In Review: An Extraordinary Meeting

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Theatre
Review By Chrystal Thompson It's democracy meeting drama, where an intentional breaking of the fourth wall gets audiences as active participants in an Auckland council meeting simulation. There were nerv...

ANNOUNCEMENT: SIX60 Eden Park

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Music
The wait is finally over... SIX60 TO PLAY THE VERY FIRST CONCERT AT EDEN PARK It’s the news that Auckland has been waiting for! SIX60 are over the moon to announce that they will be the first ever band to...

NEW MUSIC: Foley, new EP

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Music
Pop duo Foley continue their dream run with the release of their sophomore EP, VACATION (out on March 12), featuring their new single ‘Anything Before You’. In keeping with their hard-earned reputation of tu...

NEW MUSIC: Ladyhawke and Broods

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Music
Ladyhawkes returns with Broods on powerful new single - 'Guilty Love' LISTEN HERE ARIA Award, Brit Nominee and TUI winner Ladyhawke (‘Pip’ Brown) returns with the new single and video for ‘Guilty Love’ f...

VODAFONE: ONE TO WATCH – MARCH

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Muroki announced as March artist for Live Nation and Vodafone's ones to watch! Live Nation and Vodafone New Zealand have announced soulful up-and-comer Muroki as the March featured artist for their ONES TO ...

NEW MUSIC: Raiza Biza

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Music
Raiza Biza ends summer on a high note with a return to his signature sound dropping the single ‘Turmeric Tea’ taken off his new album ‘A Summer In Retrograde’. This is the first release since his Aotearoa Musi...

NEW MUSIC: Louis Baker ft. Kings

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Music
Aotearoa's model soul master Louis Baker shares new summer banger 'Overdrive' featuring Kings. LISTEN HERE Today, Aotearoa’s modern soul master, Louis Baker returns with a summer banger of a tune, ‘Overd...

NEW MUSIC: Teeks, debut album

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Highly Anticipated, debut album, 'Something To Feel' - to be released March 26, 2021 Available to pre-order HERE Arriving at 2021 with a sold-out nationwide tour behind him, TEEKS, one of the most enthra...

NEW MUSIC: IPSY, debut album

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Music
IPSY makes his mark with a reflective debut EP capturing the ups and downs of 2020 After establishing a name for himself as a ‘talent to watch’ in New Zealand's flourishing music scene, artist and producer ...

NEW MUSIC: Theia and Vayne

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Music
Kua wetea taku mokonaha E kore au e noho puku anō ✪ My muzzle has been loosened I will never sit in silence again LISTEN HERE Two of Aotearoa’s most enigmatic and exciting artists have joined forces to r...

NEW MUSIC: Architects

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Music
Just in from UK’s post-metalcore quintet Architects... 🤟 Architects share their new single 'Meteor', after an initial world premiere on BBC Radio 1‘s ‘Future Sounds With Annie Mac' (around 7am NZ ti...

SIX60 Saturdays: Christchurch

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Music
Photos supplied Ōtautahi Christchurch was abuzz yesterday as SIX60 Saturdays rolled into town. Playing on Waitangi Day, there was a real sense of pride and community among the 23,000 strong crowd tonight. P...

NEW MUSIC: Chaii

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Music
Genre-bending Persian/New Zealand rapper CHAII unleashes the culmination of a diverse creative vision on her debut EP Lightswitch- a bold six-track visual collection showcasing sounds and footage from Oman to ...