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More Outstanding Shows Announced For Kia Mau Festival

Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:22 am | Elephant Publicity

Joining the previously announced Heart of Stone and The Aotearoans, is the third recipient of Kia Mau’s new initiative He Toi Puaki – DARK!DARK!DARK!. More >>

Nightsong's Mr. Red Light: High Steaks At The Pie Shop Plays For One Night Only At The Herald Theatre

Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 8:15 pm | Elephant Publicity

Written by Carl Bland and directed by Ben Crowder and Carl Bland, Mr. Red Light is one of the funniest and most outrageously original New Zealand plays to hit the stage in years. It has captivated audiences across New Zealand with its poetic language, ... More >>

Fame Mid-Career Awards 2025 Announced: $120,000 Gifted To Six Outstanding Practitioners

Sunday, 9 March 2025, 11:17 pm | Elephant Publicity

Each of this year’s six recipients will receive a cash prize of NZ$20,000, made possible through the generosity of the FAME Trust in partnership with The Acorn Foundation. More >>

HER Festival Is Back

Saturday, 8 March 2025, 3:32 pm | Elephant Publicity

HER Festival is New Zealand's only multi-genre festival for women. Festival Director Ella Mizrahi returns to lead the festival bringing together a diverse range of events from arts to sports and everything in between. More >>

Meaningful Moments In Music Therapy: Celebrating Diverse Communities Across Aotearoa

Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:17 pm | Elephant Publicity

MThNZ invites everyone to celebrate the meaningful moments that happen daily through music therapy and to recognise the role it plays in enriching the lives of diverse communities across Aotearoa. More >>

Jarlath Regan New Zealand Tour 2025

Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:09 pm | Elephant Publicity

The Brand-New Standup Comedy Show From “Yer Man” Off Instagram. More >>

Get Ready To Laugh As NZ Comedy Fest Announces Stacked 2025 Programme

Thursday, 6 March 2025, 9:53 pm | Elephant Publicity

With a plethora of comic delights to choose from, the New Zealand Comedy Trust has crowd pleaser line-up shows, which are guaranteed to give the best bite sized taste of what’s on offer this year. More >>

Haus Of Yolo Opens New Auckland Circus Venue Ahead Of National & International Tour

Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 7:09 pm | Elephant Publicity

Kicking off this exciting new chapter is HAUS of YOLO, a riotous fusion of party cabaret, live sewing, and world-class circus. More >>

The Dogs Are Back In Town: Woof! Back This Sunday

Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 6:31 pm | Elephant Publicity

Back after a hiatus last year, Woof! definitely holds the crown as Auckland’s most camp and colourful dog show. With categories like Most Camp, Most Butch and Dog & Owner Lookalike, Woof! is definitely a dog show like no other. More >>

Annabel Langbein To Join Te Radar In Hāwea For A Hilarious Celebration Of Kiwi Cooking

Monday, 24 February 2025, 6:53 pm | Elephant Publicity

Te Radar’s Cookbookery promises a deliciously entertaining night out, part history lesson, part comedy show, and all heart. More >>

Kia Mau Festival Announces New Commissions And International Acts For 2025 Programme

Monday, 24 February 2025, 9:38 am | Elephant Publicity

Taking place in Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui from 30 May – 14 June, the festival is a showcase of contemporary Tāngata Whenua, Tāngata Moana and Indigenous arts. More >>

Jo Randerson Won’t Be Put In A Box

Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 9:15 pm | Elephant Publicity

Take a trip into the audacious inner life of Jo Randerson ONZM (they/them) for Silo Theatre’s first 2025 production. SPEED IS EMOTIONAL - part theatre, part comedy, part music, all explosion - hits Q Theatre Loft, 16 April – 3 May. More >>

Outstanding Minds Join Wānaka Festival Of Colour’s Aspiring Conversations

Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 9:14 pm | Elephant Publicity

This year, a diverse range of more than twenty speakers, who have grappled with the big issues and made an impact on the world we live in, will delve into discussions that traverse politics, Te Tiriti, food foraging, media and personal stories. More >>

A Pop-up Basketball Court In Aotea Square For One Day Only!

Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 5:52 pm | Elephant Publicity

Keeping the energy high, comedians Regan Roell (Just the Norms) & Tim Provise (The Crowd Goes Wild) will be MCing, hyping up the crowd and keeping the laughs coming. The Projekt Team half-time show will bring a high-energy basketball-themed street ... More >>

Gravitate Towards Stardome And End Summer On A Blast

Thursday, 13 February 2025, 6:24 pm | Elephant Publicity

From the music show Cosmic Legacy: Tribute to Queen and the action-packed Mars Month with a full-scale Opportunity Rover reproduction to a weekend dedicated to LEGO® and a new dinosaur planetarium show narrated by Sam Neill, there's an interstellar ... More >>

Emails, Screenshots, Receipts: One Part Meet Cute, One Part Mystery In New Experimental Play

Monday, 10 February 2025, 4:42 pm | Elephant Publicity

This new experimental show from award-winning playwright Sam Brooks (Burn Her, The Perfect Image), starring Renaye Tamati, follows an office romance as it builds from absolutely nothing into an unfortunate something. It plays at Basement Theatre from ... More >>

Adam Kay New Zealand Tour 2025

Monday, 10 February 2025, 10:37 am | Elephant Publicity

This hilarious live show about life on and off the hospital wards was a breakaway hit in the UK, seen by over 300,000 people, including 50 sell-out nights in the West End. He was the best-selling act of the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe. More >>

Jennifer Ward-Lealand & Michael Hurst Return To The Stage With The Powerful 'In Other Words'

Monday, 10 February 2025, 9:24 am | Elephant Publicity

In Other Words is a moving and intimate love story that looks at the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and the way music can keep memories alive. The play follows Arthur and Jane as they navigate love, loss, and the lasting power of music, all set to the timeless More >>

Trick Of The Light Unpacks A World Of Theatrical Magic With ‘Suitcase Show’ National Tour

Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 5:12 pm | Elephant Publicity

Suitcase Show is an eclectic box set of short stories, each one told out of a suitcase. Dark, spiky and comic, this is storytelling at its finest from a team of Aotearoa’s greatest creative minds. More >>

Final Acts Revealed For Cross Street Music Festival 2025

Monday, 3 February 2025, 6:28 pm | Elephant Publicity

This year’s festival brings together an epic mix of fresh talent and seasoned performers, including the previously announced CHAII, Sea Mouse, Who Shot Scott, Blake, Ardon England, Caru & Brandn Shiraz, Mammalien, Lips, and Lil Bok Choy. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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