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Nelson Winter Jazz Festival
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 9:01 am | Nelson Media Agency
The Nelson School of Music is set to brighten up the long nights of July with the Nelson Winter Music Festival, packed with 17 concerts, ranging from improvised jazz and light opera to baby boomer comedy and a Doors¹ tribute. More >>
See Black Grace in Blenheim
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 11:18 am | Nelson Media Agency
Nelson Dance lovers who¹ve missed out on tickets to this week¹s show by leading contemporary dance company Black Grace are being offered a package deal to see the show in Blenheim. The two Nelson performances of Verses, a collection of new short ... More >>
Oi You! street art contest attracts potential Banksys
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:05 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The opportunity to have work on show alongside the elusive Banksy is dragging in entrants from around New Zealand to Oi You! a street art exhibition timed to coincide with the Nelson Arts Festival and the Rugby World Cup in October. More >>
International Laughter Yoga Day
Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 1:42 pm | Nelson Media Agency
For the last 16 years, tens of thousands of Laughter Yoga Club members around the world have gathered together on the first Sunday in May, to laugh and pray for world peace. More >>
Oi You! Banksy goes on show in Nelson
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 2:58 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The thought provoking art of the elusive Banksy will go on show in Nelson this Spring at the Oi You! Exhibition ¬ timed to coincide with the Nelson Arts Festival and the Rugby World Cup. More >>
Black Grace ¬ Verses comes to Nelson
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 12:22 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Black Grace ¬ Verses comes to Nelson New Zealand¹s top modern dance company, Black Grace is bringing its new show Verses to Nelson next month. More >>
Nelson Cycle Trails Trust gets wheels
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 3:35 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The Nelson Cycle Trails Trust is getting into gear with the appointment of an executive officer and the launch of a logo competition. More >>
Rainbow Praise - Many People Many Songs
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 3:01 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The joyful sound of ethnic choirs will draw a capacity congregation to Nelson Cathedral on 10 April for the fourth Rainbow Praise service. Evey McAuliffe from the Nelson Multicultural Council says the concept of ‘Rainbow Praise - many people many songs’ ... More >>
Art students offered chance to hang work beside Banksy
Monday, 14 March 2011, 11:40 am | Nelson Media Agency
High school art students are being offered the opportunity to hang their work alongside Banksy, the British guru of Street Art, in a competition the organisers say will give young artists the motivation, professionalism and public exposure that Smokefreerockquest ... More >>
Smokefreerockquest 2011 Format changes create opportunitie
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 1:37 pm | Nelson Media Agency
All three thousand entrants in this year¹s Smokefreerockquest will get the real life experience of rock stardom ¬ performing on the big stage in their region¹s major venue. More >>
Arts Ambassadors recruited to boost youth audiences
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 9:29 am | Nelson Media Agency
Arts Ambassadors recruited to boost youth audiences Secondary school students in Nelson, Blenheim and Ashburton are being offered free seats to shows and the chance to meet stars like the Kids of 88 as part of a programme aimed at encouraging young ... More >>
Nelson school talks to space today
Friday, 4 March 2011, 10:39 am | Nelson Media Agency
Nelson school talks to space today Students at Nelson¹s Victory Primary School will put their questions to the astronauts on the International Space Station today. (Friday March 4) Using amateur radio, twenty students will put pre-prepared questions to ... More >>
Christchurch visitors offered special deal on Kids Of 88
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 4:09 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Cantabrians who’ve flooded into Nelson, Ashburton and Blenheim are being offered a special deal on tickets to the Kids of 88 concerts being staged in these centres next week by the Top of the South Arts Touring Consortium. Janice Marthen, consortium ... More >>
Antique and Classic Boat Show goes global
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 12:29 pm | Nelson Media Agency
This weekend's Antique and Classic Boat show at Lake Rotoiti will have a global presence with boating enthusiasts via the popular US website woodyboater.com. Boat show organiser Pete Rainey says he emailed the website and told them about the show. "I told them ... More >>
Free Opera in the Park tickets for Christchurch visitors
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1:44 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The Nelson City Council is offering a night out at Opera in the Park to Christchurch people who have taken shelter here after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. Mayor Aldo Miccio has two families staying with him and said he knows there are many more ... More >>
Nelson Opera In The Park Set To BE A Big Night Out
Monday, 21 February 2011, 12:23 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The long range forecast is for fine weather, tickets are walking out the door at Everyman, the city council has come to the party with a big screen and the stars fly in on Friday – Saturday night’s Nelson Opera in the Park is looking set to ... More >>
International role for Port Nelson CEO
Friday, 18 February 2011, 11:31 am | Nelson Media Agency
Port Nelson Limited Chief Executive Martin Byrne has been appointed as the New Zealand director on the board of the International Association of Port and Harbours (IAPH). This appointment was made following the recent IAPH Asia Oceania Regional Forum and ... More >>
Oscar nominated urban artist comes to Nelson in Spring 2011
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 12:19 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The thought provoking art of the elusive Banksy will go on show in Nelson this Spring at the Oi You! Exhibition – timed to coincide with the Nelson Arts Festival and the Rugby World Cup. Organiser George Shaw says Banksy is now the most talked ... More >>
Hydromatic Relaxation At Nelson Lakes
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 2:23 pm | Nelson Media Agency
From elegant steamboats to clunky clinkers – the labours of love of the vintage boating world will be displayed at Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park on March 5 & 6 in a weekend of ‘Glorious Hydromatic Relaxation’. The NZ Antique ... More >>
Victory Primary School is taking on the ‘final frontier
Monday, 14 February 2011, 2:17 pm | Nelson Media Agency
For immediate release 15 February 2011 Nelson’s Victory Primary School is taking on the ‘final frontier’ - space. Using amateur radio, twenty students will put pre-prepared questions to astronauts on the International Space Station ... More >>
