Sir Pita Sharples and Che Fu were honoured for their contributions to Māori music while Troy Kingi and L.A.B. picked up multiple awards at the WAIATA MĀORI MUSIC AWARDS 2021 held in the Hawke’s Bay tonight (Saturday 9 October 2021).

Leading New Zealand musicians, classical pianist Michael Houstoun, jazz trombonist and bandleader Rodger Fox and their special guest, acclaimed blues vocalist Erna Ferry, have confirmed that they will be performing in Invercargill’s Civic Theatre on Thursday, 21 October.

The past, present and future of an isolated community on New Zealand’s remotest island is the subject of a stunning seven-part documentary series premiering on Maori Television on Monday 11 October 2021 at 8.00 PM.

The voice behind some of New Zealand’s iconic anthems is creating a uniquely Kiwi soundtrack for the country’s fastest-growing real estate company.

Due to ongoing Alert Level restrictions, the Pacific Music Awards Trust has decided to forgo a live event for the 2021 Pacific Music Awards. The winners will instead be celebrated in an online awards ceremony on Saturday 6 November on the 7pm, screened by Tagata Pasifika on TP+ (tpplus.co.nz).

In exciting news overnight, it has been announced that INSiDE, a Sky New Zealand Original Production, has been nominated for a 2021 International Emmy® Award in the category of Best Short-Form Series.

Qeto Darcy had always been interested in music and dance so when he got the opportunity to be choreographer for the Solomon Islands’ burgeoning arts community project Dreamcast Theatre in 2018 he didn’t think twice.

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The Sunday Star-Times short story awards are back

Whangamata is gearing up to host New Zealand’s first ever Kickdown Festival on 20 - 23 January 2022.

Six new sustainability-focused short films by emerging young New Zealand film-makers - SOMEDAY STORIES 5 - are premiering on Maori Television’s website maoritelevision.com and MAORI+ app during the month of September.