Events Press Releases

A brand new festival is hitting New Zealand shores! Our:House presents Fields:Festival this ANZAC day at Ellerslie Racecourse.

Bay Rains is a music festival held over three weekends and will raise funds for the Australian bush fire victims. There are more than 30 bands coming from around New Zealand and Australia to perform. All ticket sales will be donated directly to the farmers, wildlife and rural fire brigades that need it.

The Annual Government Digital Transformation NZ Summit returns this year to the Sky Stadium in Wellington from 19-21 May.

Mark your calendars, Tauranga, because Auckland’s Eve Health is bringing their empowering Modern Women’s Wellness event, ‘What I Wish I Knew…” to Tauranga on Wednesday November 20th from 7 – 9 PM. The event, part of a series around self-care and women’s health, will be held at The General, 19b Pacific Avenue.

The Bay of Plenty Home Show is proud to launch its 10th anniversary show on the 18th, 19th & 20th of October at Trustpower Arena Baypark.

Something different is brewing in the hinterland of Central Otago.

New Zealand professional speaker Greg Ward receives top accolade ‘World Class Speaker’ award in Canada against stiff international competition.

The team behind Wellington’s premiere yoga studio, Awhi Yoga and Wellbeing, have announced a special Wellington Pride Koha Class celebrating the Wellington Pride Festival, on March 9th at 10 AM, with all proceeds going to Youthline Wellington.

Our Quarantine Island community is coming together to celebrate its 60th birthday. The celebrations will be held over two weekends; Labour weekend and November 17th 2018.

New Zealand’s Supermodel sweetheart, Rachel Hunter, is returning to New Zealand and offering a variety of events throughout September to help kiwis learn more about meditation, breath, conscious living, and community. This follows her nationwide sell out tour around New Zealand in February which saw her speak to thousands of woman in Whangarei, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Taupo, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Dunedin, and Invercargill.

Held at the Logan Campbell Centre alongside the popular Food Show over 4 days from the 27th to the 30th of July, challengers from primary school age in the Kiwi Kids Can Cook competition to professional chefs competed in over 74 classes in the hope of being named a winner.

The annual HVAC&R Trade Exhibition will be hosted in conjunction with the Industry Conference at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland on the 11th and 12th of May 2017.

Sport and Recreation Minister Jonathan Coleman and Disability Issues Minister Nicky Wagner say the New Zealand Special Olympics team should be extremely proud of its outstanding results at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Graz, Austria.

Many wonderful activities await Auckland families at this evironmental educational expo on 1st April 2017: hang out with your favourite Sticky TV presenters; navigate a bush walk to discover native bugs with Rudd Kleinpaste; plant seedlings in recycled materials; learn how to use left-over food; match packaged food to raw food; blend a smoothie with bicycle power; watch cooking demonstrations; support cultural performances; attend a recycled fashion show and learn all about what’s in your backyard at Eye on Nature.

Karaka Spectacular has partnered with the luxury car manufacturer to bring spectators the 2017 Lexus Jumping Spectacular, showcasing some of New Zealand’s finest equestrian talent and three days of coveted entertainment. The event will be held in the picturesque Willow Park polo field overlooking the Manukau Harbour, combining wine, food, fashion and equestrian at its finest.

Chow brothers’ businesses Stonewood Homes and INNO Capital sponsor Wellington’s Chinese New Year festival 11-12 February to welcome the Year of the Rooster.

This Labour weekend, Auckland will host the Awaken Conference; an event for the LGBTI community who also identify as Christian.

Auckland RSA is celebrating 100 years this weekend with a parade for the public of Auckland at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, Saturday 8th October 2016.

This June marks the 28th year of Wellington institution the Ministry of Food, one of the founders of the café culture that revolutionised Wellington’s image locally and internationally. For owners Brenda Jessup and Tony Lynch, the birthday heralds the end of an era as they prepare to move out of their premises next to the Beehive in search of a new home kitchen.

SNAPAFEST seafood festival brings a New Zealand Aussie Rock Extravaganza Concert to Nelson, celebrating Nelson as the Seafood Capital of New Zealand.