Te Pou Theatre presents Kōanga Festival 2022 in partnership with Auckland Live and Basement Theatre.Te Pou Theatre’s annual Kōanga Festival celebrates the return of spring by laying the foundations for new Māori storytelling to thrive in Tāmaki Makaurau. From 23 September - 8 October, the
People wanting to watch New Zealand’s State Memorial Service to mark the life, dedication and work of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are invited to Parliament on Monday 26 September 2022.The service starts at 2pm and will be live streamed on screens set up in
Welcome home Darling!Splore Festival’s first programme release is sure to ignite the festival’s home, Tāpapakānga, for the weekend of 24-26 February. From outrageous acts performing in Saturday night’s Cabaret – to the main stage headline act of multi-platform art-radical and genre-defying vocalist, Santigold – the
A programme of 125+ innovative and engaging climate focused events taking place from 1–31 October.This year the festival theme is ‘Ancestor. Me. I am a good ancestor. Believing in our future’ with a focus on asking Aucklanders to consider our role as future ancestors who
Experience a never-to-be-repeated night of Aotearoa NZ’s entertainment history.On November 7, 2022, at The Civic in Auckland, a glittering line-up of NZ’s top musicians and comedians will pay tribute to Dames Lynda and Jools Topp in a special variety show to celebrate the extraordinary contribution
A memorial exhibition for Queen Elizabeth II has opened at Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library in Wellington following her death. The tribute to Queen Elizabeth II draws on the pictorial records held by the Alexander Turnbull Library, Archives New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound
Blind Low Vision Week is the time of year when we celebrate New Zealanders with vision loss living their lives without limits. 10th – 16th October 2022 “A human being is much more than eyesight alone”. These are the words of Michael Whittaker (pictured), who has RP, a condition
Photo credits: Andi CrownRed Leap’s adaption of Owls Do Cry all set to tour Hamilton and Wellington from 26 October – 13 November.Beloved New Zealand author Janet Frame’s landmark novel is brought to life on stage by the iconic theatre company Red Leap. Filled with
Blue September returns - the month dedicated to raising awareness of prostate cancer, and raising funds to help improve the health outcomes for the 42,000 men and their whānau living with prostate cancer in New Zealand.Prostate cancer is now New Zealand’s most diagnosed cancer, and
Photo: Datsun - Directed by Mark AlbistonThis is the 17th edition of Show Me Shorts, which has been recently hailed as one of the top 20 short film festivals globally.Show Me Shorts Film Festival will screen the best new short films from Aotearoa and across
