Jo Koy is on his way to New Zealand in June 2025 on his Just Being Koy Tour! Tickets are on sale Friday 28 February 10am at bohmpresents.com
Read MoreAward-winning comedian Te Radar heads to the Wānaka Festival of Colour, serving up a smorgasbord of culinary curiosities with Te Radar’s Cookbookery, from 1 – 4 April in Bannockburn, Hāwea and Queenstown. A feast for the eyes and the mind, join Te Radar for an uproarious journey through 150 years of New Zealand’s rich, and often rather odd, home cooking heritage. From dairy-laden delicacies to offal extravaganzas, Te Radar has sampled decades of Kiwi cookbooks to uncover the tastiest, weirdest, and most nostalgic morsels.
Read MoreThe biennial Kia Mau Festival is thrilled to announce the next wave of inspiring, innovative and uniquely Indigenous performances in its 2025 programme. Taking place in Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui from 30 May – 14 June, the festival is a showcase of contemporary Tāngata Whenua, Tāngata Moana and Indigenous arts.
Read MoreTake a trip into the audacious inner life of Jo Randerson ONZM (they/them) for Silo Theatre’s first 2025 production. SPEED IS EMOTIONAL - part theatre, part comedy, part music, all explosion - hits Q Theatre Loft, 16 April – 3 May.
Read MoreOn Saturday 22 February, Aotea Square is being transformed into a basketball, music and street art festival as Sky Pirates All Stars take over Auckland Live’s Summer in the Square. Whether you're a player, a fan, or just looking for a great day out, this is an event for the whole whānau.
Read MoreThe Wānaka Festival of Colour presented by Milford Asset Management, returns from 29 March – 6 April, featuring the popular Aspiring Conversations programme running throughout the festival’s final weekend.. This year, a diverse range of more than twenty speakers, who have grappled with the big issues and made an impact on the world we live in, will delve into discussions that traverse politics, Te Tiriti, food foraging, media and personal stories.
Read MoreStardome is gearing up for an exciting few months in early 2025, featuring an out-of-this-world lineup of events that will engage both serious and recreational space enthusiasts. From the music show Cosmic Legacy: Tribute to Queen and the action-packed Mars Month with a full-scale Opportunity Rover reproduction to a weekend dedicated to LEGO® and a new dinosaur planetarium show narrated by Sam Neill, there's an interstellar adventure waiting for everyone at Stardome.
Read MoreAuckland Theatre Company is thrilled to take audiences on a journey back to the nostalgic world of the 1930s for Agatha Christie’s thrilling whodunnit Murder on the Orient Express. Captivating audiences for generations, this production will bring to life one of the world’s most celebrated mysteries, filled with intrigue, danger, comedy and rich period detail, to the ASB Waterfront stage from 22 April – 10 May. With the support of Presenting Partner MiNDFOOD.
Read MoreThe country’s biggest night of laughs, the Best Foods Comedy Gala, brings together a star-studded lineup, with the final twelve local and international comedians just announced. Hosted by the incomparable Hayley Sproull, the Gala takes place on Friday 2 May in Auckland and Saturday 3 May in Wellington, launching the annual 2025 NZ International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo.
Read MoreNZTrio He Taonga Wairere is thrilled to announce a packed 2025 programme, brimming with exhilarating performances, big transitions and bold collaborations. At the heart of the year is the three part concert series celebrating French Romanticism alongside vibrant works from Aotearoa and beyond.
Read MoreDue to popular demand and a total sell out New Zealand tour, Adam Kay is returning with This Is Going To Hurt Live to New Zealand in May 2025.
Read MoreFollowing its hugely successful Australasian debut and sold-out season at Q Theatre Auckland, In Other Words is heading across New Zealand for a national tour. Full dates have now been announced for the 2025 tour, heading to Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wānaka, Hastings, and Auckland from 22 February.
Read MoreAward-winning Pōneke based theatre company, Trick of the Light, is packing their bags to bring another masterful production to nine centres across the country, from 28 February – 5 April. Suitcase Show is an eclectic box set of short stories, each one told out of a suitcase. Dark, spiky and comic, this is storytelling at its finest from a team of Aotearoa’s greatest creative minds.
Read MoreThe must-experience Olivier and Tony award-winning production and one-woman tour de force, Prima Facie, is set to tour the North Island with NZ Theatre Company, following successful performances in 2024. This gripping and powerful story, which provides vital commentary of the justice systems handling of sexual assault, heads to Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua, Auckland and New Plymouth from March – July.
Read MoreThe countdown is on! With just over five weeks to go, Cross Street Music Festival is gearing up for another huge night of live music, electric energy, and unbeatable vibes on Saturday 8 March 2025. And now, the final acts have been locked in, adding even more heat to an already stacked lineup of some of Aotearoa’s best indie and underground artists.
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