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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 >>
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 >>