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    Ring in the New Year With the Britomart Beach Party

    Score yourself a double pass and a mandatory pair of Havaianas flip flops.

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    Brilliant Things To Do in Auckland This December

    A Christmas musical satire, a dose of Fryish delight, the Auckland Fair, some pampering options and some high quality musical offerings.

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    The Winners of 2015 NZ Music Awards

    Celebrating the best in local music.

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    Auckland Arts Festival Announces Diverse 2016 Lineup

    A creative feast of theatre, dance, music, circus and cabaret that won't fail to satisfy.

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    The Five Best Events in Auckland This Halloween

    Five excuses to dress like a weirdo and drink punch till the sun comes up.

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    Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland This November

    The country’s largest culinary festival, the latest offering from Cirque du Soleil, a music prize recognising up-and-coming Kiwi artists, a multi-genre film festival showcasing work from here and across the Pacific, and one of the greatest bands of all time.

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    The Ten Best Things to do This Labour Weekend

    A much-adored folk songwriter, the largest screening of Russian films outside of the motherland, an annual geek-gathering, a Sunday session to rule them all, and the man responsible for 2013’s most popular internet dance craze.

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    New Zealand Festival is Bringing Us Sufjan Stevens And Many More Magical Acts

    Including a reinterpretation of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Miranda July, Calexico and a Salvador Dali-inspired theatre piece.

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    Soulfest 2015 Has Been Cancelled

    With organisers pointing to poor ticket sales.

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    The Second Artist Release For Rhythm and Vines is Here

    A freewheeling party rapper, some electronic heavyweights, a hypnotic rock 'n' roll band, and some contestants from X Factor NZ.

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    Brilliant Things to do in Auckland This October

    Brilliant activities to distract you from the imminent presence of all things Christmas.

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    The First Artist Lineup Has Been Announced For Splore

    Folk-inflected indie rock, charismatic blues, dancefloor-friendly ska-dub and lo-fi soul.

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    Win Tickets to The Phoenix Foundation

    Psychedelic-pop driven by optimistic vibes and a propulsive rhythm section.

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    Laneway Festival Drop Their Artist Lineup

    An eclectic mix of artists coming in hot on the indie radar.

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    Laneway Festival Announces Dates and Venues for 2016

    Returning to Australasia's unconventional festival sites with your new favourite bands.

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    First Lineup Announcement for Rhythm and Alps

    Celebrate the New Year in a postcard-worthy location.

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    Brilliant Things To Do in Wellington this September

    A plethora of pursuits from the capital's galleries, bars and stages.

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    The Others Way Festival Have Dropped Their Festival Timetable

    A lineup that won't make you, um, look the other way.

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    Virtual Reality Concerts Are Now Happening in Australia

    Starting with this Flight Facilities set at Sydney Opera House.

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    Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland this September

    A pop-up inflatable alien-like structure, one of the longest running feline musicals in history, a street-wide homegrown alternative music festival, a celebration of the country’s most enthusiastic do-gooders, a marriage of food and fashion and a Shakespearian classic.

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    Corona Presents The Peacekeepers for a Series of Free Mountainside Sunset Parties

    Corona takes The Peacekeepers to the slopes in a series of live DJ parties.

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    The Finalists for the 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Award Have Been Announced

    Recognising creative excellence in the craft of songwriting.

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    Reasons to Go to McLaren Falls Festival Include a Waterfall, Disclosure, a Glow Worm Forest and Kurt Vile

    Expect everything from indie rock slackers to a psychedelic hip-hop electro boy band.

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    Here's Rhythm and Vines' First Lineup Release

    A bit of nostalgia, a little bit of trap and some music to swoon to.

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    FKA Twigs Drops Surprise 16-Minute Film and New EP

    You'd better believe M3LL155X is trippy as blazes.

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    Laneway Festival is Homeless

    And no one really knows where it's going to go next.

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    Major Lazer, Duke Dumont, DJ Snake, Oliver Heldens and Galantis to Headline OUR:HOUSE

    Featuring genre-spanning banger-makers and the person responsible for a viral crunk sensation.

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    Northern Bass Announce Their 2015 Lineup

    All about that bass, about that bass.

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    See Localised Listening Trends of Cities Around the World

    Roots/rock/reggae is more popular than you think.

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    New Music Festival to Launch in Bay of Plenty

    A genre-bending artist line-up in an other-worldly setting.

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    This NYC Rapper Made an Entire Album in an Apple Store

    When Prince Harvey's laptop was stolen, he came up with a Genius solution.

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    Music Producer Kamandi on Turning a Washed Up Middle Aged Man into a Martyr

    We also talk about the pressure of saying yes, the feelings behind a song and the value of just making a lot of music.

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    Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland this July

    A photo exhibition that encapsulates 2014, the best local tour of the year, unprofessional professional EDM artists and a live music and film crossbreed are just some of the things that make July a brilliant time to explore this fine city of ours.

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    Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This July

    Play with Lego under the guise of participating in interactive art, see the best local tour of the year, experience the unprofessional professional EDM artists and get your popcorn ready for the annual NZIFF.

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