What fans can expect at Easter R&V, when lineup will be revealed
The festival is postponed until Easter and fans have a two-week window for refunds.
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Rhythm and Vines: Ticketholders demand answers as organisers remain silent
Calls to cancel festival mount as petition launched by local residents.
Covid uncertainty: Wellington Pride Festival to be postponed
Organisers say the festival will occur when it's safer.
Rhythm and Vines faces cancellation unless vax rates increase in festival hotspot
Currently, in the Tairāwhiti DHB only 71 per cent have received both jabs.
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A clearer timeline of the tragedy is emerging from those in the crowd.
Here is why crowd surges can kill people
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Summer blues: Rhythm & Vines music festival in doubt?
Tens of thousands of Kiwis may miss out on festival if Gisborne doesn't hit vax target.
Local Focus: Walking with the rhythm of Mauao
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Small Business: Indian classical dance business contributes to Diwali festival
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Rhythm and Alps festival-goers must be vaccinated
Organisers are urging festival-goers to get vaccinated now, not in December.
Stadiums and other events to reopen to unlimited fans under level 2 rule change
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office has confirmed the change to Hawke's Bay Today.
Vaccine certificates welcomed; expert says Govt should mandate worker jabs
The PM says the surest way to get to festivals this summer is to get the vaccine.
'It's dire:' Events sector in limbo, supports vaccine passports
The events sector says lockdowns cost the economy billions of dollars in lost revenue.
Billie Eilish becomes youngest solo headliner at Glastonbury
Festival organisers confirmed that the American singer will perform on June 24, 2022.
Wellington on a Plate wraps up 'down but not out' after unusual festival year
Twenty per cent of online traffic has come from Aucklanders, festival director says.
'Just doing our little bit': Indie festival wants to require proof of vaccination for entry
'We see it as an extension of our health and safety policies.'
Womad is back for 2022: Here's what to expect
Womad is back. March 2022 will see an all-star, homegrown line-up.
Auckland's Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year event cancelled
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Covid cameo: Siouxsie Wiles set to star at music festival
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Alien Weaponry's second album drops at midnight
Waipū band drop album tonight ahead of jetting off to perform internationally.
First vaxx, then haka: Te Matatini prepares for festival like no other
The national kapa haka festival has all contingencies covered for 2022.
Festival organiser unsure about mandatory Covid-19 scanning rules
Obligatory sign-ins will be introduced for busy places and large gatherings.
Alexander Gillespie: Permanent drug checks positive step towards 'NZ's war on drugs'
Between 2017 and 2019, more than 70 deaths were attributed to synthetic cannabis in NZ.
Wanted: Top local Indian performers and food producers for Auckland Diwali Festival 2021
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Local Focus: Winter wine-tasting among the Winter Wonder Fest treats for the senses
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'Safety first': Queenstown Mardi Gras cancelled due to severe rain
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Metal fans mosh at the three-day UK Download Festival
Thousands of heavy metal fans enjoy Britain's first full music festival.
Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
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Christchurch is the place to be this winter
A lighting festival and Matariki fireworks show are just some of the events planned.