are now officially available for the largest butchery event on earth - the 2025 World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) - taking place on Monday 31 March, 2025 in the culinary capital of the world, Paris, France. More >>
NZ Post’s Latest Stamps Pay Tribute To All Black’s Invincibles Team On 100th Anniversary
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 8:38 am | NZ Post
NZ Post are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the All Blacks 1924-25 rugby union tour of the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada with the release of stamps celebrating the team’s unbeaten record. More >>
Kotare Painting Fails To Sell But Goldie Works Attract Interest
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 4:26 am | International Art Centre
A highly sought after acrylic work of art of a native kotare, also called a sacred kingfisher, by an ardent environmentalist Don Binney, has failed to sell tonight after earlier predictions it could bring up to $1.2 million. More >>
The People Leading Our Hospitality Scene Are Celebrated At The Hospitality NZ Awards For Excellence
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 4:02 am | Hospitality New Zealand
The people behind some of the country’s top hospitality and accommodation businesses have been celebrated at the 2024 Hospitality New Zealand Awards for Excellence in Christchurch tonight. More >>
Tahiti Delight Home Crowd With Opening Match Victory Over Solomon Islands
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 6:33 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
Tahiti scored a late winner to beat the Solomon Islands 2-1 in a pulsating Group B clash at the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship in Papeete. The hosts had to come from behind to claim a deserved win after dominating a high-quality encounter in front ... More >>
Vibrant ŌTepoti Art Studio Launches Boosted Campaign - August 1st, 2024
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 6:19 pm | Studio2
With a focus on providing an environment that encourages creativity, our Studio has a roll of over 80 artists who come together with qualified Art Facilitators to inspire each other and contribute to our community through the joy of art. More >>
Samoa Shock New Caledonia To Kick-off Group B At OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2024
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 3:41 pm | OFC
Samoa have stunned New Caledonia with a 2-0 win at Stade Pater to kick off Group B action at the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship. More >>
Love For The New Zealand Weather, Soundtrack And Road Trip Showcased By Sean Beldon
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 3:08 pm | The Frame Workshop and Gallery
Young Sean could not have predicted that many years later, he would be stepping off a plane and making his home in Aotearoa – but that’s exactly what happened when, after some time living and working in London, he arrived here in 2011. More >>
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful Of Soil
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 2:49 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil opens on Saturday 24 August, bringing together a wide variety of historic and contemporary works, including artists’ responses to Te Waipounamu South Island. More >>
Award-Winning New Zealand String Quartet Embark On First New Zealand Tour With New Musician
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 2:24 pm | New Zealand String Quartet
From intimate art galleries, such as DEPOT Artspace in Devonport and Webb’s Auction House in Wellington, to lively grassroots music venues, such as The Jam Factory in Tauranga and The Sound Lounge in Te Pahū. More >>
The Rocky Horror Show Creator Announces Brand-New Musical
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 2:06 pm | Sandra Roberts
Inspired by the madness of American politics and the ripple effect it has on the rest of the world, the 82-year-old Tauranga-based twisted genius announces the world premiere of “The Celebration of Kindness Tour” this October, ahead of the chaos ... More >>
From The Rocky Horror Show Creator Richard O’Brien Comes A New Satirical Musical, THE KINGDOM OF BLING
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 1:29 pm | Toitoi - Hawkes Bay Arts And Events Centre
O’Brien further announces that 100% of all royalties of THE KINGDOM OF BLING will go to the Starship Children’s Hospital in perpetuity. More >>
Brian McFadden (Westlife) & Keith Duffy (Boyzone) Bring Their Musical Supergroup To New Zealand In 2025
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 1:24 pm | NikNak Media
When Boyzlife first hit the road, combining their talents to perform hits from both of their former bands as well as new material, they never imagined that six years later they would be playing to thousands of fans worldwide. More >>
MAISUKA: The Silent Killer
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 12:33 pm | SunPix
Titled ‘Maisuka: The Silent Killer’, it takes a closer look at Type 2 Diabetes, and how prevalent it is among young Pasifika people. More >>
Voodoo Bloo Unveils Their Most Out-there Album Yet “Dead-End Rodeo“
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 10:52 am | Voodoo Bloo
Indie rock gems Voodoo Bloo are back with a noisy outing! Their latest record, “Dead-end Rodeo”, marks the band’s third studio LP, incorporating the sounds that fans love with new twists, which will hit all listeners at full force. More >>
Naarm Art-rock Quartet Think About You Shares ‘I <3 You In A DJ Way’; Don’t Die On Me LP Out August 16
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 9:26 am | Dinosaur City Records
Naarm/Melbourne art-rockers Think About You (TAY) unveil ‘I <3 You in a DJ Way’, the third and final single from their imminent LP Don’t Die On Me, out Friday, August 16 independently. More >>
Black Grace Presents Company B – ‘The Next Wave’ Directed By Neil Ieremia, ONZM
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 8:35 am | Black Grace
Following the tremendous success of their inaugural season, BLACK GRACE is excited to announce a new production by COMPANY B entitled ‘The Next Wave’. More >>
Summer Music Spectacle Rock The Bowl Set To Return With Star-studded Line-up Including Sublime With Rome And Pendulum
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 8:27 am | NicNak Media
After a hugely successful debut last year, Rock The Bowl is returning in late 2024 with a star-studded line-up of international and homegrown talent, with a major headliner still to be announced ! More >>
'McKiwis' Stretch Lead With Day 2 Masterclass
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 7:56 am | Yachting New Nealand
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie dominated day two of the Olympic men's skiff (49er) competition in Marseille to extend their overall lead at the halfway stage of qualifying. More >>
“The Greek” Vegan Feta Is Supreme Winner
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 7:29 am | The Vegan Society Aotearoa New Zealand
The Supreme Winner of the fourth Vegan Society of Aotearoa Vegan Cheese Awards was “The Greek”, a delicious feta, a relative newcomer to the awards. The judges were particularly impressed with the bold savoury and well balanced flavour of this ... More >>
