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The Redaction Action That Sparked A National Reckoning Comes Home
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 9:59 am | Elephant Publicity
Co-written with director Tainui Tukiwaho this uplifting one-man play is inspired by true events and shares the remarkable experience of Te Wehi Ratana’s time in Rimutaka Prison — part courtroom drama, part prison diary, part absurdist kōrero. More >>
Firing The Canon Pays Tribute To Aotearoa New Zealand’s Playwriting Icons
Monday, 23 June 2025, 1:16 pm | Elephant Publicity
Firing the Canon presents five readings of plays from Aotearoa New Zealand’s massive back catalogue – plays that are important to our history, plays that represent the best of the best, and plays that are just plain cool – and pairs them up with ... More >>
Auckland Theatre Company Presents MARY: The Birth Of Frankenstein
Monday, 23 June 2025, 9:36 am | Elephant Publicity
Forget polite conversations from the drawing room. MARY is visceral horror with its teeth bared - part psychological thriller, part hallucinatory fever dream. More >>
NZTrio Head On Tour In Aotearoa And Australia With Fantastique Programme
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 2:27 pm | Elephant Publicity
The final instalment of NZTrio’s 2025 programme, Hypnotique, will take place in November with Matthias Balzat as guest cellist, who is set to officially join the trio as a permanent member in 2026. More >>
New Zealand’s Best Loved UK Comedian Is Back With An All-New Show Touring This October And November
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 4:24 pm | Elephant Publicity
Bill Bailey returns with a show that celebrates this great tradition, as the versatile multi-instrumental, multi-lingual, purveyor of humour & musical prowess, who could lay claim to being perhaps the foremost practitioner of this great tradition, an ... More >>
Abbie Chatfield Brings The Trauma Dump Tour To New Zealand
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 10:51 am | Elephant Publicity
Audiences can expect Abbie at full tilt — riffing on mental health, sex, relationships, fame, and life online — in a show packed with razor-sharp insight and deeply relatable chaos. More >>
Come In From The Cold: Winter School Holidays At Stardome
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 10:45 am | Elephant Publicity
With daily dinosaur screenings, magical Matariki shows, and a line-up of classic sci-fi films the whole whānau will love, Stardome’s holiday programme promises to spark curiosity, imagination and intergalactic fun — rain or shine. More >>
Doc Edge Festival Announces Finalists For 2025 Oscar-Qualifying Awards
Friday, 13 June 2025, 5:10 pm | Elephant Publicity
The festival kicks off on 25 June – 13 July in Auckland before also heading to Wellington and Christchurch (16 – 27 July) and online in The Virtual Cinema (28 July – 24 August). More >>
World Press Photo Exhibition Announces New Auckland Venue
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 8:32 pm | Elephant Publicity
The World Press Photo Exhibition offers a striking window into the past year’s defining and often overlooked moments and news events, capturing stories of conflict, climate, culture and community. More >>
Whāia Te Waiora – Matariki On Karangahape Road 2025
Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 8:57 pm | Elephant Publicity
This three-day celebration will light up the rori with installations, window displays, projections, live performances, music, and more, many free and all created by local artists, community leaders, and businesses. More >>
Tom Sainsbury And The Dynamotion Misfits Are Home For Christmas
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 11:13 am | Elephant Publicity
From the brilliantly twisted minds of Tom Sainsbury and Lara Fischel-Chisholm comes a full-blown, high-kicking, sleigh-sliding, disco-ball-drenched Christmas spectacular packed with interpretive dance, chaotic energy, and enough tinsel to choke a reindeer. More >>
Billy T And Fred Award Winners Announced For The 2025 NZ International Comedy Fest
Monday, 26 May 2025, 7:26 am | Elephant Publicity
Started in 1997 and inspired by comedy legend William James Te Wehi Taitoko MBE (Billy T James), The Billy T Award celebrates the growth of fresh talent in the Aotearoa comedy industry. More >>
Finalists Announced For 2025 Comedy Fest’s Fred Award For Best New Zealand Show
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 12:56 pm | Elephant Publicity
The standard has been incredibly high across the Festival and the panel had long discussions to create the shortlist of three finalists. More >>
The Nukes Drop ‘Max The Musical Mosquito’, And Hit The Road With Free School Shows
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 10:19 am | Elephant Publicity
Now in their 15th year, The Nukes are a three-piece powerhouse of musical mischief, storytelling and heart. Founding frontman Dave Parker brings sparkle and swagger on vocals and uke, joined by fellow founding member. More >>
Illusionist Anthony Street Returns To New Zealand For Epic 22-centre Tour This Winter
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:12 pm | Elephant Publicity
Running from 6 July to 10 August 2025, this show is not only Anthony’s biggest New Zealand tour yet but is his most ambitious show to date, bringing pure magic to 22 towns and cities from Northland to Otago. More >>
Brydie Colquhoun’s Rongo Whakapā Decolonises The Performance Space
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:01 pm | Elephant Publicity
An intimate and shared exploration of presence, connection, and community through dance. More >>
B*tch Better Have My Funny: The Queens Of Comedy Hit The NZ Comedy Fest
Monday, 12 May 2025, 10:48 am | Elephant Publicity
One of NZ’s greatest stand up comedians, the evening will also feature award-winning comedian Justine Smith. Justine is much-loved from her stints on 7 Days and Taskmaster. More >>
The Best Night Of Comedy Is Back With The Best Comedy Show On Earth
Sunday, 11 May 2025, 7:43 pm | Elephant Publicity
Pax has become a household name with his widely acclaimed autobiographical TV show Raised by Refugees on TVNZ. He’s hosted 60 Seconds and The Great Kiwi Bake Off, and will also be familiar as part of comedy trio Frickin Dangerous Bro. More >>
More Pacific Dance, More Ways To Experience It This June
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 6:47 pm | Elephant Publicity
Since 2010, Pacific Dance New Zealand has nurtured Pacific artists and communities across Aotearoa. The 2025 Pacific Dance Festival continues that kaupapa, offering connection, creativity and celebration in every moment. More >>
Doc Edge Announces New Chair And Board Member
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 12:20 pm | Elephant Publicity
As Doc Edge celebrates its 20th year, these leadership changes mark an exciting new chapter, with the Doc Edge Festival 2025 programme launching on 9 May, featuring 90 films and immersive projects. More >>
