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A group of seven people in a small wooden rowboat float on open water beside a giant, brightly coloured inflatable octopus with patterned tentacles and large yellow eyes.

Fat Freddy’s Drop to honour founding member in Wellington

April 30, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Fat Freddy’s Drop will return to the stage in May with three Wellington performances celebrating their debut album and honouring founding member Chris Faiumu, known […]

Brett Perkins sits outdoors playing an acoustic guitar, with mountains in the background and text highlighting his international touring career.

Brett Perkins to play one night Wellington show

April 27, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

American-born, Copenhagen-based singer-songwriter Brett Perkins will perform a one-night show in Wellington on Friday, May 1, marking his only appearance in the capital. The all-ages […]

A man dressed in black with a red-trimmed cap shouts into a megaphone against a white brick wall, referencing Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Red graffiti-style text reads “The Wall,” with additional text promoting a New Zealand tour in April and May 2026.

Pink Floyd Experience brings The Wall to Wellington

April 17, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

The Pink Floyd Experience will bring its live tribute to The Wall to Wellington on May 9, with a show at TSB Arena. The tribute […]

Promotional image for Romeo and Juliet showing actors in period costume embracing, with text describing the timeless love story.

Romeo and Juliet takes centre stage in Wellington

April 13, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A classic love story will be brought to life through music when the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs Romeo and Juliet in Wellington this winter. […]

Audience fills The Embassy Theatre during a Wellington Film Society screening

Wellington film society draws crowds back to cinema

April 13, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Nearly 2,000 Wellingtonians are spending their Monday nights at the movies, as the Wellington Film Society continues to grow its audience at The Embassy Theatre. […]

Crowd gathers in front of a large stage at an ULTRA music festival event

ULTRA festival set for Wellington debut

April 13, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

ULTRA New Zealand will be held in Wellington for the first time, with the international music festival set to take over the waterfront in April. […]

Performers showcase wearable art on stage during the World of WearableArt show in Wellington

Wellington hosts WOW return, tickets on sale

April 13, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Tickets for the 2026 World of WearableArt show have gone on sale, with the event set to return to Wellington this spring. The show, titled […]

Crowds gather outside Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui during its reopening weekend in central Wellington

Wellington turns out for library reopening

April 13, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Wellington Central Library has reopened, bringing large crowds back to the city’s main library for the first time since 2019. The central library reopened over […]

Tall carved wooden tumu sculptures stand in Te Ngākau Civic Square, with modern city buildings rising in the background.

Te Ngākau Civic Square reopens, celebrates heritage, nature

April 12, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Te Ngākau Civic Square will reopen to the public from Saturday 14 March, marking a major milestone in the capital’s civic precinct redevelopment and the […]

Brass musicians perform on stage with large brass instruments, overlaid with bold yellow text promoting the New Zealand Brass Band Championships 2026.

Brass band championships bring music to capital

April 11, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

More than 1000 musicians are set to fill Wellington with sound as the National Brass Band Championships return to the city from April 8 to […]