20 NOVEMBER 2008 - The Clown Princes of punk return to New Zealand for 3 exclusive shows only!! ''KICK OFF 2009 WITH A BANG AND A PINT OR TWO WITH THE LADS''

Former UB40 frontman Ali Campbell has a new band and a new lease of life, and is looking forward to breathing in some Rotorua air again. Chris Ormond of NZPA reports.

19 November 2008 - Universal Music New Zealand is very excited to announce the first ever New Zealand visit from its biggest selling artist of the past two years, Andre Rieu, this coming Monday 24th November.

18 November 2008 - MTV NZ (Channel 60, SKY Digital) will screen a 24 hour selection of programming for World AIDS Day on Friday December 1, as part of MTV's ongoing HIV and AIDS Staying Alive prevention campaign.

18 November 2008 - Christchurch Art Gallery has been recognised as one of New Zealand's leading tourism businesses and is now licensed to carry the Qualmark - New Zealand tourism's official mark of quality.

Eleven years after British group The Prodigy's album, The Fat of the Land, became the best-selling album in electronic music history, the trio has rejoined to produce a new record. New Zealanders can get a taste of the new material when the trio performs once again at Auckland's Big Day Out.

14 NOVEMBER 2008 - Headless Chickens, much-loved barnyard strutters of New Zealand rock of the nineties, are returning to the stage for the first time in over a decade when they perform at the Powerstation on Friday 28 November.

14 NOVEMBER 2008 - Nashville's finest will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2009 as Kings of Leon tour in support of their monster #1 album Only By The Night (out now through Sony).

Wellington, Nov 14 NZPA - Popular Nashville rockers Kings of Leon will return to New Zealand to play three shows in March next year.

Auckland is to have a new performing arts venue, with Auckland City Council confirming its contribution of $9.6 million towards Q Theatre.