The course of the full marathon and half marathon covers a wide swathe of the Bay, starting at Devonport on the north shore. There are also walking events...
This 25km (15.5 miles) run has great green credentials, combining rigorous exercise with a tree planting programme. Beginning on a spectacular beach,...
The city of Christchurch in Canterbury sheds its demure image for a week in November as a rash of sporting, social and cultural events breaks out everywhere....
Themes:
Dance
, Food & Drink
, Exhibitions
, Music
, Sport
, Home & Fashion
The Coromandel Peninsula is the large piece of prime real estate that sticks up into the sea to the east of Auckland. Coromandel launches itself into...
Themes:
Dance
, Art & Literature
, Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Sport
, Music
The thrills and spills of the rodeo come to Opotiki, on the Bay of Plenty, with a full day of spectacular horse and western type events. Bucking broncos,...
Founded in the latter part of the 19th century, the Whangarei Agricultural and Pastoral Society is best known for its country show, one of the biggest...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Business
Auckland celebrates its birthday with a grand regatta as it has since 1840. It is considered by some as the biggest one-day regatta in the world and,...
Built in 1920 on the site of a tip, the Stanley Street tennis stadium quickly became the country's premier tournament venue. The New Zealand Open was...
More than a dozen jazz bands play over six days in Nelson, at city centre venues and nearby. Four free concerts are held in Fairfield Park, attracting...
This is by far the most prestigious single event on the New Zealand Surfing Calendar. The National Surfing Championships attracts over 300 entrants and...
Celebrating the Good Life in idyllic natural surroundings, the Organic River Festival is a weekend of organic lifestyle and food, alternative technologies,...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Nature & Wildlife
, Art & Literature
, Entertainment
, Music
, Other
There's a summer of family fun to be had at Paihia, a seaside resort town spread along the Bay of Islands. Monster mural painting, a sandcastle competition,...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Art & Literature
, Sport
Staged on the site of a doomed native uprising, the Parihaka International Peace Festival takes place in a spot billed as 'one of the country's most important...
Themes:
Dance
, Art & Literature
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Culture
, Music
, Theatre & Film
, Comedy
, Other
Organised chaos descends onto the streets of Christchurch with the arrival of the World Buskers Festival, a non-stop rollercoaster of thrills and laughs....
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Music
, Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Comedy
, Other
The New Zealand International Arts Festival, hosted in the capital city in even-numbered years, is the foremost cultural event in New Zealand. It features...
Themes:
Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Art & Literature
, Exhibitions
, Music
Billed as 'the Southern Hemisphere's biggest, brightest and most colourful garden event', the Ellerslie International Flower Show takes place each November...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Spectacle
, Nature & Wildlife
, Business
, Exhibitions
, Music
, Home & Fashion
Waka Ama, racing with outrigger canoes, is one of the world's fastest growing water sports. More than a dozen countries meet to decide the world Sprint...
Above the peaks of the Southern Alps, the likes of Spitfire, Tiger Moth and more modern aircraft wheel and climb in the spectacular "Warbirds Over Wanaka"...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, History
, Spectacle
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