17 MAY 2025

Demand for corporate hospitality at New Zealand’s newest stadium has surpassed supply.

16 MAY 2025

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is bringing its stadium show to Auckland for the first time, with two performances at Eden Park on February 19 and 21 next year.

15 MAY 2025

Team New Zealand confirmed on Thursday that the Italian port city of Naples would be the venue for their next defence of the Auld Mug.

6 MAY 2025

When the music festival called it a day in Wellington this year, nine other cities raised their hand to host the event. Hamilton was the winner.

30 APRIL 2025

Aucklanders will have a say on plans for a 12,500-seat stadium or a Ponsonby Rugby Club/music venue at Western Springs.

Public consultation runs from May 19 to June 15, with a recommendation due in July.

7 APRIL 2025

After some tough years, Rotorua’s events business is booming with major conference wins and enthusiastic audiences helping attract top-tier entertainment bookings.

5 APRIL 2025

This year’s festival injected a healthy $11.1 million into Hamilton’s economy, it was revealed this week. The figure is a big boost on the estimated $3.6m that the festival generated for the community during the 2024 festival.

2 APRIL 2025

CubaDupa is more than just a cultural celebration - it’s become an economic powerhouse for Wellington, said Justin Lester, director of Dot Loves Data, which analysed $4.74 million of ANZ card transactions in Wellington’s CBD last weekend.

1 APRIL 2025

Team New Zealand are “disappointed” but understand that a lack of government support will mean Auckland can’t host the next America’s Cup.

26 MARCH 2025

Pest managers, school principals, coral reef scientists, dairy specialists, public health officials and ecologists are some of the 15,500 people already booked to attend nine conventions and conferences at the New Zealand International Convention Centre.

25 MARCH 2025

A ticket agency is offering full refunds to those who had tickets for the New Plymouth show of the cancelled Timeless Summer Tour.

25 MARCH 2025

There's a call for laws to be introduced requiring ticket sellers for big events to hold punters' cash in trust, so we don't see a repeat of fans' money going down the drain in the wake of cancelled festivals.

18 MARCH 2025

Hamilton’s in the running to host the Homegrown music festival, but first it has to see off rivals New Plymouth, Rotorua and Dunedin.

18 MARCH 2025

The initial liquidator’s report into two cancelled music events shows that the companies behind them owe over $2 million to creditors.

14 MARCH 2025

Homegrown New Zealand music festival kicks off today for its final time on the Wellington Waterfront.

12 MARCH 2025

With high-profile stars regularly making headlines for cancelling their local shows, do we have something to worry about? Herald entertainment reporter (and disappointed fan himself) Mitchell Hageman looks at why this keeps happening and who loses when it does.

6 MARCH 2025

The R&A and the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) have announced that the eighth edition of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship will be held at Royal Wellington in New Zealand from 12-15 February 2026.

A Christchurch festival is offering free tickets for those accompanying people with disabilities to help make New Zealand’s music scene more accessible.

The Commerce Commission is investigating amid hundreds of complaints about the cancelled Juicy Fest NZ music festival, and says it may widen that out to include another event if required.

Taranaki is set to reap a multimillion-dollar windfall as tens of thousands of visitors arrive for the Te Matatini Kahui Maunga festival.

Marlborough will host the return of adventure race, One New Zealand GODZONE after a two-year hiatus.

Canadian rapper Drake has cancelled his only two New Zealand shows, according to a statement provided exclusively to Rolling Stone AU/NZ.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wants to play a role in bringing the America’s Cup back to the city if he’s elected for a second term, but says there’s no chance of that happening without a bed night visitor levy.

NZ police blame alcohol abuse and violence on a widespread crackdown on outdoor events. But promoters call that "misinformation" and say unfair opposition puts their events at risk.

This weekend tens of thousands of people will converge on a two-day Christchurch music festival on the cusp of international attention. Nadine Roberts takes a look inside Electric Avenue.

Womad Aotearoa is rebranding one of its stages and giving it over exclusively to DJs.

Event organisers say the Tui Stage - formerly known as the Dell - takes its inspiration from the vibrant beauty of Pukekura Park, the home to Womad in New Plymouth.

World Buskers Festival has been running since 1993, and this year features 330 performances over a 10 day period.

There will be dancers, acrobatics, circus and comedy shows, meaning this year's festival has something for everyone.

Electric Avenue attendees will only be able to order two alcoholic drinks at a time, after authorities strongly opposed part of its alcohol license and accused organisers of prioritising profit over patrons.

Early indications suggest it has been a strong weekend for Auckland businesses following three major events. 

More than 25,000 people attended the inaugural Auckland League of Sail GP. 

Music lovers are spoiled for choice when it comes to summer festivals across the motu, but rising production and artist costs - along with dwindling ticket sales - are proving challenging for promoters.

“Kiwis spend thousands flying across the Tasman to see massive concerts, go out to bars and restaurants, and boost the Australian economy, when back home Eden Park sits empty because of council event rules,” Luxon said.

The Winter Games NZ will no longer be held after 15 years. Event administrators say delivering the event had become "untenable" due to various economic factors

On concerts, Luxon said they can boost our local economies.

“Kiwis spend thousands flying across the Tasman to see massive concerts, go out to bars and restaurants, and boost the Australian economy, when back home Eden Park sits empty because of council event rules.

Wellington’s iconic Homegrown festival is set to say goodbye to the capital after 18 years.

It was announced today that Homegrown will move cities in 2026 in a “bittersweet change” for organisers, who cited “a myriad of personal and logistical reasons”.

RnB summer festival Juicy Fest has cancelled its New Zealand dates, with organisers blaming an alleged “intentional” effort to stop it from going ahead amid licensing troubles.

Auckland's Laneway Festival has been forced to cancel entry to under-18s at its 2025 event, despite already selling tickets to people aged 16 and 17.

An application to admit younger patrons was rejected by the Auckland District Licensing Committee, organisers said in a written statement on Friday.

According to the Massey University website, the research shows that the live performance sector contributed at least $17.3 billion in social and economic value to Aotearoa New Zealand in the 12 months to 30 June 2024.

An Auckland MP is concerned about the amount of time police are spending monitoring events - rather than being on the beat in communities.

Maungakiekie MP Greg Fleming is floating the idea of allowing police to charge for their presence at some large profitable events. 

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has allowed major events like the Fifa Women’s World Cup to remain with Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. The mayor decided that keeping destination marketing and major events with TAU was consistent with a commercially funded model.