Category: Events

Oliver Hall runs through upcoming events and shows not already highlighted in express for this month. All Hail Laura Daniel – Queen of NZ Comedy  If you not already obsessed with TV’s wittiest woman, then it’s officially time to get stalking! Laura is the only saving grace of TV3’s largely unfunny Jono & Ben, carrying dead weight […]

At Henderson’s Trust Stadium, legendary British Boyband Take That made their NZ debut with an intimate concert that offered every fan a VIP experience. Since the Internet changed the music industry – touring has become the key for acts to make big money. But talk in the industry is that the current vogue of production-heavy […]

Good Lorde! NZ’s Pop Princess uses an intimate venue to show fans how her live talents have blossomed. Like a true pro, Lorde appeared on the Powerstation’s stage within moments of the clock hitting 9.30pm. David Dallas had warmed up the crowd – he was one of a rotating cast of kiwi support acts who […]

“I’m sad that people – and people will because they are people – would perceive that me suing the papers that week was anything other than to do with the fact that I could sue them… nothing to do with gay stuff, just that they were lying,” When boy band Take That exploded in the […]

ALEXIA SANTAMARIA is the co-author of popular blog www.cheapeats.co.nz, the Auckland guide to eating great food without going bankrupt. Frybaby If you’re a fan of fries – are there people who aren’t? – make sure you check out recently opened Frybaby in Commerce Street in the city. We passed by after a couple of cocktails […]

The Puāwai Festival, in association with Body Positive, The New Zealand AIDS Foundation and Positive Women Inc, returns to Auckland from Monday 27 November to Saturday 2 December, shining the spotlight on some of the little talked about HIV-related issues and highlighting personal stories of those living with with the virus. Raising awareness and funds […]

With the news of a news ringing through our ears, there was no better way to celebrate on Labour Weekend then to get your dancing shoes on and check on the plethora of live music on offer. On Sunday 22 October ZM’s Friday Jams festival beckoned. The truly amazing thing about the Friday Jams tour […]

You won’t believe who’s coming this month! If I told you the following names are all performing in New Zealand this month – would you believe me? There’s Drake, Lorde, The Weeknd, Stevie Nicks, Bic Runga, Sean Mendes, Khalid and Take That! -Drake‘s Boy Meets World tour which lands at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Friday […]