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Part gig, part projection, part performance: FLOURISH is intimate and immersive

This grassroots Central Hawke's Bay festival celebrates an impressive 20 20 years in 2026.

Practically a Kiwi NYE rite of passage at this point, Rhythm and Vines is legendary. Four

Christchurch gets a serious end-of-year workout with three days at Bottle Lake and a

Northern Bass has earned its place as one of New Zealand's iconic New Year's festivals.

Mount Maunganui on New Year's Eve already has plenty going for it before anyone builds

Sunsetter returns to Devonport's waterfront with music, performers, food and drinks. A bou

There’s something special about a festival that’s so connected its whenua. Taniwha’s Den

Clothing optional. Curiosity encouraged. 4 days of music, play, connection and consent.

Big beats for little feet! Lenny Pearce turns kids’ favourites into a proper Toddler Rave,

House music high above Waihi Beach. I've been, I loved it, and yes - I recommend it.

Noisecontrollers and Unresolved bring hardstyle and raw energy to Auckland's Darby Street

Indie bands, disco and a lakeside Taupō summer setting is a pretty convincing combination.

Hagley Park gets another summer workout, this time with ten hours of music and a lineup

Twisted is one of those festivals that has built a whole world around itself rather than

New Year's Eve in Cardrona Valley is hard to argue with. Rhythm and and Alps brings the

Sail, ferry or fly over for a very Kiwi island adventure with an old school spirit.

Dimension isn't for the faint-hearted. I know because I've survived the 72-hour

Auckland Domain becomes one enormous open-air dancefloor for Sydney's Dom Dolla.

Kings of Leon, Calvin Harris, Underworld and more. Two massive days in Hagley Park.

WOMAD reminds me just how universal music really is. One minute you're discovering rhythms

SYNTHONY is what happens when dance music gets dressed up for the orchestra. Huge

K Road gets rebellious. Music, community and a street festival. #proper

If Christmas with the family leaves you needing to dance it out, Hidden Valley arrives at

Independent, proudly homegrown and just far enough out of Auckland to feel like

AUM has become my New Year's home. I've been attending as a punter or vendor since

Ladi6, David Dallas, CHAII and Team Dynamite take over Coroglen Tavern for Monument.

8th Wonder celebrates Kiwi music with a lineup packed full of familiar names and homegrown

Tucked away at Blue Hole near Tākaka, Oasis looks like the kind of long-weekend festival

Hidden amongst the bush in Te Arai, Shipwrecked is less about racing between headline acts

Deep in Cobb Valley near Tākaka, Yatra sits firmly at the more immersive end of the

Elevated bass on a secluded deer farm an hour from Auckland. Resonance is one to watch.

Touch Bass lands at Wharepai Domain on Easter Sunday. A Tauranga date for your dance diary