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BILLY STRINGS (USA) Announces Debut Arena Headline Tour Of AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 10:30 am | Frontier Touring Company
The new project follows Strings’ first live album, Billy Strings Live Vol. 1, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart and is nominated for Best Bluegrass Album at the upcoming Grammy Awards. More >>
James Blunt Announces 2025 Auckland Show
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 9:38 am | NicNak Media
Released in October 2004, BACK TO BEDLAM marked the debut of singer-songwriter James Blunt. The album includes the globally acclaimed #1 singles ‘You’re Beautiful’ and ‘Goodbye My Lover’, along with other notable tracks such as ‘High’ and ... More >>
Immersive Audio Tour Portrays Rich Layers Of Arrowtown’s History
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 9:32 am | Arrowtown Audio Tour
The Arrowtown Audio Tour features two separate tours detailing 35 historic sites and locations across more than two-and-a-half hours of self-guided audio. More >>
Aotearoa's Serebii Releases New Single ‘Verrans Corner’
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 9:07 am | The Label
The single is accompanied by a video, which Serebii continues, “The video aims to be childish, blending playfulness and grandeur. I’d never sailed a ship before, neither had I shrunk to the size of a small figurine." More >>
SIX60 Announce Stellar Lineup Of Support Acts For The Grassroots Tour City Edition
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 8:58 am | Broken Record Publicity
Appearing in Upper Hutt for First Show this Saturday and in Hastings on Saturday 25 October is Hawkes Bay singer songwriter Makayla. More >>
WOMAD AOTEAROA 2025: Unveils Tui Stage & New Exciting Artist Additions
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 8:53 am | The Label
The Tui Stage will offer a relaxing sanctuary by day, featuring shaded seating, delicious food traders, and a refreshing bar. As the afternoon fades, it will transform as some of Aotearoa's hottest DJs spin a mix of house, techno, and bass-heavy beats, ... More >>
Mānuka Pharm SYNTHONY In The Domain Renamed As “Mānuka Phuel SYNTHONY Festival” With New Acts Added!
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 8:44 am | Duco Touring
Joining the star studded line-up to perform alongside Auckland Philharmonia and Maestra Sarah-Grace Williams as part of SYNTHONY No.6 is Tiki Taane, Sam Allen, Nyree Huyser, and Nate Dousand. ZM’s Clint Roberts is also confirmed to host the Mānuka Phuel More >>
International Kiwi Duo 'Chaos In The CBD' Announce Their Debut Album A Deeper Life
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 8:19 am | de Launay Enterprises
To celebrate the announcement, Chaos In The CBD have shared the atmospheric lead single ‘Love Language’, featuring fellow New Zealander Nathan Haines on Saxophone. Love Language is a track that suits almost any setting, evoking the laid-back, easygoing More >>
Swimmers Seek The Heat In Wet Mid Canterbury Summer
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 9:27 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
The wet run in January has had swimmers seek the heat of the hot pools over the community outdoor pools in Mid Canterbury. More >>
White Fern Amelia Kerr Named As ICC's Best Female Player
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 9:15 pm | RNZ
Kerr does not believe she has reached her peak yet. More >>
Te Tuhi Presents Five New Exhibitions
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 8:44 pm | Te Tuhi Arts Centre
Four New Exhibitions By Artists From Aotearoa, Alongside A Major Presentation By An Internationally Acclaimed Artist, Open At Te Tuhi On Saturday 8 February More >>
Hope Family Funerals Becomes Tauranga’s First Certified Funeral Home For Natural Burials
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 8:03 pm | Hope Family Funerals
Natural burials are steadily rising in popularity as they provide an environmentally conscious alternative to traditional burials, emphasising minimal impact on the earth. More >>
2025 Billy T Award Nominee Itay Dom Hits The Road
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 7:58 pm | Itay Dom
Itay has cemented his reputation as one of New Zealand’s brightest comedic talents. In 2024, he won the Breakthrough Act award at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards, following his 2023 win for Best MC. More >>
The Night Is Always Darkest: World First Performance Coming To NZ Fringe
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 7:52 pm | Night is Always Darkest
The Night is Always Darkest explores themes of isolation and loneliness in a form Wellington has never seen before. This hybrid live/digital event creates a fascinating discourse on the role of social media in our lives and how our digital experiences ... More >>
ECU Trailblazer Honoured With Order Of Australia Medal For Services To Indigenous Arts
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 4:16 pm | Edith Cowan University
Since joining ECU, Clo has been instrumental in shaping the University's cultural identity, finalising the Cultural Narrative strategy and framework as Lead, Cultural Strategy and Development before transitioning to her current role. More >>
Second Drop Of ‘Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori’ Gear Lands For Summer 2025
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 3:17 pm | Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori
After a same day sell out in 2024, the much-loved Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission) range, featuring the hei tiki logo is back. The range, which celebrates te reo Māori, will be available online and in nationwide ... More >>
Nominations Open On Friday 31st January: Celebrate Artistic Excellence At Ngā Tohu Toi 2025!
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 2:46 pm | Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust
This year’s recipients will join a distinguished cohort of past award winners, including Ria Hall, Stan Walker, Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, Darcy Nicholas, Joanna Paul, Whirimako Black, and Joe Harawira, among others. More >>
Rangitikei To Host Opening Round Of Series On Friday
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 1:47 pm | Bikesport NZ
The four-round Yamaha New Zealand Cross-country Nationals series will launch on farmland at Waituna West, near Rewa, on Friday, with the second round of the popular off-road motorcycling series set to be staged just two days later, on similar terrain, also ... More >>
Chelsea Jade Announces New Zealand Shows
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 11:41 am | Banished Music
New Zealand's - via South Africa - own Chelsea Jade is making her highly anticipated return voyage to Aotearoa for a special one-off headline show at Auckland's fabled new haunt Double Whammy, the night before her prime time spot at Wellington's Cubadupa. More >>
Cher: 'We Were On Top Of The Pops And Ready Steady Go About A Million Times, We Knocked The Beatles Off The Chart'
Monday, 27 January 2025, 9:06 pm | RNZ
Singer and actor Cher's stellar career spans six decades. She talks to RNZ's Jesse Mulligan about looking back in her new The Memoir, Part One. More >>
Race Report: Schwalbe Men’s Stage 6
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:27 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG gun said it was the biggest UCI WorldTour win of his career. More >>
3 Wins From 3 Races For Glen Collinson
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:25 pm | UDC V8 Utes
It had been around ten years since the UDC V8 Utes last raced at Timaru and it was worth the wait. After Qualifying second, Glen Collinson quickly took control of Race One on Saturday ahead of Brad Kroef and Blair Gribble-Bowring, all driving Ford utes. More >>
WHO SHOT SCOTT Releases His New Single PACK STEEL
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:20 pm | Naked PR
In a short four year run, WHO SHOT SCOTT has completed his MERCY EP trilogy, supported the likes of Snoop Dogg and Yung Gravy and toured throughout Aotearoa, Australia and Singapore. More >>
LIV Golf Star, Lucas Herbert Ready To "Rip It Up" In Queenstown
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:15 pm | New Zealand Open
Herbert is known for his powerful game and impressive consistency on the LIV Golf Tour and helped Ripper GC to the 2024 LIV Golf team championship. More >>
Battle Of The Bulls: Broc Feeney Confirmed For NZ Grand Prix Outing
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:13 pm | NextGen New Zealand Championship
Feeney’s participation adds further star power to an already formidable grid, with the 22-year-old set to face off against the likes of Supercars teammate Will Brown as well as FIA Formula 2 star and Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad in the famed race. More >>
Greenstone Entertainment Summer Concert Tour 2025 Wraps On A High Note
Monday, 27 January 2025, 6:27 pm | Greenstone Entertainment
Featuring the all-star line-up of COLD CHISEL, ICEHOUSE, BIC RUNGA and EVERCLEAR, the 2025 tour attracted a phenomenal attendance with over 40,000 music lovers flocking to one of the shows held in Queenstown, Taupō and Whitianga over the last two weekends. More >>
Ready To Ride: Crankworx Summer Series New Zealand Preliminary Rider List & Who To Watch
Monday, 27 January 2025, 6:16 pm | Crankworx NZ
The start lists for all three events – the Redemption Down Hill and Pump Track taking place on Saturday, February 15th and FMB Gold Cup Slopestyle on Sunday, February 16th – have already generated significant anticipation. More >>
Feeney To Make FR Oceania Debut At 69th New Zealand Grand Prix
Monday, 27 January 2025, 6:11 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Supercars race winner and runner up in the 2024 championship, Broc Feeney, is an intriguing addition to the grid for the forthcoming 69th New Zealand Grand Prix. More >>
Skyscraper Stan's New Album 'Those Were Days', Out In Three Weeks (Feb 14th)
Monday, 27 January 2025, 5:46 pm | Chris Familton Publicity
Skyscraper Stan's third studio album Those Were Days is out in three weeks (Feb 14th) and available to pre-order, on both clear and black vinyl, via Cheersquad Records & Tapes. More >>
“HAUSDOWN”: The Reign Of Queer, Regency Joy
Monday, 27 January 2025, 5:21 pm | Inconceivable Productions
Titled HAUSDOWN in reference to the queer cultural adage, the show returns after its sold out debut. HAUSDOWN will run from the 4th - 6th of March at the Hannah Playhouse. More >>
62nd Annual Woodville Mxgp An Event Of Extremes
Monday, 27 January 2025, 4:08 pm | Bikesport NZ
With 30-degree heat beating down on the racers, along with billowing dust, on Saturday, and then rain and mud testing the riders in a vastly different way on Sunday, the more than 600 riders entered certainly had to bring their ‘A game’ to cope with ... More >>
Surfers Healing Returns To Mt Maunganui As Autistic Kids Take To The Waves
Monday, 27 January 2025, 4:04 pm | Surfers Healing
Over 80 children from Auckland and Bay of Plenty will take part in this year’s event, supported by a dedicated team of water men and women. The day will begin at 9 AM and run until 2 PM, providing children with a safe, supportive, and thrilling ... More >>
Winning Start To 2025 For Honda Star Bourke
Monday, 27 January 2025, 3:26 pm | Bikesport NZ
The racing conditions were extreme and contrasting for riders at the 62nd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville at the weekend, the first major event for the 2025 season. More >>
NZ Esports Celebrates Milestone Year With Olympics Debut And Continued Momentum In Esports Sector
Monday, 27 January 2025, 3:10 pm | NZ Esports
The Olympic Esports Games, debuting in 2025 and returning in 2027, will bring esports to the forefront of global competition. New Zealand, as one of the first countries to officially recognise esports as a sport, is well-placed to lead in this space. More >>
NZSO To Perform Timeless Baroque Masterpieces In Eight-date March Tour
Monday, 27 January 2025, 2:57 pm | NZ Symphony Orchestra
The NZSO ensemble, featuring 26 of the finest musicians in Aotearoa New Zealand, will be led by the orchestra’s Concertmaster and passionate Baroque music violinist Vesa-Matti Leppänen. More >>
South Island Songs Captures The Essence Of New Zealand’s Native Birdlife: Art Exhibition, Opening Saturday 1 February
Monday, 27 January 2025, 12:06 pm | Anna Gibbs
A celebrated artist and advocate, Anna Gibbs’ work has received national acclaim, including the Premium Artist Award 2023 at Auckland’s Art in the Park exhibition for her piece titled Kākāpō in the Forest, which raised both awareness and funds ... More >>
NZ Soldier Defied Doctors’ Grim Predictions Following Machine Gun Wounds, Will Compete At Invictus Games
Monday, 27 January 2025, 11:20 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Ed Dore-Wright will compete as part of a 19-strong New Zealand Team at the first-ever winter Invictus Games in British Columbia, Canada, from 8-16 February. More >>
Anonymous Donors Gift Best-Selling Te Tiriti Book To All MPs
Monday, 27 January 2025, 9:59 am | Wai Ako Books
Written by lawyer, Roimata Smail with 20 years of experience in the field, the book was designed to make the essential elements of Te Tiriti more accessible and understandable for all New Zealanders. More >>
UC Study Aims To Boost Pace Bowlers’ Speed And Strength
Monday, 27 January 2025, 9:47 am | University of Canterbury
The research is part of a series of studies into the strength qualities that enable fast bowlers to perform at their best. More >>
Rowland Smith's Second Win In Shears Comeback
Monday, 27 January 2025, 9:14 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The 38-year-old, two-metres-tall Smith further marked his line in the sand when he won A-grade show the Taihape Shears’ Open final on Saturday for a 10th time. More >>
$2 Million Prize Pool Up For Grabs At New Zealand Open
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:29 am | New Zealand Open
The 104th New Zealand Open will tee off at Millbrook Resort in Queenstown next month between 27 February and 2 March 2025. More >>
Rain Parks F5000 Racing At Hampton Downs
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:13 am | New Zealand Formula 5000 Association
The series was running in support of the NZIGP Legends of Speed event, which celebrated former F5000 driver David Oxton. More >>
BNZ Breakers Defeated By In-Form Adelaide 36ers
Monday, 27 January 2025, 8:04 am | BNZ Breakers
The Breakers won the second half 43-37, but the damage done in the first half was enough to allow Adelaide to seal the result. More >>
Lindblad In Control In Dan Higgins Trophy Race
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:44 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Britain Arvid Lindblad continued his dominance of the feature races in this season’s Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship – winning the Dan Higgins Trophy race at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon after a rain interrupted 27 laps. More >>
Race Report: Schwalbe Women's One-Day Classic
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:41 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
The 26-year-old Lidl-Trek sprinter beat Australia’s LIV-AlUla-Jayco’s best chance Georgia Baker and Italy’s Rachele Barbieri to the King William Road finish line in 30C temperatures on Sunday. More >>
Global Conversations On Equity: What Can We Learn From 'Controversial' Pricing Models?
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:25 pm | RNZ
An Ōtautahi-based collective sparked backlash when it offered racially tiered tickets for an upcoming gig. But was the reaction justified? More >>
NFL Playoffs: Everything You Need To Know About Conference Championships
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:19 pm | RNZ
Will America get the Super Bowl it wants, or will the Chiefs continue their march to a third straight crown? More >>
It’s About As Tough As Any Dirt Bike Event Can Be
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 4:06 pm | Bikesport NZ
Set for Saturday, February 1, it is the country’s premier extreme enduro event, run by the man who should know, Tokoroa enduro wizard Sean Clarke. More >>
Zack Attack! – Scoular Dominant In Manfeild Thriller
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 4:04 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
New Zealander Zack Scoular showed he’s far from beaten in this year’s Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship with a masterful win in bizarre weather conditions at Manfeild. More >>
Tiaan Whelpton Breaks NZ 60m Record, Sets Sights On Going Sub 10
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 3:55 pm | Athletics New Zealand
The time obliterates Gus Nketia’s long-standing national mark of 6.59, set in Barcelona in 1995, and qualifies Whelpton for the World Indoor Championships to be held in Nanjing, China. More >>
Lindblad By The Blink Of An Eye At Manfeild
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 2:29 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Championship leader Arvid Lindblad made light work of tricky conditions at Manfeild this morning to secure pole position for the feature race at the third round of the 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. More >>
Records Fall As The V8 Utes Fly At Timaru's Levels Raceway | History Made At Levels Raceway As The Lap Record Tumbles
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 9:38 pm | UDC V8 Utes
Looking ahead to Sunday 26th January, the race program at Levels Raceway kicks off at 9am. The UDC V8 Utes come to life late morning with Race Two while Race Three is scheduled for mid-afternoon, all races being 10-laps. More >>
Codie Banks Tops F5000 Field At Hampton Downs Legends Event
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 9:31 pm | New Zealand Formula 5000 Association
Competing in the NZIGP Legends of Speed event, which celebrates former champion David Oxton, Banks, in the 1974 #1 chassis Talon MR1, delivered a commanding performance, sweeping aside the competition. More >>
Race Report: THINK! Road Safety Men's Stage 5
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 8:12 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
Narváez claimed THINK! Road Safety Stage 5 when he soloed about 300m from the top of the summit to take the win. More >>
Injury Sidelines Jackson-Cartwright For 36ers Clash
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 7:29 pm | BNZ Breakers
He has been replaced in the playing roster by Kaia Isaac for the trip to Adelaide. More >>
Lindblad Delivers Manfeild Mauling To Opposition
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 5:37 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Championship leader Arvid Lindblad stretched out his lead in the 2025 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship today with a dominant win in the first race of the weekend at the third round of the championship at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon. More >>
Breakers Edged Out By Bullets In Christchurch
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:40 pm | BNZ Breakers
Despite an impressive scoring performance from Matt Mooney, who led his side with 24 points, the hosts were unable to capitalise on key moments down the stretch. More >>
Boxing: All You Need To Know About Mea Motu's Historic Bout
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:18 pm | RNZ
It's the fight Mea Motu has been asking for and history now beckons for the NightMea on Sunday against fellow unbeaten boxer Ellie Scotney. More >>
Hundreds To Hit The Water At Manu World Championships
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:17 pm | RNZ
Former All Black Piri Weepu will be among those competing to make the biggest splash in Wellington this weekend. More >>
NZ's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Lands World's First Triple Cork In Women’s Slopestyle
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:13 pm | RNZ
New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has landed the world's first triple cork in a women's slopestyle competition, which has also seen her take gold in the 2025 Aspen X Games slopestyle competition. More >>
