Festivals
Festival failures prompt calls for shake-up in ticket rules
Forking out big bucks for music festivals is always a risk, but simple changes could make fans rest a little easier.
As Ramadan ends, thousands celebrate Eid al-Fitr in New Zealand
Close to 15,000 gather in Auckland to celebrate the end of the most blessed month in the Islamic calendar.
Auckland Lantern Festival returns with dazzling light displays
Spectacular light show is making its first appearance in four years after being affected by weather events and the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020.
How Chinese New Year customs and taboos can determine your fortune
The Chinese Lunar New Year features food, red envelopes of lucky money, fireworks and endless gatherings with family and friends.
Quintessential culinary delights to ring in Chinese New Year
What dishes are typically prepared in China to ensure families are well placed to receive a healthy dollop of good luck and prosperity over the next 12 months?
Taste of Pasifika
There are lot of events and things to do across Aotearoa today, but none quite like the Taste of Pasifika Festival, which continues in Auckland today. The Taste of Pasifika Festival is a reimagined… Audio
The launch of a literary festival specifically for Māori writers
Rotorua is hosting a literary festival specifically for Maori writers that the organisers hope will in turn encourage Maori readers. Kupu: Nga Ringa Tuhituhi will celebrate past and present Maori… Audio
Gerry Paul 'We've All Got Bones' Kids album
Gerry Paul is best known as the festival director behind extravaganzas like CubaDupa and Coastella is also an accomplished musician and performer. He speaks to Yadana Saw about his new release We've… Video, Audio
Tairāwhiti pushing for vaccinations as Covid spreads
Te Tairawhiti is racing to speed up its lagging vaccination rates as Covid cases spread across the motu.
The rohe has climbed up a spot to the second lowest first dose vaccination rate in the… Audio
The State of live festivals under Delta
Postponing, rescheduling, cancelling, even rebranding... Organisers of the country's biggest arts, film and music festivals are having to make huge calls on the fate of their events in the light of… Audio, Gallery
Covid-19 vaccine certificate a positive step - Rhythm & Vines boss
New Zealanders will need a vaccine certificate to get into big music festivals this summer.
Hamish Pinkham is the founder and director of Rhythm and Vines. He talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Calling Home: Peter Croot in Galway
Dunedinite Professor Peter Croot has seen a fair bit of both land and sea during his time as an internationally-respected chemical oceanographer, having lived and worked in the USA, Sweden, Germany… Audio, Gallery
Music with Yadana Saw
As Aotearoa gradually reemerges from Covid restrictions Yadana Saw shares some of upcoming tours and live gigs that music fans can get to. Audio
Vaccine passports in time for summer music festivals
Summer music festivals are gearing up to add checking vaccine passports to the list of requirements for admission to large events. Yesterday Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced that work… Audio
The Big Day Out: NZ's essential summer music festival in the '90s and 00s
For 20 years, the Big Day Out music festival was a summer essential for New Zealanders keen to see some of the best local and international acts. Gareth Shute has put together a history of the Big Day… Video, Audio, Gallery
Big opportunity for new musical talent in Dunedin
New bands and musicians are being asked to audition for New Year's Eve at the Octagon. Dunedin City Council is hoping to put on an event with lots of new talent alongside more experienced bands on the… Audio
Te Maeva Nui Festival starts in Auckland tonight
A massive Cook Islands culture in Aotearoa New Zealand festival kicks off tonight. Analiess Enoka Robertson talks to Jesse about why the event is so important to Cook Island people living in Aotearoa.
…Matthew Davis from Flying out Records - The music industry is suffering
The music industry has been hit hard by Covid-19 and the uncertainty around lockdown levels has made planning events difficult. Audio
Te Waonui for 17 July 2020
National's new leader Judith Collins isn't ruling out the possibility of running National candidates in Māori seats, the Police's own figures have debunked claims made by the former police… Audio
Rachel Marlow - painting a story with light
Rachel Marlow is one of this country's most in-demand lighting designers, and co-founder of design company Filament Eleven 11. She works on everything from straight theatre productions to outdoor… Audio
