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AN AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL / TE AHUREI TOI O TĀMAKI EVENT Having toured throughout Europe and the USA, supporting the likes of Agnes Obel, Lorde and Marlon Williams and playing the festival circuit, dream-pop luminaries French for Rabbits are the creators of some of New Zealand’s most hauntingly ethereal music. Fronted by the delicately voiced Brooke Singer, the band’s emotionally intelligent music is evocative of land and sea, awash with glistening layers and unexpected tangents. Propelled...

Gig Information Estère announces her most extensive tour of Aotearoa yet, to celebrate the release of Archetypes, hitting the airwaves and record stores in late January. Estères October 2020 San Fran show was described as an inspired and refreshing performance, fuelled by high octane riffs and punchy back beats that alternated with slower, more soulful explorations of vocal harmony and background keyboards. Expect more of the same from the tour, with her übe...

Heres Five: Artists That Have Inspired The Music Of Dawn Diver Ben Lemi / Chris Cudby / Photo credit: Capital Magazine and Anna Briggs (Photographer) / Wednesday 10th February, 2021 11:34AM    Dawn Diver project to Wellington Museum for a sure to be magical headline performance this coming Saturday. Fronted by Lemi with live bandmates Deanne Krieg (Whim), Rose Blake (Blaek) and Louisa Williamson, Dawn Divers songs draw upon a wealth of diverse sonic elements and experiences to c...

Press Release – TMI Pictures Director Will Watson, is making his film available for free for anyone to stream this Waitangi 2021. Soldiers Without Guns will be available to stream online from Friday 5th – Monday 8th February at no cost, via the films official site www.soldierswithoutguns.com “I’m very grateful for the support of PADET (Peace and Disarmament Educational Trust) who generously made this possible”. For those who don’t know the story, 20 years ago – the New Zealand Def...

Take the plunge and groove to the harmonic tunes and haunting melodies of Dawn Diver at Wellington Museum. Saturday 13 February 2021 | 8pm | Koha

Primer: Auckland Live Fringe Town 2021 Annabel Kean / Image: KITA / Wednesday 20th January, 2021 2:35PM       For those of you still coming to terms with your impulse lockdown bangs, heres hoping this years Auckland Live Fringe Town can shift your attention to a non-cringe fringe. In conjunction with the 2021 Auckland Fringe Fest, Fringe Town is like the fests cool muso cousin who gave you a USB of pop-punk that one time. For a whole week from February 15th, Fringe Town takes over...

Press Release – Auckland Unlimited Tāmaki Makaurau will come to life this weekend when one of its premier festivals returns to celebrate the region’s rich Māori history and culture. The Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival is a free, whānau-friendly event taking place on 23 January on Captain Cook Wharf and on the water. Now into its fifth year, the festival is one of the region’s most popular summertime events. It will showcase Māori heritage and culture of Tāmaki Makaurau with waka saili...

Press Release – Auckland Unlimited With four days of America’s Cup action under Auckland’s belt, the city is gearing up to host the next event of the racing cycle on 15 January: the PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series, a five week-long racing spectacle to determine who will take on Emirates Team New Zealand in the 36th America’s Cup Match in March. But the on-water racing is just the start of the excitement in store for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland as the city kicks off the New Year. Su...

Source: Auckland Council Two of Auckland’s biggest festivals will add to an exciting summer of events on the city’s waterfront at Ports of Auckland. For this first time, Captain Cook and Marsden Wharves will host the Auckland Lantern Festival, one of the largest cultural festivals in New Zealand in February. A month earlier, Captain Cook Wharf will host the Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival, a 12-hour extravaganza delivered in partnership with Mana Whenua. Both events are delivered by A...

Summer concert surplus in special Hawkes Bay 30 Dec, 2020 09:12 PM 3 minutes to read Ben Lemi, centre, and Trinity Roots cant wait to play in Hawkes Bay on January 7. Photo / Supplied Ben Lemi, centre, and Trinity Roots cant wait to play in Hawkes Bay on January 7. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today Trinity Roots drummer Ben Lemi says there is something very special about playing in Hawkes Bay. Maybe thats why there are so many top Kiwi musicians keen to come and put concerts on in the region th...