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Young Dunedin band opening for the Foo Fighters: ‘It’s insane’
Source: Radio New Zealand The guitarist of a young Dunedin band says there was a lot of skepticism when they were handpicked to open for international rock stars Foo Fighters’...
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Finn brothers get the band back together for Electric Avenue
Source: Radio New Zealand Iconic Kiwi band Split Enz will headline Australasia’s biggest music festival in Christchurch on Friday night, with a record crowd set to descend on Hagley Park...
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Events – Jim Beam Homegrown announces emerging artists to perform at 2026 Festival
Source: Jim Beam Homegrown Thursday, 26 February 2026 – Jim Beam Homegrown is turning up the volume on the future of New Zealand music, announcing six breakthrough acts from 150...
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Why betting on top online prediction markets is now illegal in New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand Prediction markets are where punters wager money on the possibility of future events – but New Zealand is declaring some of them illegal. Andrey Popov /...
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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert isn’t just one for the fans
Source: Radio New Zealand Don’t care much about Elvis? It barely matters, because the awkwardly named EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a mesmerising and singular object worth admiring in its...
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International Entertainment Corporation’s FY2025/26 Interim Revenue Increases by 71.5% to HK$458.9 Million
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 February 2026 – International Entertainment Corporation (the “Company“, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“; HKEX stock code: 1009),...
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Events – Jim Beam Homegrown 2026 Kicks Off Massive Hamilton Kirikiriroa Build
Source: Jim Beam Homegrown It’s New Zealand’s fastest growing city but Hamilton’s population is about to swell with another 30,000 people expected to descend on ‘The Tron’ for Jim Beam...
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A Fresh Take on Modern Continental: JIN Gastrobar at Mid Valley Southkey JB Reveals Its Latest Menu
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 February 2026 – First established in 2019, JIN Gastrobar introduces a refreshed take on modern continental cuisine, bringing...
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What people with tourette’s want you to know
Source: Radio New Zealand Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has explained he left the British Film and Television Awards (Baftas) ceremony early on Monday night, aware his outbursts were causing...
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Wellington Mountain Bike festival: 3 days of riding, racing and socialising
Source: Radio New Zealand The Wellington Mountain Bike festival kicks off this Friday with three days of racing, shuttle runs, food, beer and entertainment in three different trail spots around...
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Will a couples therapist take sides? An expert explains
Source: Radio New Zealand Should we do couples counselling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back? These kinds of...
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Bafta night a ‘bit of a blur’, says award winning Kiwi costume designer
Source: Radio New Zealand It wasn’t easy to get up to accept her Bafta win when she’s used to being behind the scenes, Kiwi costume designer Kate Hawley says. The...
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Baftas interrupted by racist slur from man with Tourette syndrome
Source: Radio New Zealand It was the clip heard around the world after Monday’s BAFTA ceremony in London — a man yelling the n-word as two celebrated Black actors, Michael...
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Larger-than-life DJ Mu immortalised in new Wellington mural
Source: Radio New Zealand On the exterior wall of Wellington’s Jam Hair Company, where once stood a mural of English music legend David Bowie, now lies the image of a...
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Esperanza Securities Introduces the First SFC-permitted Tokenized Investment for Live Entertainment in Asia Pacific
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 February 2026 – Esperanza Fintech (Securities) Limited (“Esperanza Securities“, or “Company“) announced today that, following the granting of...
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What is burnout? And do you have it?
Source: Radio New Zealand You might not have performed at Auckland’s Spark Arena or have had a film made about your journey reclaiming te reo Māori, but you probably can...
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Filming animals fight: ‘You are there as a privileged observer’
Source: Radio New Zealand Doug Allan has travelled the world filming wildlife, often with legendary nature documentarian Sir David Attenborough. When the crew is observing a fight between predator and...
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Pulp at Spark Arena: Britpop band still have talent and charisma in spadefuls
Source: Radio New Zealand Showing us they’ve still got talent and charisma in spadefuls, Pulp’s Auckland show was a great reminder (if we needed one) of why they were such...
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Review: Hemi Hemingway soars on Wings of Desire when letting his feelings fly freely
Source: Radio New Zealand On Strangers Again, the debut album by Wellington singer Hemi Hemingway (Waitaha, Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Mutunga), he wore his love of...
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Man On The Run: How Paul McCartney rebuilt his life after The Beatles
Source: Radio New Zealand “The event is so momentous that historians may, one day, view it as a landmark in the decline of the British Empire.” That was dramatic framing...
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‘It’s a strange place’ – The Beths’ singer Liz Stokes on US tour
Source: Radio New Zealand Lead singer Liz Stokes tells RNZ’s Afternoons, she’s pleased to be back in Aotearoa, and excited to perform their fourth album Straight Line Was A Lie,...
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Grown-ups, playing is good for you too
Source: Radio New Zealand Somewhere along the way to adulthood, time to play fades away. We tend to trade silliness and imagination for seriousness and busyness. Yet there is clear...
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Toy Story 5 trailer drops: Woody and Buzz are back to take on tech
Source: Radio New Zealand The Toy Story franchise is back with its fifth instalment and this time – the toys are taking on technology. By the time Toy Story 5...
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Review: No Other Choice is impossible to predict
Source: Radio New Zealand You aren’t in much danger of walking out of No Other Choice wondering what it was about. But director Park Chan-wook’s idiosyncratic, dark-comedy thriller is a masterclass...
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Marlon Williams announces last NZ tour before he takes a break
Source: Radio New Zealand Marlon Williams and the Yarra Benders have promised to perform four New Zealand shows this year before “taking a break for a bit”. “Tā te Manawa...
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How much tax do influencers pay?
Source: Radio New Zealand Influencers must stay on the right side of the tax rules. (File photo) Supplied/123rf Emily Holdaway, or Officially Em, as she is known to her thousands...
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Infinix NOTE 60 SERIES Brings Innovation with Interactive Design and Snapdragon Processor
Source: Media Outreach Designed as the next milestone in Infinix’s flagship journey, the NOTE 60 SERIES elevates the brand’s signature NOTE line with a sharper focus on flagship-class performance, expressive...