One day, ten hours, 27 speakers and performers. Semi Permanent Aotearoa is New Zealand’s longest- running creative conference. And this year, for the first time, it’s completely free.

Māori TV is proud that it is a finalist in seven programmes and two individual awards in this year’s New Zealand Television Awards that acknowledge excellence in the industry.

The New Zealand Society of Authors, the Publishers Association of New Zealand and Copyright Licensing New Zealand have teamed up to put creative rights and their importance - for writers, the local book sector, and for our country - in the spotlight.

What started 3 years ago as a small community group in Papamoa of a few actors and people wanting to have a laugh has morphed into the professional improv comedy group, The Honest Liars. Now, with a permanent gig at The Jam Factory, The Historic Village, the first Sunday of every month at 7PM.

Internationally renowned conductor Gemma New will lead the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for its highly anticipated Spectacular concerts in Wellington and Auckland in November.

This Town will have its international premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, one of Northern Europe’s largest film festivals.

- A children’s song celebrating community spirit and kindness in Aotearoa.

Following Re-Cycle 2017, the award-winning Dog Show exhibition in 2018 and last year’s CATalogue exhibitions, Taupō Museum is excited to present its next instalment - ReTweet - a bird-themed exhibition running from November 7 to December 14.

- Everyday Horrors is a new, free game created by Auckland based game and creative tech studio, Method.

- Suitable for the whole whānau to play together, the game reveals everyday household items as hiding spots for a selection of monsters, hiding out for Halloween.

Hey now, hey now! Crowded House are heading to NPDC’s TSB Bowl of Brooklands in March 2021 for their first gig at the iconic venue in nearly 30 years.