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Celebrate Maori New Year at Matariki Festival 10

Thursday, 10 June 2010, 2:44 pm | SWPR

More than 100 events and activities “ from music concerts to a family kite day and a three-day Maori business symposium “ take place across Tamaki Makaurau during Auckland's regional Matariki Festival from 14 June to 14 July 2010. More >>

Seeking Casanova in Auckland

Monday, 26 April 2010, 4:01 pm | SWPR

The search is on for the world’s most famous lover ... or at least a strong singer who can take on the part. More >>

Ian Mckellen Returns To NZ In Waiting For Godot

Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 10:09 am | SWPR

Acclaimed British theatre star Sir Ian McKellen returns to New Zealand in June for a very limited season of the award-winning production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. More >>

WOMAD pictures

Sunday, 14 March 2010, 10:57 am | SWPR

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Champ Wag ‘N Walk Goes Ahead on North Shore

Friday, 16 October 2009, 9:53 am | SWPR

New Zealand’s biggest dog day out is still going ahead on Auckland’s North Shore despite the spate of dog deaths and sickness believed to have been caused by sea slugs. More >>

Tauranga Arts Festival 2009

Sunday, 9 August 2009, 2:37 pm | SWPR

MEDIA RELEASE: Wednesday 5 August Dance, Music, Theatre, Circus And Writers For Tauranga Arts Festival 2009 More >>

Snowstorm Heads To NZ

Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 9:45 am | SWPR

“This is the single most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a theatre in my life.” – Sunday Express, London More >>

Charlie Pickering: Impractical Jokes

Thursday, 9 April 2009, 11:18 am | SWPR

In 1986 Charlie’s Dad was pushed into a pool by his best friend. What followed was 10 years of payback involving three toilets, a poodle, daffodils and the State Emergency Service. When maturity is the first casualty of war, things tend to escalate. More >>

Wil Anderson: Wilosophy

Thursday, 9 April 2009, 11:06 am | SWPR

He’s taken his time but Wil Anderson is finally coming to Auckland. A household name in Australia with a trail of sold out shows from Melbourne to Edinburgh to Montreal, Wil is one of comedy’s biggest names. More >>

Recession Buster Ticket Prices for Strassman

Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 9:49 am | SWPR

Feeling the pinch in your wallet? David Strassman is offering recession buster ticket prices for three of his shows during his Auckland season of Strassman: Ted E’s Farewell Tour. More >>

Soweto Gospel Choir To Tour New Zealand in May

Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 1:16 pm | SWPR

Heralded as the most exciting group to emerge in world music in recent years, the two-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to New Zealand to tour its brand new show, African Spirit, from 27 May to 3 June 2008. More >>

Hip Hop Sensation Heads to Wellington

Friday, 29 February 2008, 10:03 am | SWPR

Teenage chart-topping sensation Sean Kingston is heading to New Zealand to perform one show only in Lower Hutt, Wellington. More >>

The Hollow Men Brings Politics Up-close in Auck

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:01 am | SWPR

Highly-acclaimed New Zealand play The Hollow Men comes to Auckland in April for a strictly limited season. Based on Nicky Hager’s controversial book and adapted by Dean Parker, The Hollow Men is at Maidment Theatre, Auckland from Thursday 10 ... More >>

Stunning American Dance Company Performs In NZ

Friday, 2 November 2007, 2:10 pm | SWPR

Stunning American dance company Complexions Contemporary Ballet makes its New Zealand debut with a gala programme of impassioned dance in Auckland in December. More >>

International Street Dance Showcase Heads To NZ

Thursday, 1 November 2007, 9:32 am | SWPR

International urban dance legends mix it up with the best of New Zealand's dance talent in Get Served Desire 2 Dream Tour in Auckland in November. More >>

Splore 08 Set To Launch

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:11 am | SWPR

Three day multi-discipline arts and music festival Splore 08 will launch its programme on Wednesday 3 October. More >>

Whirlwind Ride Through NZ History on Stage in Akld

Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 10:51 am | SWPR

Take a whirlwind ride through New Zealand’s history in under 100 minutes. STAMP at THE EDGE® presents The Complete History of New Zealand (Abridged) at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE®, Auckland from March 7-18. More >>

Antiques Roadshow Stars Bring Stage Show to NZ

Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 9:58 am | SWPR

Two of Britain’s most-loved television personalities, Hilary Kay and Paul Atterbury of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, head to New Zealand in February with their own quirky, comical and informative stage show, Tales From The Antiques Roadshow - Have You Had ... More >>

The Wind In The Willows Features Outdoors in Sept

Thursday, 22 September 2005, 8:29 am | SWPR

There won’t be much set building needed for Tim Bray Productions’ latest children’s theatre show, The Wind In The Willows, takes place in and on Takapuna’s Lake Pupuke. More >>

Spirit of Terracotta Warriors on Stage in Auckland

Monday, 19 September 2005, 10:38 am | SWPR

Chinese classical dance and contemporary New Zealand dance combine in a unique production being staged in Auckland in October. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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