EntertainmentArtists set for Splore festivalIf you need new jandals, now might be the time to splurge with two summer music festivals confirming their line-ups today.30 Sep 07:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Perri ExeterPerri Exeter is a choreographer and dance teacher at Rutherford College where her students got the best scholarship results in New Zealand.28 Sep 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSinger talks new album and online abuseChvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry talks to Lydia Jenkin about the band's return to Auckland, abusive reaction to its latest video and the much-anticipated new album.27 Sep 02:50 AM
EntertainmentNZ's new big day outAuckland City Limits is a new multi-genre summer music festival promoters hope will replace the Big Day Out in the hearts of local music fans.23 Sep 07:00 PM
EntertainmentFive Laneway acts you need to check outChrvches are there. So are Grimes, Flume and Beach House - but who else made the cut in this week's Laneway line-up? Here are five artists we thought deserved some extra attention.23 Sep 07:00 AM
EntertainmentLecturer's film wows VeniceAn Auckland University lecturer has won a major international film award with his film <i>Free in Deed</i>.14 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionLaneway staying at Silo Park is a good thing - isn't it?Laneway is returning to Auckland's Silo Park for another year, but is it a good thing? Chris Schulz and Lydia Jenkin have their say.10 Sep 07:00 AM
EntertainmentCarl Cox to headline Rhythm & AlpsThe line-up has been announced for this year's Rhythm and Alps festival, with British DJ Carl Cox headlining the event.03 Sep 09:00 PM
EntertainmentFlaming Lips star talks Miley CyrusPsychedelic rock institution The Flaming Lips are headlining a major new summer music festival. Frontman Wayne Coyne talks about the band's long strange trip and the Miley Cyrus connection to Russell Baillie.20 Aug 08:30 AM
EntertainmentEverything you need to know about NZ's hot new festivalThe Flaming Lips is but one of 20 acts coming to the McLaren Valley Music and Arts Festival, a new event to run at a venue nestled below the Bay of Plenty's Kaimai Ranges in mid-January.20 Aug 05:30 AM
EntertainmentWill Auckland lose Laneway?The Laneway Festival has been told today it cannot move to the Auckland Domain, raising the possibility of the country's largest urban music festival moving to Wellington or Christchurch.04 Aug 09:30 AM
EntertainmentWhere will Laneway, Lantern Festival move to?Two of the biggest events on the Auckland calendar, the Lantern Festival and Laneway Festival, could move to the Domain.03 Aug 10:23 PM
EntertainmentThings get dirty at Aussie music festival (+photos)Britpop legends Blur brought the three-day mud fest that was Splendour in the Grass to a close, and finally made amends for their Big Day Out cancellation in 2013.27 Jul 01:00 AM
EntertainmentFestival goer: I'm stuck in a tent bag and can't get outA reveller at a music festival has become an unlikely internet star after he tweeted that he had been packed into a tent bag and could not escape.14 Jul 01:30 AM
EntertainmentKanye's outrageous demandsKanye West requested a whole field for 250 members of his crew at Glastonbury Festival.30 Jun 07:30 AM
EntertainmentMust-see Glastonbury photosThe 12 best snaps you need to see from the Glastonbury Music Festival.29 Jun 02:30 AM
EntertainmentTwelve must-see photos from GlastonburyPhotos from Glasonbury music festival that you need to see.28 Jun 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFoo Fighters sign up for next GlastonburyThe Foo Fighters have reportedly signed up to headline UK music festival Glastonbury in 2016 after they were forced to pull out of this year's show due to frontman Dave Grohl's broken leg.26 Jun 03:40 AM
LifestyleA taste of Kiwi ingenuityThousands of people walked through the doors at yesterday's Auckland Fair first held in 2010 at Auckland Art Gallery.14 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentKiwi sisters light up Sydney art festivalKiwi twin sisters have been celebrated as being among the highlights of major Australian arts festival Vivid Sydney.29 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNo BYO booze at Rhythm and VinesTeam Rhythm and Vines says it plans to tighten its focus while aiming to widen and freshen the appeal of its new-look summer music festival.20 May 09:17 PM
OpinionAre music festivals better on TV?Why go to a music festival when you can watch it from the comfort of your own home? Chris Schulz and Lydia Jenkin have their say.15 Apr 09:35 PM
EntertainmentPhotos: Coachella 2015Photos from the 2015 Coachella music festival in California, USA.12 Apr 09:30 PM
EntertainmentAussie sets tone for music festivalSome come to South by Southwest seeking glory. Others come to roll their eyes at it.24 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolyfest begins with dance and discourseThe four-day festival at the Manukau Sports Bowl in Auckland opened yesterday with a 7am flag-raising ceremony and powhiri.18 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolyFest spans Tusini generationsTeaching war dances and chants from the old island ways comes naturally to a family who have been involved in the Auckland Secondary Schools' PolyFest for decades.17 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentKanye to headline GlastonburyKanye West has been confirmed as one of this year’s headline acts at the Glastonbury Festival.16 Mar 08:33 PM
LifestylePasifika: Fresh tastes of the PacificIn a swift response to the fruit fly no-go zones in and around its original Western Springs stomping ground, the 23rd Pasifika Festival moves to Manukau this year.13 Mar 07:00 PM
New ZealandPasifika festival rings in 23rd yearPasifika is celebrating its 23rd birthday at a new home, Hayman Park, after the Queensland fruit fly emergency forced it out of Western Springs.13 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentPasifika too far from its grassrootsAuckland's Pasifika Festival is facing a backlash from those who pushed for it in the first place - with some threatening to boycott the event.12 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuKapa Haka Festival: Pukana and poiEight thousand people gathered at Hagley Park in Christchurch yesterday for the final of the biennial Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival.08 Mar 04:00 PM
