Collab puts message of love in NZSO season
For composer John Psathas, the opportunity to collaborate with Moroccan singer and poet OUM and oud virtuoso Kyriakos Tapakis on a work marking ...
Events & Entertainment
Season salute to city pioneer - RNZB 2024
Christchurch’s contribution to the Royal New Zealand Ballet story takes centre stage in the company’s 2024 programme with a production of Swan ...
Making connections - Q&A: Ebony Lamb
As a portrait photographer, Ebony Lamb has an eye for the defining detail. As a songwriter, she shows that same clear insight. We talk timing, ...
From Harry to MACEY
Harry Parsons had a Smokefree Rockquest win, a debut single, a degree in pop music and a clear trajectory to stardom ahead of him. The only ...
Thinking ahead - Q&A: Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey has a lot on his mind. Again. The hit UK comedian shares a slice or two as he prepares for a mammoth tour of Aotearoa. You are ...
Come together again!
Hands up if you are one of the 40,000 people at a Come Together gig over the last three years? The series of rock concerts recreating classic ...
Party planner
Lineups are starting to drop and tickets are going on sale – time to start planning your summer festival calendar! Music New Year's ...
Slew of comics bringing the laughs
Fans of live comedy, get ready for a slew of international and local talent bringing the laughs to New Zealand over the next few months. From ...
Abigail Boyle: In good company
The Royal New Zealand Ballet celebrates its platinum anniversary this month with Lightscapes. Over the decades, Christchurch’s community of ...
Breakout talent brings elegance to Fashion Week
After a three-year hiatus, New Zealand Fashion Week is back in August as big and bold as ever to again champion local and international ...
Rare visit highlight of Matariki at Christchurch’s Arts Centre
As Aotearoa gears up for its second Matariki holiday, plans are well under way at Christchurch’s Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre for nearly ...
8 hidden gems at the French Film Festival
One of the great joys of a film festival is uncovering a hidden gem among the big hitters on the programme, a film you had never heard of before ...
Fancy a private suite at the FIFA Women’s World Cup?
The countdown is on to the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Auckland. The tournament kicks off on 20 July and supporters, fans and ...
Under the radar at Auckland Writers Festival 2023
Be it a music festival, film festival or wine and food, the seasoned punter will be very familiar with discovering a hidden gem among the big ...
Two into one makes DUAL
After slaying them at Electric Avenue, Auckland-based psych indie dance duo DUAL have a second EP out and now have Australia in their sights. ...
Royal NZ Ballet brings back Romeo and Juliet
With its key themes of teen sex and suicide, it would be hard to get this one past the censors these days. But our star-crossed lovers will not ...
Three-day party celebrates reopening of The Arts Centre
Imagine a glorious riot of people and performers mingling in The Arts Centre in Christchurch before parading through the former Univerity of ...
Cats bring the party on water and on land
SailGP is coming to Lyttelton Harbour in March, the first time these insanely fast catamarans have raced in New Zealand, and everything is ...
Get ready to gorge on food, music and the arts
We’re polishing up our dance moves and sharpening our taste buds in preparation for a full calendar of events around the country. Food & ...
Shocks and giggles in Court season
Jane Austen, Billy T James, teen angst and political drama are all part of the compelling collection of plays that will take to the boards ...
Review: Call of the Huia by New Zealand Opera
What's Hot New Zealand went along to the first performance of the national tour of Call of the Huia, an exploration of lost Aotearoa art ...
Elton John announces return to New Zealand for Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour
We've been waiting (im)patiently since the Rocket Man's last New Zealand shows were cut short at the beginning of 2020, and now our patience has ...
Q&A: Indie-folk singer-songwriter Mel Parsons
Award-winning Kiwi musician Mel Parsons is treating our ears to a brand-new album, Slow Burn, and is hitting the road for a nationwide ...
Matariki: How to find the star cluster in the winter sky
This Friday is the first time we will celebrate the rise of Matariki as a nation with a public holiday. If you ask us, it's a perfect time to ...
Q&A: Barnaby Weir, lead singer of The Black Seeds
We've been eagerly anticipating the release of The Black Seeds' new album, and now it's out the band are hitting the road with a good ...
Lineup announced for Auckland Writers Festival
This August, Kiwis will be treated to a marquee line-up of the world’s best and brightest writers and thinkers, as they ...
Wellington indie rocker Wiri Donna drops EP and hits the road
Wellington musician Bianca Bailey AKA Wiri Donna’s new record is out, and she heading out for a nationwide tour. The six-track EP Being Alone ...
Fur Patrol's Julia Deans talks PET and touring, 21 years on
Fur Patrol’s 20th anniversary tour has become a 21st party tour, and the band are pulling out all the hits. What's Hot New Zealand catches up ...
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