The prestigious annual World Press Photo Exhibition opens this month, bringing the past year’s most captivating and thought-provoking photojournalism and documentary photography from around the globe to Auckland, from 26 July – 24 August at 131 Queen Street.
Read MoreJoin the Auckland Opera Studio and Friends of Holy Trinity Cathedral on Friday 8 August as they proudly present Opera in the Cathedral, a Grand Opera Gala which will showcase some of New Zealand’s most outstanding young emerging opera talents.
Read MoreOn Thursday evening Doc Edge held their annual awards as part of the 2025 Doc Edge Festival at The Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland. Twenty-four awards were announced to honour and celebrate the superb documentaries and filmmakers, from both New Zealand and internationally, participating in this year’s programme.
Read MoreSilliness prospects just got exponential with Artsense Productions announcing a follow-up to its runaway 2024 hit, H.R. The Musical: the no-nonsense (which means all kinds of nonsense) H.R. The Musical #2.
CEO Richard (“Dick”) and his band of generic employees return to Q Theatre, from 25 Nov – 6 Dec, with a completely new show of riotous musical sketch-comedy.
Bach Musica NZ has announced the retirement of Rita Paczian from her position as Music & Artistic Director at the end of the 2025 season.
Read MoreThe capital’s premier open mic comedy competition, the Wellington Raw Comedy Quest, returns for 2025. A stepping stone for many New Zealand comedians, the Raw Comedy Quest offers the chance to witness the rising stars in stand-up comedy before they hit the big time. The first heat kicks off in Wellington on 3 July at Fringe Bar, MC’d by 2020 Quest finalist and 2025 Billy T nominee Lesa Macleod-Whiting.
Read MoreWhich one are you? The tutu, the peacemaker… or the odd one out? SIBLINGS is a bold, genre-defying new theatre work exploring the messy, funny, profound world of siblinghood - a story as old as time but told in an entirely new way. This world premiere plays for a limited 5-performance season at Te Pou Theatre from 24-28 July.
Read MoreTe Wehi Ratana’s story takes centre stage in ration the Queen’s veges following a theatrical act of redaction, resistance, and reclamation, playing to Circa Theatre, Wellington from 16 August – 13 September.
Read MoreNew Zealand’s best loved UK comedian is back with an all-new show touring this October and November.
Read MoreFrom the minds of award-winning playwright Jess Sayer and director Oliver Driver,comes MARY: The Birth of Frankenstein - a blood-drenched phantasmagoria that reimagines the infamous stormy evening when Mary Shelley, the mother of gothic horror, conceived Frankenstein. Auckland Theatre Company proudly presents this world premiere, playing at the ASB Waterfront Theatre from 19 August – 7 September. You’d kill to get a ticket.
Read MoreNZTrio He Taonga Wairere, a leading force in New Zealand chamber music, is pleased to announce the second instalment in their 2025 series with Fantastique, a captivating programme set to tour to seven centres around Aotearoa in July and August, before also heading to Australia.
Read MoreThis Takurua (Winter), Stardome Observatory & Planetarium is the go-to destination for out-of-this-world fun!
Read MoreAfter a sold-out national tour in 2023, media personality, entrepreneur and beloved over-sharer Abbie Chatfield is taking her brutally honest and wildly funny live show The Trauma Dump Tour to New Zealand for the very first time this September.
Read MoreOpening next month, the prestigious international World Press Photo Exhibition returns to showcase the world’s most compelling photojournalism from around the globe. Following the closure of Smith & Caughey’s at the end of July, the exhibition has a new home for 2025 thanks to the generosity of the owners of 131 Queen Street and the team at Krukziener Properties. The exhibition will run as scheduled from 26 July – 24 August, with tickets available online via Eventfinda or at the door.
Read MoreThis Matariki, Karangahape Road invites you to Whāia Te Waiora — a vibrant and deeply grounded Matariki celebration led by our people, for our people.
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