Events

Friends, take time out to enjoy the musical stories that will be told by Hemi Walker, Aldo Pinelli both entertaining and talented singer/songwriter/ composers, and Keith Austin a classical 'electronic composer'. ... more

Hedleys Readers and Writers Join Ashleigh Young and Damien Wilkins, award winning authors and co-workers at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University. Ashleigh is the first New Zealander to ... more

From the creative team behind the "witty and delightful" Cosi fan tutte comes the musical comedy The Other Marriage of Figaro, the story of the smart alec barber-turned-valet, Figaro, and his sassy fiancee, Susanna. This ... more

Hedley's Readers and Writers Anne Salmond is an eminent historian, writer and academic. A Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to New Zealand history, in 2004 she received a Prime Minister's Award for ... more

Hedley's Readers and Writers Come listen to Tom Scott talk about his new book Drawn Out: A Seriously Funny Memoir. Tom’s an award winning political columnist, editorial cartoonist, film maker and dramatist. Six ... more

Hedley's Readers and Writers Mandy Hager is a multi-award winning writer of fiction for children and young adults. In Heloise, a historical novel for adults, Hager explores what happens when the 12th century’s most ... more

Hedley's Readers and Writers What happens to the people when a quake hits? Phil Pennington is a senior reporter for Radio New Zealand and helped cover the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. He has received a national ... more

Looking for discounted tickets, priority booking, special access and more? There has never been a better way to get behind the region's own creative festival and have a great time while you're at it! For your annual ... more

By Die Roten Punkte (Germany). Fans of Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords, say ‘Hallo!’ to your new favourite band! Dysfunctional siblings Otto & Astrid from the band Die Roten Punkte will take the ... more

Imagine what it’s like to stay up all night! One night Sunny Ray breaks all the rules and instead of going to sleep, stays up very, very late to party with the Magnificent Moon. Four Stars - “Star-spangled ... more