NZ Games Festival celebrates its 10th birthday this year! For a decade, NZGF has held space for game makers, students, families, and enthusiasts to come together, and celebrate Kiwi made games.

In an evershifting industry, NZGF is a place where belonging, creativity, and care, will always come first. You can’t miss our awards night - where we will be handing out awards to kiwi game developers who have blown us away this year.

Come play the Pavs awards finalists at the Pavs exhibition, or attend workshops, talks, social nights, and games showcases!

For more information and tickets head to nzgamesfest.com

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DJs and producers of ALL experience levels are invited to come & share their tunes this Thursday at Moon!

Intec will be down from 5pm to share his knowledge on decks & soundsystems for anyone wanting to learn, followed by 15 minute open decks slots from 6pm, on both digital & vinyl.

Bring your USBs, records, or just come for a dance!

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The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival is back from 8 - 10 May with an exciting and inspiring programme of big names, big ideas, and big conversations.

The programme this year features award-winning poet Tusiata Avia, globally renowned Australian author Hannah Kent, Aotearoa superstar Catherine Chidgey, poet and author Dominic Hoey, activist Tāme Iti, poet Matariki Bennett, Robert Scott from The Clean and more.

The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival has something for booklovers, readers and writers of all ages, so join us in the beautiful Wairarapa for a celebration of all things bookish.

Head over to booktown.org.nz for more information and ticketing information.

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We’re turning one!

What a year it’s been - and it’s all thanks to the people who’ve filled the room, stayed too long, and made the Tav what it is. And to celebrate, we are bringing all our favorite people who have helped us get off the ground together for one night only, along with some special guests.

To celebrate, we’re opening up both spaces for a full night of music, bringing back kitchen sessions and keeping the courtyard going from start to finish - with Svitlo Vodka (all the way from Ukraine) sponsoring the night.

Selectors: Coda Christopher Tubbs FAM Jewel School Jen Julien Dyne Seini Takkas And Special Guests

Tickets are available via undertheradar.co.nz

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Footnote New Zealand Dance present the return season of the critically-acclaimed MODERN GOD by Jeremy Beck. Six influencers collide in this high-energy dance-theatre work exploring fame, consumerism, and our digital obsessions.

Stunts will be attempted. Records broken. Memes made. Content consumed. Advertising sold. Lives ruined. Heroes formed. Modern God is a high-powered, darkly funny show, straddling the worlds of contemporary dance and physical theatre.

Suitable for the whole family. On for a limited season at Circa Theatre, 14 - 23 May, tickets on sale now from circa.co.nz

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For the very first time, the Dome Under Film Festival is coming to Aotearoa New Zealand, exclusively at Space Place.

Dome Under Film Festival is Australasia's only international festival dedicated to full dome cinema. From astronomy to arthouse, see it all in 360-degrees.

Space Place’s ‘Best of the Fest’ screenings feature eight films from Museums Victoria’s 2026 festival line-up including the award-winning and highly commended films.

The festival is on 14–16 May. To book tickets and to view the festival programme, go to spaceplace.nz.

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Join us for an evening of lively music trivia. Support To the Front Pōneke by bringing a team of your music loving friends and showing off your smarts.

Girls Rock Aotearoa is a charity that offers holiday programmes and workshops for young women, trans, intersex, takatāpui, queer and gender-diverse youth where music is the medium to build confidence, empowerment and foster social change.

This July To the Front Pōneke is hosting their annual youth music programme. The quiz is to help fund this incredible programme that sees youth join a band and with the support of industry professionals write and perform an original song.

We also have an awesome raffle with goodies from Swimsuit, Great Sounds Great, Lighthouse, Apostle and many more!

This is an all ages event, tickets start from $20 ...

Aotearoa Music Award-winning and Taite Award-winning artist Vera Ellen releases her new album Heaven Knows What Time. on May 1 via Flying Nun Records.

Alongside the album release, Vera Ellen will return to Aotearoa stages this July for a six-date national tour in celebration of Heaven Knows What Time. RadioActive is proud to present Vera Ellen at Meow on the 24th of July.

Presales go live at 10am 4th of May and general onsale from 10am 5th May.

Subscribe to presale at banishedmusic.com/subscribe

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