All Access. All in one subscription. From $2 per week
Subscribe now

All Access Weekly

From $2 per week
Pay just
$15.75
$2
per week ongoing
Subscribe now
BEST VALUE

All Access Annual

Pay just
$449
$49
per year ongoing
Subscribe now
Learn more
30
Bay of Plenty Times
  • Bay of Plenty Times home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport

Locations

  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Katikati
  • Tauranga
  • Mount Maunganui
  • Pāpāmoa
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Bay of Plenty Times

Stan Walker looking forward to his 'biggest year yet'

Bay of Plenty Times
21 Dec, 2018 06:04 PM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Stan Walker is looking forward to his 'biggest year yet'. Photo / File
Stan Walker is looking forward to his 'biggest year yet'. Photo / File

Stan Walker is looking forward to his 'biggest year yet'. Photo / File

If 2018 was a huge year for Kiwi chart-topper Stan Walker, he says 2019 is going to be his "biggest year" yet.

"I am working on all my next music. Next year I think is going to be the biggest year that I will release a lot of music."

Alluding to his much-publicised health issues that saw him have his stomach removed to battle a rare cancer-causing gene mutation that runs in his family, Walker says he is looking forward to being able to focus on what he does best, making music.

"There's always things that get in the way but that's my goal, to give people music."

He will be giving Bay fans a special treat on Boxing Day, headlining a new music festival, Summer Feels.

All Access. All in one subscription. From $2 per week
Subscribe now

All Access Weekly

From $2 per week
Pay just
$15.75
$2
per week ongoing
Subscribe now
BEST VALUE

All Access Annual

Pay just
$449
$49
per year ongoing
Subscribe now
Learn more
30
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

The family-orientated day at Mount Maunganui also features Kiwi soul and R & B talent Aaradhna, island reggae, soul and jazz performer Sammy Johnson, and up and coming Kiwi talent Jackson Owens.

Walker's brother and Australia's The Voice 2017 contestant, Russ Walker will also perform.

Kiwi R & B singer Aaradhna is joining Stan Walker to perform at Summer Feels in Mount Maunganui on Boxing Day. Photo / File
Kiwi R & B singer Aaradhna is joining Stan Walker to perform at Summer Feels in Mount Maunganui on Boxing Day. Photo / File

Black Box hitmaker Walker says he is "really excited" to be playing all his bangers plus new music including his recently released new single.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Every time I perform it, it is a lot of fun. It just kind of is summer for me."

Walker, who grew up on a marae in Tauranga and later moved to Australia, says there is something special about playing to a Bay crowd.

He says he is "fortunate" to be playing not just at Summer Feels, but also the One Love Festival in Tauranga in January.

"The Bay is always home. It feels like home when I come back, it's always mean and I'm excited to get back here and get back into it."

Discover more

Ed Weston: 'Cancer is my greatest teacher'

28 Dec 06:00 PM
New Zealand

One dead after crash in Te Puna, Bay of Plenty

21 Dec 10:54 PM

What's on offer this New Year's Eve in the Bay

26 Dec 07:00 PM

Take care on coastal tracks during king tides

25 Dec 07:00 PM

Walker will get to enjoy a little downtime with family in the Bay for Christmas, when there will be no wild partying.

"I'm coming back home for Christmas and then I will be off again travelling and working. I am just looking forward to having a little holiday, eating, staying at home, going to bed early."

When he does get to spend time in the Bay his favourite thing to do is head to his marae.

That's my goal, to give people music

Stan Walker

As for 'all he wants for Christmas', the now recovered cancer sufferer is not focusing on material gifts, saying he has "everything I need and want".

"Anything that is given to me I always appreciate and love ... if people give me something I am grateful."

After his performances at the Bay festivals, he is heading to Rotorua in February where he is the special guest star at ZM's floating music event at Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua's Blue Lake.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Stan Walker at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in Auckland in November. Photo / Norrie Montgomery
Stan Walker at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in Auckland in November. Photo / Norrie Montgomery

The hitmaker has been back on the road since his recovery and capped off 2018 by hosting the New Zealand Music Awards and performing at Christmas in the Park in Christchurch and Auckland.

He's also been busy touring with his New Takeover tour including a stop in Papamoa in November.

Where to catch Stan Walker in the Bay and Rotorua

SUMMER FEELS FESTIVAL, BOXING DAY:
What: Summer Feels: 4pm. Stan Walker, Aaradhna, Sammy J, Jackson Owens and Russ Walker
Where: Soper Reserve, Mount Maunganui
When: Thursday, December 27
Tickets: Ticket Space NZ

ONE LOVE FESTIVAL, January 26-27
Where: Tauranga Domain
More information: onelovefestival.co.nz

FLOAT 2019, February 16
What: Drax Project, Mitch James, Jupiter Project, Sachi, Balu Brigada and Stan Walker
Where: Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua's Blue Lake
Tickets and information: grabone.co.nz, zmonline.com

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times

Region's first learning hub for migrant parents a 'transformative step'

05 Jul 06:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times

'God-given right': Family defends largely unconsented homestead on rural land

04 Jul 08:45 PM
Bay of Plenty Times

'I'm proud of you': Sister's final message before fatal crash

04 Jul 06:03 PM

There’s more to Hawai‘i than beaches and buffets – here’s how to see it differently

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Recommended for you
Girls aged 8 and 9 among at least 27 people killed in Texas flash flooding
World

Girls aged 8 and 9 among at least 27 people killed in Texas flash flooding

05 Jul 07:39 PM
3 Places to craft your very own gin in New Zealand
Travel

3 Places to craft your very own gin in New Zealand

05 Jul 07:00 PM
Flaxmere Woolworths site work begins, supermarket built by mid-2026
Hawkes Bay Today

Flaxmere Woolworths site work begins, supermarket built by mid-2026

05 Jul 06:00 PM
Bid for inquiry into Ōhinemutu sewage spills fails
Rotorua Daily Post

Bid for inquiry into Ōhinemutu sewage spills fails

05 Jul 06:00 PM
Explore local gems and dream destinations: A guide for curious Kiwi travellers
Travel news

Explore local gems and dream destinations: A guide for curious Kiwi travellers

05 Jul 06:00 PM

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Region's first learning hub for migrant parents a 'transformative step'

Region's first learning hub for migrant parents a 'transformative step'

05 Jul 06:00 PM

The hub is aimed at empowering families to better understand NZ's education system.

'God-given right': Family defends largely unconsented homestead on rural land

'God-given right': Family defends largely unconsented homestead on rural land

04 Jul 08:45 PM
'I'm proud of you': Sister's final message before fatal crash

'I'm proud of you': Sister's final message before fatal crash

04 Jul 06:03 PM
Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

04 Jul 02:00 AM
From early mornings to easy living
sponsored

From early mornings to easy living

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Bay of Plenty Times e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Bay of Plenty Times
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
All Access. All in one subscription. From $2 per week
Subscribe now

All Access Weekly

From $2 per week
Pay just
$15.75
$2
per week ongoing
Subscribe now
BEST VALUE

All Access Annual

Pay just
$449
$49
per year ongoing
Subscribe now
Learn more
30
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search