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NewsAunty Donna Are Unleashing Their Brand-New Live Sketch Show 'Drem' on a Huge 2025 Global Tour
This news will go down well with a little bit of Christmas pud, with Down Under shows locked in for both Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsSXSW Sydney Has Announced Its 2025 Dates — and After a Huge Event in 2024, It's Planning Another Big Fest
The second-ever SXSW Down Under featured 1400 conference sessions, 95 screenings, 315 performances and 150 games.
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NewsDark Mofo Is Back: After Taking a Break in 2024, Tasmania's Winter Arts Festival Has Locked in Its Full Return for 2025
While the Winter Feast and Nude Solstice Swim still took place this year, next year they'll be joined by a complete festival lineup.
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NewsSXSW Sydney's Latest Round of 2024 Speakers Includes Lucy Lawless, Grace Tame and Tim Minchin
Sports stars Nick Kyrgios and Noémie Fox, playwright Suzie Miller and former Bangarra Dance Theatre Artistic Director Stephen Page have also joined the festival's lineup.
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NewsAce News If You Like Live Tunes and Parties: SXSW Sydney's 2024 Program Has Expanded Again
An extra 40-plus artists have joined the lineup, including Jorja Smith — and new talks will dive into international music tours and the streaming landscape.
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News'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' Author Mark Manson Is Returning Down Under to Give Brutally Honest Advice
You've read the bestselling book. You might've also seen the movie. Now, hear author Mark Manson share tips and stories live.
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NewsSXSW Sydney Has Announced Its First 2024 Keynote Speakers and Added a Stack of New Sessions to Its Growing Lineup
Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson and author Johann Hari will get chatting at the festival's second event Down Under in October 2024.
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NewsSXSW Sydney Has Added More Than 500 Speakers, Screenings, Artists, Workshops and Games to Its 2024 Lineup
If this year's festival already sounds huge — and it does — less than a third of the full program has been revealed so far.
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SXSW Sydney Has Dropped the First Lineup of Speakers, Musicians, Films and Games for 2024's Festival
Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg, TikTok marketing head Sofia Hernandez, Courtney Act, Nakkiah Lui, Hamish Blake, 'Heartbreak High' star Ayesha Madon: they're all on the bill.
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NewsConcrete Playground Has Submitted Two Panels for SXSW Sydney 2024 — and You Can Help Make Them Happen
We're keen to dive into the state of socialising and hospitality at this year's SXSW Sydney, and back up our 2023 panel on youth, information and the digital age — and we need your votes.
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NewsWinter Feast, the Nude Solstice Swim, Genesis Owusu, Marlon Williams: Dark Mofo's 2024 Gap Year Has Them All
The Mona Gala, a new exhibition, a multi-storey nightclub and late-night tunes are all happening in Hobart this winter, too.
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NewsYou Can Now Vote for the Conference Sessions That You'd Like to See at SXSW Sydney 2024
Early bird tickets for the tech, innovation, screen, music, games and culture festival's second Australian run are also on sale.
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NewsEmmy-Winning 'Beef' Star Ali Wong Is Bringing Her Latest Stand-Up Tour Down Under This Winter
The comedian, 'Always Be My Maybe' writer and actor, and 'Dear Girls' author is hitting Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland.
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NewsSix Beautifully Chaotic Multiplayer Games to Play with Your Mates on a Rainy Saturday Afternoon
Load up any of these multiplayer titles for guaranteed good times with your squad.
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NewsGet Ready to Giggle: The NZ International Comedy Festival Has Just Dropped Its 2024 Lineup
Prepare to be in stitches for three weeks straight this May, with more than 150 comics on the bill.
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NewsCalling All 'Normal People' Obsessives: Sally Rooney's New Book 'Intermezzo' Will Hit Shelves This Spring
You'll be able to read the acclaimed Irish author's fourth novel, which focuses on two grieving brothers, in September.
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NewsTen Upcoming Indie Games That Are Wishlist Worthy
If your gaming wishlist is looking a little weedy, we've assembled ten indie titles set to release this year that are sure to be bangers.
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NewsOdyssey Sensory Maze Is Auckland's Immersive New 19-Room Space to Get Lost Inside
This is so much more than a maze, its an all-encompassing experience that'll transport you to other worlds.
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NewsAuckland's BNZ Lantern Festival Is Back After Years of Cancellations in a Brand-New Location
After a four-year-long hiatus, the festival is back — but there's been a few changes.
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Mark Your Diary: Winter Feast, the Nude Solstice Swim, Night Shift and the Mona Gala Are All Returning in 2024
Dark Mofo is sitting this year out, but some of its key events will still be enticing everyone to Tasmania in June.
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NewsNew Zealand's Biggest Dress-Up Party, Napier's Art Deco Festival, Is Bringing 1920s Glamour to the Bay
The famous wine region has so much more to offer than just their grapes, particularly at this roaring long weekend festival.
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NewsSplore Has Announced Its Full 2024 Program, Complete with Cabaret, Sword Swallowing and Mermaids
New Zealand's longest-running festival is not only about the music — it also celebrates all things weird and wonderful in the art community.
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NewsDon't Miss Out: Experience Sydney Mardi Gras 2024 in Style with These Exclusive Packages
Live and breathe the spectacle of Sydney's 46th Mardi Gras with two unique stay-and-view packages that guarantee a dazzling weekend in Sydney.
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NewsCircus Acts, Magicians and Fire Breathers: All the Acts Performing at the International Buskers Festival 2024
Get ready for mind-boggling magic, dazzling dancers and wild circus acts this Auckland Anniversary weekend.
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NewsThe Ten Best Indie Games of 2023
It's been a big year for small games, so here's a wrap up of the ten indie titles that shone brightest during 2023.
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NewsNew Zealand Fringe Festival 2024 Is Hosting More Than 800 Artists Over Three Huge Weeks
The unique multifaceted festival is back for 2024 with hundreds of talented performers taking part in the action.
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NewsSave the Date: SXSW Sydney Will Return for a Second Massive Year in October 2024
After a huge debut event Down Under, the tech, innovation, screen, music, games and culture festival has locked in its return.
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NewsDr Jane Goodall Is Returning Down Under in 2024 to Chat About Her Career and Share Good News Stories
The world-famous chimpanzee expert and activist is making her first trip to Australia and New Zealand since 2019.
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NewsSave the Date: Auckland Pride Festival Is Bringing Burlesque, Beats and Joy to the Supercity in 2024
From all night parties to in-depth discussions about parenthood, Auckland Pride Festival 2024 has it all.
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NewsSave the Date: The Auckland Rainbow Parade Will March Through Ponsonby's Streets in February 2024
The annual celebration sees the LGBTQIA+ community bring colour, fun and diversity to the streets of Ponsonby.
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NewsChristmas Has Arrived in Auckland City with Performers and a Giant Toybox Taking Over the CBD
Christmas magic will be sprinkled across Auckland's CBD for the next month.
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NewsJust Announced: Comedians Chris Parker and Guy Montgomery Will Spread Laughs Across New Zealand with Two New Tours
If you're in need of a belly laugh so big it'll make your sides sore, these two have got you covered.
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NewsMoana Auckland Is a Month Long Celebration of the Sea Coming to Tamaki Makaurau in February 2024
This month-long festival will feature events both on and off the water, from sailing to a water-bombing competition.
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NewsSix Spooky Indie Games to Get You in the Mood for Halloween
If your favourite facet of Halloween is getting into some spine-tingling horror, we've assemble a list of spooky indie games guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
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NewsSix Ways to Get Your Gaming Fix at the First-Ever SXSW Sydney
SXSW is loading up a whole week of gaming events — here are our top picks, from a celebration of crab games to a chance to flex your voice-acting skills.
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NewsTen of Our Most-Anticipated Games to Check Out at SXSW Sydney's Gaming Festival
With over 150 games to check out at SXSW Sydney, we're taking out the stress of choosing with 10 recommendations.
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NewsTen Must-Catch Talks and Panels That You Don't Want to Miss at the Inaugural SXSW Sydney
What does the executive producer of 'Bluey' think of horror movies? What's the future of Chinatown? How do you communicate the magic of music? All these and more will be answered at SXSW Sydney.
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Dark Mofo Is Taking a Break in 2024, Except for Its Beloved Winter Feast and Nude Solstice Swim
After turning ten with a bang, the Tasmanian winter arts festival is pausing the bulk of its events in 2024 to shape its plans for 2025 onwards.
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NewsSemi Permanent Festival of Creativity and Design Is Returning to Wellington This November
Get ready for three huge days of inspiration, education and creative celebration.
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NewsHow to Get the Most Out of the Remainder of Auckland's Epic Winter Festival Elemental AKL
Auckland's festival of arts, eats and beats is just getting started — here's how to make the most of the last ten days.
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NewsAuckland's Annual Zinefest Market Is Returning for a Huge Weekend This Month
This month, the Toi o Tāmaki Art Gallery will be hosting its annual celebration of zines in Auckland's CBD.
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News'Queer Eye' Star Tan France and Coachella's CEO Are the Latest Headliners on SXSW Sydney's Speaker Lineup
The Austin-born festival's Down Under debut will span 700-plus speakers, more than 300 panels and events, and over 400 artist performances.
