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2026 Best Foods Comedy Gala Adds More Big Names
Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 9:57 am | Elephant Publicity
South America's own Ivan Aristeguieta has become one of Australia's biggest comedy stars, and now he's finally heading back to NZ! More >>
Bach Musica NZ Unveils 2026 Guest Conductors And Programme
Friday, 6 February 2026, 12:24 pm | Elephant Publicity
For the first performance of 2026 on Sunday 19 April at the Auckland Town Hall, Bach Musica NZ welcomes guest conductor Jono Palmer to open the season with a programme that bridges eras and traditions. More >>
Comedian Jerome Chandrahasen Heads To Nelson And Dunedin
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 1:04 pm | Elephant Publicity
As seen on Wellington Paranormal and the Best Foods Comedy Gala, Jerome is a regular fixture at the NZ Comedy Fest and NZ Fringe, and even performed at the first Nelson Fringe Festival 2015. More >>
The Karangahape Way Returns For Laneway Eve
Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 1:01 pm | Elephant Publicity
This year’s line up mixes street level music, creative workshops and social events, offering plenty of ways to ease into the evening before heading deeper into the night. More >>
Adam McGrath Announced For Feel The Fear At Aspiring Conversations 2026
Monday, 2 February 2026, 9:22 am | Elephant Publicity
Feel the Fear takes place on Sunday 29 March at Lake Wānaka Centre and explores how fear shapes decision making, creativity and resilience. More >>
Silo Theatre Ignites Its 2026 Season With Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 3:02 pm | Elephant Publicity
Arguably the greatest play of the 20th century, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridgereturns to Tāmaki Makaurau after fifteen years – this searing modern tragedy storms Q Theatre from 9 April – 3 May. More >>
Worm Your Way Into The Theatre
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 9:39 am | Elephant Publicity
Taking audiences on a journey into the world of The Worm is a talented cast that includes new cast members Alison Quigan QSM as the Snail, Brett O'Gorman as the Cockroach, Puka Moeau as the Young Worm, and Shauntelle Jones as the Rat. More >>
Aspiring Conversations 2026 Announces A Thought-Provoking Programme For Wānaka
Monday, 26 January 2026, 11:18 am | Elephant Publicity
Aspiring Conversations is about making time to listen and reflect. It brings people together to engage with ideas that are often rushed or polarised, and to hear directly from those shaping the conversations of our time. More >>
Charlotte Yates & Ruth Paul Release New Song For Tamariki: Help! A Monster Ate My Story
Friday, 23 January 2026, 11:14 am | Elephant Publicity
The new kids’ anthem is a big hearted celebration of creativity and perseverance. It tells the story of a children’s author who cannot come up with a new idea because a monster has eaten her story. More >>
The Nukes Serve Up Vege Punk: A New Anthem For Kids About Greens, Attitude And Garden To Table
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 1:04 pm | Elephant Publicity
Written by Ben Collier, Vege Punk began with a simple idea: you can be kind to people but mean to vegetables. You are a veggie punk. It is playful on the surface but rooted in something meaningful. More >>
First Comedy Acts Announced For 2026 Best Foods Comedy Gala
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 9:51 am | Elephant Publicity
Winner of Best International Debut show and Best Innovation at the 2025 NZ Comedy Fest, Australia’s Elouise Eftos is back in Aotearoa and ready to make her first appearance at the Best Foods Comedy Gala. More >>
Best Foods Comedy Gala Heads To Christchurch
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 3:00 pm | Elephant Publicity
The New Zealand Comedy Trust, presenters of the annual NZ International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo in Auckland and Wellington, is thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this flagship event to the city again. More >>
Humans, Robots And Motherhood Collide In Touch Compass Double Bill
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 2:25 pm | Elephant Publicity
ABILITOPIA, directed by Dr Suzanne Cowan and featuring three dancers alongside a live AI-enabled robot, and WHITE NOISE, a solo work by Alisha McLennan Marler, challenge assumptions about ability and creativity. More >>
Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express Steams Back Into Town For An Encore
Friday, 16 January 2026, 11:49 am | Elephant Publicity
Directed by acclaimed theatre-maker and Arts Laureate Shane Bosher, this lavish, full-throttle staging plunges audiences deep into the glamour and danger of 1930’s Europe. More >>
Kiwis Advised To Stock Up On Silver Bullets: Werewolf Strikes Planned For 2026!
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 11:12 am | Elephant Publicity
Werewolf, the immersive horror-comedy by Wellington performance renegades Binge Culture, went off at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe and is returning to Aotearoa for a nationwide outbreak in 2026. More >>
Petone Gets The Giggles With Weekend Laughs
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 12:23 pm | Elephant Publicity
Kicking off the first weekend of comedy on 21 and 22 February is MC Justine Smith, one of New Zealand’s greatest stand up comedians. Justine is much-loved from her stints on 7 Days and Taskmaster. More >>
Comedy’s Topp Prize Goes To Tofiga Fepulea’i
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 11:08 am | Elephant Publicity
Bestowed annually, the Topp Prize honours those who push creative boundaries and inspire audiences and fellow comedians through their work, much like the award’s namesakes, Dames Jools and Lynda Topp. More >>
Winners Announced For NZ Comedy Guild Awards 2025
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 5:07 pm | Elephant Publicity
Over a hundred comedians came together in what NZCG President Daran Lees called “the biggest night of the year for New Zealand Comedy, celebrating the best in the industry as voted for by their peers”. More >>
A Nostalgic Look Back At Rural Aotearoa: First Event Announced For Aspiring Conversations 2026
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 4:56 pm | Elephant Publicity
Kicking off the line-up announcements is Kiwi Country with comedian, documentarian and presenter Te Radar and writer and researcher Ruth Spencer. More >>
Dai Henwood To Host 2026 Best Foods Comedy Gala
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 9:51 am | Elephant Publicity
Dai Henwood has performed on the Gala stage many times during his nearly three-decade comedy career, but 2026 marks his first time as host. More >>
