20th February 2024 Events / FestivalAround 12,000 people converged on Wellington’s waterfront on Saturday night for the fireworks event at the Lunar New Year Festival.
30th January 2024 FestivalA new Napier festival is heading into the suburbs for its first event in March.
25th January 2024 FestivalAn estimated 175,000 people visited the TSB Festival of Lights in Taranaki over summer, a 20% increase from the previous year.
23rd January 2024 FestivalThe BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival is set to return next month at a new venue after four years of cancellations.
23rd January 2024 FestivalUp to 20,000 music fans per day are expected to converge on Tauranga on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate One Love reggae festival.
8th December 2023 Festival / Te MatatiniTe Matatini Festival is set to bring about $20m in economic benefits for Taranaki in 2025, says the Taranaki Regional Skills Leadership Group.
4th December 2023 FestivalNew Plymouth District Council’s TSB Festival of Lights is returning this month with more than 80 events and 11 light installations.
14th November 2023 Culture / FestivalThe biannual Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Festival is heading to the South Island next year.
13th October 2023 Festival / FoodMore than 10,000 people are expected at the annual Kāpiti Food Fair this year.
29th September 2023 Cycling / FestivalHamilton City Council is launching a month-long festival to encourage people to get on their bikes and explore the city this October.
31st August 2023 Festival / TAUThe Auckland Lantern Festival and Diwali Festival have established a new naming rights sponsorship agreement with BNZ.
23rd August 2023 Festival / FoodThe Bay of Islands It! Festival has confirmed its return to the Paihia Village Green this October.
7th July 2023 Climate / FestivalThe Auckland Climate Festival is bringing more than 150 events and tens of thousands of people to the city this September to celebrate and inspire transformative change for the climate.
5th July 2023 Festival / FoodNorthland’s first Brew of Islands beer festival will be held in Kerikeri this month with an array of food, brews and drinks for locals and visitors.
26th May 2023 Events / FestivalThe Auckland Writers Festival has attracted 60,000 attendees and 180 writers at its event in May.
11th May 2023 Eden Park / FestivalThe four-day Te Matatini festival contributed to a $22m boost to New Zealand’s economy, according to a post-event report cited by Eden Park.
27th April 2023 Festival / FoodKerikeri host the inaugural Brew of Islands Craft Beer Festival on 21-22 July.
17th January 2023 Festival“Tens of thousands” of fans are expected to flock to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland for the Te Matatini Festival of kapa haka, which is returning to the city for the first time in 11 years.
10th November 2022 Events / FestivalThe Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival will now be known as Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa.
26th October 2022 FestivalAuckland’s Laneway music festival is moving to Western Springs Stadium in 2023.
9th September 2022 Festival / TAUThe annual Diwali festival will return to Auckland’s Aotea Square and Queen Street from 8 – 9 October.
24th August 2022 Events / FestivalAuckland’s Lantern Festival is moving to the Manukau Sports Bowl in 2023 to better accommodate up to 200,000 people who attend the cultural event every year.
18th August 2022 Festival / Waiheke IslandThe Walk Waiheke charitable trust has announced dates for its annual Waiheke Walking Festival, which will take place from 10 – 20 November.
21st June 2022 Education / FestivalTauranga’s inaugural STEMFest is back after a two-year hiatus, promising a variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities to inspire children and the whole family.
18th March 2022 Events / FestivalThe Flavours of Plenty Festival in the coastal Bay of Plenty will go ahead 7-10 April.
22nd February 2022 Festival / FoodWānaka food and wine festival Ripe will take place online on 19 March, the same day the cancelled live event was due to take place.
21st February 2022 Events / FestivalThe organisers of the 2022 Art Deco Festival in Napier, revamped to operate under the red setting of the traffic light system, are declaring the festivities a success.
11th February 2022 Events / FestivalWanaka’s Ripe Food & Wine Festival and Ironman NZ in Taupō are the latest events to cancel due to capacity restrictions under Covid-19 red light settings.
9th December 2021 Festival / IwiThe Waikato River Festival can help divert the flow of tourists from traditional routes to support more operators in the region, says Tainui Waka Tourism.
27th October 2021 Festival / VaccinationThe Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival has been postponed to 4-5 February 2022.
21st October 2021 FestivalWellington City Council has cancelled its A Very Welly Christmas festival due to Covid uncertainty.
11th October 2021 FestivalThe Diwali Festival of Lights in Wellington will be held online for 2021 due to Covid-19.
24th September 2021 Events / FestivalAuckland’s Diwali Festival will not go ahead this year due to uncertainty over Covid.
20th September 2021 FestivalThe Chinese Lantern Festival in Auckland will be held at the Auckland Showgrounds from 10-13 February 2022 as it could not be held on the waterfront due to operational constraints there.
15th September 2021 FestivalOrganisers have decided not to hold the Lumino Light Festival on 15-16 October as planned due to the Delta outbreak.
24th August 2021 FestivalThe Grow Ōtautahi garden festival will be postponed a year to 2023 due to not reaching critical funding levels.
10th August 2021 FestivalThe Eat.Taste.Central festival across Central Otago returns for its fifth year from 24 September to 25 October.
21st July 2021 FestivalThe inaugural Wellington Festival of Fashion will make its debut this Friday.
20th July 2021 Events / FestivalWellington’s CubaDupa festival has opened artist applications and expressions of interest for its 2022 festival.
7th July 2021 FestivalAround 8100 visitor nights are expected to be generated by event
6th July 2021 FestivalYoga Festivals Australia will hold a New Zealand event for the first time in Hawke’s Bay on 7-8 August.
17th June 2021 FestivalActivities range from kite flying to weaving.
15th June 2021 FestivalWellington is set to receive a ‘bumper culinary weekend’ from 13-15 August with two coinciding festivals, Beervana and Visa Wellington On a Plate.
11th June 2021 Events / FestivalCyclorama e-bike festival set to go ahead on 13-14 November 2021.
8th June 2021 Events / FestivalHanmer Springs will hold its first Winter Festival next month.
27th May 2021 FestivalThe inaugural Ōtautahi Christchurch South Island Moon Festival is set to illuminate the central business district with a display of art, lanterns, performances and food in September.
26th May 2021 FestivalThis year’s event was originally planned for March.
21st April 2021 Festival / RTOOrganisers have “flipped the script doing away with scallops altogether,” says Destination Coromandel GM Hadley Dryden.
24th March 2021 FestivalWānaka’s inaugural food and wine festival Ripe drew 2000 festival goers on Sunday 21 March at Corbridge Woolshed.
12th March 2021 Festival / Ski FieldsTwo new winter music festivals are to hit southern ski slopes in the same week in September.
