• News

    A Huge Program Has Been Announced for Matariki Festival 2018

    Mark the arrival of Māori New Year with a massive street party, gourmet hāngi and an illuminated parade.

  • News

    Eight Homegrown Films Have Been Announced for NZIFF

    Including five world premieres and the return of live cinema with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

  • News

    Six Wellington Artists to Check Out at NZ Art Show 2018

    The art paradise returns for its 15th year with a solid local lineup.

  • News

    Six Picks for LUX Light Festival 2018

    Wellington's brightest experience of the year returns for ten days this week.

  • News

    Five Picks for Auckland Writers Festival 2018

    More than 230 of the planet's best writers have been booked for this year's literary feast — here are five essential events to pencil in your diary.

  • News

    Newmarket's Huge Italian Street Party Is Back for 2018

    The grand finale to a month-long partito.

  • News

    Five Pieces of Homework to Do Before 'The Handmaid's Tale' Drops Its Second Season

    The second season will premiere on Lightbox this week — if it's been a while since you binged the first, here's what you can do to catch up.

  • News

    Dark Mofo Has Unveiled Its Massive 2018 Lineup

    Returning to MONA in June, it’s chock full of old favourites, powerhouse female artists and the festival's take on Twin Peaks' Bang Bang Bar.

  • News

    CoLiberate Is Wellington's New Mental Health Gym

    No ordinary gym; this new space provides a workout for your mind through creative movement, reflective writing and clay touching.

  • News

    Auckland Writers Festival Unveils a Whopping 2018 Lineup

    Six days of ideas, readings, debates, stand-up poetry, literary theatre, children’s writers and free public events. 

  • News

    A Pint-Sized Gelateria Has Opened In Morningside

    Find Little 'Lato and you'll be one scoop away from heaven.

  • News

    Te Papa's New Two-Storey Art Gallery Opens This Weekend

    The gallery's opening weekend will welcome five new exhibitions and ten exclusive artworks that spotlight Aotearoa and the Pacific.

  • News

    Auckland Council Has Expressed Interest in Reopening the CBD's Subterranean City

    The former air raid tunnels can hold a whopping 22,000 civilians.

  • News

    Ten Wellington Date Ideas That Aren't Dinner and a Movie

    Tired of the classic movie and dinner date night combo? Wellington has a lot to offer any romantic endeavour.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's 2018 Autumn Reading List

    Seven books to binge without the call of summer.

  • News

    Childish Gambino Is Bringing His Three-Day Concert Experience to New Zealand

    The immersive virtual reality and multi-sensory concert experience will be held this November.

  • Guide

    Thirteen Picks for Auckland Arts Festival 2018

    Street pyrotechnics, Vietnamese bamboo circus, a walk-through labyrinth and lunar drama — there's no excuse for sitting at home this March.

  • Guide

    Ten Picks for New Zealand Festival 2018

    Psychedelic dreaminess, a ballet classic, large-scale theatre and high-flying circus — there's no excuse for sitting at home this March.

  • News

    Barack Obama Is Coming to New Zealand for the First Time Next Month

    The former US President will do a one-off talk in Auckland on March 22.

  • News

    Auckland's Four-Day Fashion Festival Is Back for 2018

    The program features 30 free events from 25 central city boutiques, brands and retailers.

  • Guide

    Ten Picks for the 2018 Auckland Fringe Festival

    Including a show with cats, modern dance about polar bears and literally watching paint dry.

  • News

    The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival Is Back for Its Sixth Year

    Celebrating the best of surf culture and our connection with the environment.

  • News

    A World-First Muppets Retrospectacle Is Coming to Wellington

    Three weeks of films, workshops and masterclasses will descend on the city in April.

  • News

    A Foodie's Guide to Spain

    From acorn-fed Iberian ham to cave cheese and green-tinted white wine — here's what to eat when you visit the motherland.

  • News

    Auckland Museum Has Announced its 2018 Exhibition Lineup

    Putting the spotlight on South Auckland music, butterflies, gender equality and LEGO.

  • News

    A Huge French Festival Is Coming to Wellington

    Three days of Champagne, cheese and croissants.

  • News

    Auckland's Huge French Festival Is Back for 2018

    Three days of Champagne, cheese, croissants and pétanque.

  • News

    Rooftop Sunday Session Anno Domini Is Back for 2018

    Bringing together three influential dance producers.

  • News

    This Swirling Design Has Been Chosen as Burning Man's 2018 Temple

    It'll preside over the festival for nine days before being set alight.

  • News

    Iceland Becomes First Country in the World to Legalise Equal Pay

    Companies employing 25 people or more must prove their equal pay policies through government certification or face hefty fines.

  • News

    Seinfeld Might Be Getting the Point-and-Click Video Game Treatment

    It'll be the ultimate game about nothing, obviously.

  • News

    It's Finally Happened: The Marriage Equality Bill Has Passed Through Australian Parliament

    Same-sex marriage will be made legal — potentially within the month.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's 2017-18 Summer Reading List

    Eight books to get stuck into by the pool, the beach or with an ice cream.

  • Guide

    Ten Free Auckland Exhibitions Worth Checking Out This December

    It's the perfect season for gallery hopping.

  • News

    Silo Park Drops Its Huge 2017-18 Summer Program

    Heading into its seventh season with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and events under the stars.

  • News

    Auckland's Favourite Strange Festival Just Made Its First Program Announcement

    Shows and exhibitions that are just a touch (or way) too strange for general theatrical consumption.

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