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More Local And International Comedy Stars Join Best Foods Comedy Gala Line-up
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 2:36 pm | Elephant Publicity
Opening the annual 2025 NZ International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo, this unforgettable showcase of world-class comedy talent takes place on Friday 2 May in Auckland and Saturday 3 May in Wellington. More >>
Entries Now Open For Moana Music Open Mic Competition
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 2:09 pm | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Budding musicians are urged to apply now for the chance to perform live on a waterfront stage in the Moana Music Open Mic Competition, an exciting live-music event that’s part of the Moana Auckland festival. More >>
Toi Kiri Gears Up For 2025, Registrations Opening On Early Bird
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 12:04 pm | Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust
Toi Kiri 2025 is an all inclusive ten-day event of indigenous Artists Wānanga, Festival, Symposium and Exhibition of Tā Tatau, Tā Moko, and Skin Marking Artists, alongside Cultural Arts, Musicians, Performers, Ceremony, Rongoā, Markets and Food. More >>
OMO Urges A Comeback To Sport – And Dirt – In New Campaign Via 303 MullenLowe
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 11:34 am | OMO
Using its long-standing ‘Dirt is Good’ positioning, the new trans-Tasman campaign focusses on someone making a comeback to sport after a long break, and the fun and mess it generates. More >>
Oxton To Headline F5000 Action At Hampton Downs
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:49 am | New Zealand Formula 5000 Association
The action-packed schedule includes three races for the iconic 5-litre, V8-powered F5000 cars. More >>
Mount Maunganui To Host Oceania Triathlon Sprint, Mixed Relay & Para Championships
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:13 am | Triathlon New Zealand
The Bay of Plenty tourism hot spot has been awarded hosting rights to the 2025 Oceania Sprint, Mixed Relay & Para Triathlon Championships with the March 29-30 event to be headquartered out of Hopukiore Reserve (Mount Drury) on Marine Parade. More >>
Eastern Regional Championships Set To Make Waves At Mount Maunganui This Weekend
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:02 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The lifesaving competitions will take place at Mount Main Beach, with boats and canoes racing at Papamoa Beach. Lifeguards from diverse clubs will demonstrate their skills, resilience, and spirit in the spirit of sportsmanship and community. More >>
Marchfest 2025: The Masters Behind The Brews
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 9:42 am | Marchfest
As the 18th annual event approaches, the spotlight turns to the brewers who make this festival so special, from their inspiration to the exclusive beers they’ll unveil at Founders Heritage Park on March 29. More >>
Metalheads Unite: Blitz Metal Fest 2025 Brings The Heat To Auckland
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 8:58 am | Act Up Entertainment
This year’s lineup features 11 bands delivering a relentless assault of riffs and power:Just One Fix, Teraset, Forsworn, Brackenwood Coven, Monolith, Talismer, If It Bleeds, Head Lock Grave, INTHEIRIMAGE, Doomscroll, and Model T. More >>
Marlon Williams Announces Māori Language Album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, Out April 4th 2025
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 8:51 am | Frontier Touring Company
Marlon Williams releases Aua Atu Rā from forthcoming album Te Whare Tīwekaweka. Inspired by 60s Māori showbands, the album’s lead single, “Aua Atu Rā,” is a mournful lament on isolation featuring lyrics co-written by Marlon and Lyttelton-based ... More >>
New Zealand Davis Cup Teamed Named To Take On Jamaica
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 8:13 am | Tennis NZ
The tie will take place at the Eric Bell National Tennis Centre, Kingston on hard courts, with matches to start from 5am NZT on Sunday 2nd Feb & Monday 3rd Feb (Saturday and Sunday local time). More >>
Help Day Success May Spread Across North Taranaki
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:42 pm | Craig Ashworth - Local Democracy Reporting
Organiser Larnee Wallace said the iwi wants to empower whānau by connecting them with valuable information and support – and up to 300 people turned out for the fun and info. More >>
Race Report: Ziptrak Men's Stage 1
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:59 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
Sam Welsford has delivered what his team promised to claim: the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under as it celebrates 25 years of racing in South Australia. More >>
Olivia Podmore Inquest: Hearing To Resume In April Following Lengthy Delay
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:05 pm | RNZ
The inquest into the August 2021 death of the Olympic cyclist was unexpectedly adjourned late last year to the disappointment of her family. More >>
Horror In The Stalks: Spookers CornEvil Experience Promises A Terrifying Night Out
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 6:36 pm | Paul Blomfield
Spookers is the number one haunted attraction in the Southern Hemisphere operating year-round at Kingseat near Auckland. It has been six years since CornEvil entertained and terrified audiences, with the new ownership returning this beloved Kiwi rite ... More >>
jasmine.4.t Shares New Single Featuring Phoebe Bridgers ‘Guy Fawkes Tesco Dissociation’
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 6:01 pm | The Label
Based in Manchester, Jasmine is the first UK signee to Phoebe Bridgers' label and the album was produced by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. More >>
Simon Barnett Makes A Triumphant Return To More FM With A Bold New Brand Campaign And Logo
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 5:43 pm | Mediaworks
Simon Barnett kicked off his morning with a 4.30am alarm, marking his return to More FM today. He joined friend and co-host Lana Searle and the Breakfast Club for what promises to be an exciting year of great music, fun conversations, and unforgettable ... More >>
Classics Museum Celebrates Colossal 100,000 Visitors
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 5:11 pm | University of Canterbury
Free gelato, pizza and live music will feature at an Italian-style street party hosted by the Teece Museum at the Christchurch Arts Centre later this week. More >>
Entry Unleashes A Bold, Immersive Experience At NZ Fringe Festival 2025
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 4:18 pm | Untitled Warehouse Project
This immersive, design-led dance experience, choreographed by Dan Nodder, unfolds within the industrial heart of Wellington, offering audiences a captivating exploration of movement and design. More >>
Wealth Of Racing Talent Flocks To Woodville GP
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 2:29 pm | Bikesport NZ
Racing over the two days will attract thousands of spectators to the Tararua region, filling motel rooms and camping grounds to the point of overflowing, the Honda-sponsored event at Woodville proving to be a must-see spectacle for many motorsports enthusiasts. More >>
Draw Made For OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2025
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 2:23 pm | Oceania Football Confederation
The OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2025 will take place in Tahiti, from September 21 to October 4, with the qualifying tournament being hosted by Tonga, from March 7-13. More >>
Bach Musica NZ Announces 2025 Programme Featuring Timeless Classics And New Premieres
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 12:02 pm | Bach Musica
The 2025 season will kick off on 6 April at the Auckland Town Hall, with the New Zealand premiere of the Misa Tango by Argentinian composer Bacalov, performed by Stephanie Poole, Felicity Tomkins (soprano), Andrew Conley (baritone), alongside ... More >>
2025 Surf Lifesaving Sports Events Calendar In Full Swing
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 11:32 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Lifesaving New Zealand (SLSNZ) National Events Manager, Matt Cairns says sport plays a critical role in keeping lifeguards engaged and rescue-ready. More >>
Secret Time Travel Meeting: A Comedic Mystery Journey Lands In Wellington
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:34 am | Time Machine Blueprints
Shawn Wickens explores the ethics of time travel, quantum peculiarities, and the mysteries of what lies ahead—all while mixing absurd physics theories with smart, stoner-friendly humor. More >>
F.A.W.C! 2025 Is On Sale – 1781 Tickets, 36 Events, And A Very Special Lunch!
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:51 am | F.A.W.C
It’s the 13th time Summer F.A.W.C! has been staged at restaurants, cafes, vineyards, bars and secret locations across the region famed for its incredible fruit and vegetables, fresh meat and seafood, and internationally acclaimed wines. More >>
A New Departure for Joe Bennett
Monday, 20 January 2025, 7:49 pm | CONNECTITALIA-NZ Ltd
Joe is looking for companions to join him on this adventure, which he intends to be both fun and instructive. More >>
Wellington GP Unicycles 455km In 24hrs To Break Guinness World Record
Monday, 20 January 2025, 7:42 pm | Ken Looi
Looi rode 455.2354km, beating the old mark of 453.8km set by Sam Wakeling (UK) in 2009. More >>
Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition 2025: Final Round
Monday, 20 January 2025, 6:57 pm | Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition
This year, the competition received nearly 80 applications, showcasing an exceptionally high calibre of singers. The finalists represent the pinnacle of vocal talent in Aotearoa and beyond. More >>
The UDC V8 Utes Head South For The Summer
Monday, 20 January 2025, 6:45 pm | UDC V8 Utes
Thunder Down Under will not only be the first time in almost a decade that South Island fans will have the opportunity to see the V8 Utes in action. It promises to be a truly epic event having attracted around 180 entrants across 9 categories, from ... More >>
Fish & Game New Zealand Welcomes Retention Of Hunting And Fishing Portfolio
Monday, 20 January 2025, 4:16 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
"Minister Meager is a keen outdoors enthusiast and we look forward to working closely with him to help support recreational hunters and anglers, enhance public access to natural resources, protect our natural environments and the valued introduced ... More >>
Highly Topical Addition To The NZ Series Spans The Past, Present And Future Implications Of The Treaty Of Waitangi
Monday, 20 January 2025, 4:05 pm | Oratia Books
In this engaging addition to Oratia’s NZ Series, author and editor Ross Calman demystifies the origins of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and unravels its complexities — offering a fresh, well-rounded perspective More >>
Young Pacific Leaders Women’s Sport Programme Announces Selection Of 14 Emerging Female Leaders In Sport
Monday, 20 January 2025, 3:25 pm | Women in Sport Aotearoa
The 14 women selected represent a diverse range of Pacific Island nations and come from various sports, including soccer, netball, athletics, rugby, and more. Each participant is dedicated to making a difference in their communities through sport ... More >>
Shy Bat Centre Stage At Zealandia
Monday, 20 January 2025, 3:08 pm | Anna Bailey
This show began from workshops held at Zealandia with primary school students in 2023. The creation of the show was supported by the Philipp Family Foundation and was performed for the first time at the TAHI Festival in 2023. More >>
Hill Makes It Six From Six In GR86
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:36 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Cameron Hill became the sixth winner in six races so far of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship this afternoon at Hampton Downs, officially giving new team Right Karts by M2 Competition its first series win. More >>
Manson Storms To First FR Oceania Win
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:33 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Sebastian Manson became the second Kiwi this season to win a race in the 2025 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship when he dominated the second race of the weekend at the Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park. More >>
Evennett Hangs On For Win In Debut Weekend
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:18 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Young Australian Lachlan Evennett made the most of a great start in a reverse grid format to take a hard fought win in the second race of round two of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Hampton Downs this morning. More >>
Classy Lindblad Untouchable In Hampton Downs Feature Race Qualifying
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:15 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Arvid Lindblad showed he had mastered his Toyota FT60 and the challenges of Hampton Downs International circuit to set a stunning pole position lap for the Dorothy Smith Memorial Trophy race at the second round of the 2025 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship. More >>
TeamSquad’s New Single ‘Violet’ Calls For A Matriarchy
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:10 am | TeamSquad
The neo-soul tune reassures with the possibilities of a new world order. More >>
Dunedin’s Tūhura Otago Museum's XYZZY Nominated For Prestigious Best Of Earth Awards
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:03 am | Otago Museum
Created by celebrated contemporary artist Jess Johnson and visionary director Simon Ward, in collaboration with Tūhura Otago Museum, the immersive, psychedelic planetarium show is a bold exploration of abstract worlds, surreal landscapes, and mind-bending ... More >>
Golf: Runner-up Daniel Hillier one shot off victory at rich Dubai tournament
Monday, 20 January 2025, 9:01 am | RNZ
Daniel Hillier's emotions were "bittersweet" after finishing a narrow runner-up at the rich Dubai Desert Classic. More >>
50 Years Of Cold Chisel: It's Now 'The Best We've Ever Gotten On With Each Other'
Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:56 am | RNZ
This month, the "elderly rockers" tour NZ. Their biggest problem is getting through all the hits, guitarist Ian Moss tells Summer Times. More >>
Thanks Wellington! Jim Beam Homegrown’s Swan Song In The Capital
Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:26 am | Jim Beam Homegrown
After 18 unforgettable years, Homegrown bids farewell to Wellington in 2025. More >>
Budding Filmmakers And Writers Invited To Take Part In 2025 NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival
Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:15 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival
Festival Director Whitney Oliver says she is delighted to get the ball rolling for the 2025 festival with entries now open for the Mountain Film and Book competitions. $9000 of prize money will be awarded across a range of categories. More >>
World Jetsprint Championship 2025 Makes Waves In Wanaka
Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:13 am | NZ Jetsprint Association
With seven teams traveling from the USA and nine from Australia, this year marks the first World Championship since 2018, which was held in Australia. More >>
Top Class Racing Thrills At Alliance Services Hampton Downs International
Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:08 am | NextGen New Zealand Championship
International talents, seasoned campaigners and the next generation of motorsport stars combined to make for a weekend of thrilling action at the Alliance Services Hampton Downs International. The Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, ... More >>
Shearing Record Attempt Gets The Green Light
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 8:04 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Under World Sheep Shearing Society rules the lambs must have an average wool weight of 0.9kg each, as determined by a sample shear of 20 from the target flock on the day beforehand. More >>
Race Report: Hyundai Women’s Stage 3
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:45 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
Switzerland’s Noemi Rüegg held on to the Santos Tour Down Under leader’s jersey to take 2025 general classification honours in a huge Stirling stage on Sunday. The pocket dynamo claimed the ochre jersey after a brilliant Health Partners Stage ... More >>
Villawood Men’s Classic Race Report
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:43 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
Sam Welsford says all rivals’ eyes will be upon him and his team from Tuesday after he took out his maiden Villawood Classic criterium race tonight at the Santos Tour Down Under. Welsford also got lucky when he avoided a nasty crash on the final ... More >>
Breakers Fall To Phoenix Despite Fightback
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:41 pm | BNZ Breakers
The BNZ Breakers now head home to prepare for a Round 18 clash against Brisbane Bullets in Christchurch on Friday night. More >>
Cycling: Veteran Aaron Gate Eyes First World Tour Race At Tour Down Under
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:34 pm | RNZ
Aaron Gate will tick another box in his storied cycling career when he contests the UCI Tour Down Under. More >>
Wētā FX scores two nominations at BAFTAs
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:33 pm | RNZ
The Wellington studio has been recognised in Britain's top movie honours for their visual effects work on two international films. More >>
Review: Animation Flow has no dialogue but is still one of the best movies of 2025
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:32 pm | RNZ
Review - Flow is an animation that is destined to be a classic, one that audiences will return to year on year, writes Dan Slevin. More >>
Novelist Jenny Pattrick On Her Pivot To Theatre Writing
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:29 pm | RNZ
She's turned her hand to the theatre and has written a play. More >>
Australia Crowned The Winner In Debut ITM New Zealand Grand Prix
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:18 pm | New Zealand Sail Grand Prix
Once racing was underway, the sold-out crowd was treated to a ‘Super Sunday Special’ with three fleet races before Aussies proved too good for Spain and Emirates Great Britain in the three-up Final. More >>
Local Artist Collaborates With School Kids To Create Absolute Banger And Inspire Future Musicians
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:11 pm | The Encouragement Kid
What started as a Zoom call between The Encouragement Kid and Mrs. B’s class, quickly turned into a memorable experience that these kids will never forget. More >>
Tour Down Under Men's Classic: Statement Regarding A Crash At The Men’s Villawood Classic Last Night
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 3:01 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
Our thoughts are with the spectator and their family, as well as the riders impacted by the incident. More >>
16-Year-Old Owen Causes Upset Win, Henderson Finds Her Rhythm
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 9:52 pm | Surfing New Zealand
The 2025 National Surfing Championships commences both the domestic NZ Surf Series, NZ Grom Series and NZ Longboard Series with events scheduled around the country this summer. More >>
Santos Tour Down Under: Race Report – Women’s Stage 2
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 9:21 pm | Santos Tour Down Under
Switzerland’s Noemi Ruegg created Santos Tour Down history after winning the Health Partners stage 2 Unley to Willunga on Saturday. The 23-year-old reigning Swiss road champion became the first female from her native country to take out a ... More >>
Greenstone Summer Concert Celebrates 15 Years, Queenstown Show A Triumph
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:46 pm | Greenstone Entertainment
After a summer plagued with unseasonal weather, Queenstown turned on a stunning summers day with a 14,000 plus strong crowd of jubilant concert goers flocking to see the formidable line-up of: COLD CHISEL, ICEHOUSE, BIC RUNGA and EVERCLEAR. More >>
Australia Tops Table In Rival Waters As Auckland Lights Up For The ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:43 pm | New Zealand Sail Grand Prix
For the first time ever, SailGP adopted a ‘Super Saturday’ format, staging four fleet races to showcase the fast and furious action on the stunning Waitematā Harbor. More >>
